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ANNUAL REPORT - 2003-2004the result of the deliberations, a society wasformed under the title ‘Rule of Law Centre’in Colombo. The new society is intended tobe a platform of India, Sri Lanka,Bangaladesh, Thailand and Nepal for jointactivities in the area of torture prevention andhuman rights promotion. Jananeethi is amember of the Executive Body representingIndia.XV. CONFERENCES WORKSHOPS /PRESENTATIONSProf. K.G. Sankara Pillai, Chairman ofJananeethi and Advocate Ms. JasmineJoseph, senior law officer of Jananeethi visitedSri Lanka for a week on special invitation byour friends in Sri Lanka. The trip wassponsored by the Asian Human RightsCommission, Hong Kong. Prof. Sankara Pillaiand Ms. Jasmine attended various workshopsand conferences in Kandy, and Colombo, andvisited organizations ‘Janasansadaya’, SETIKand PAT. A brief report by them on their visithas been attached to this report as annexure(Annexure 7).Jananeethi was again invited to Sri Lankafor further interactions and deliberations. In34Dr. K.N. Panikkar delivers presidential addressGeorge Pulikuthiyil, Executive Directorof Jananeethi, visited UK during October –December 2003 and Hong Kong duringJanuary 2004. His UK trip was sponsoredby our friends in Portsmouth and Hong Kongtrip by the Asian Human Rights Commission.In UK, advocate George spoke to variousgroups at Birmingham, Coventry, MiltonKeynes, Colchester, Cambridge,Southampton and London on Jananeethiprogrammes and screened video film‘Jananeethi Profile’. He was invited to HongKong by AHRC as resource person toparticipate in a South Asia Workshop on Ruleof Law and Human Rights.Advocates Sini and Saji Joseph attendeda National Workshop organized by IWID(Initiatives by Women in Development) atChennai from 19th to 22nd Feb.2004 onWomen and Housing. The workshop wasorganized for activists organizations andagencies.Advocates P. Krishnakumar and SojanJob were delegates on behalf of Jananeethi