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dRi
ght
s
Aspert
heHu
manr
igh
tco
mmi
ssi
o 20thNo
n( v1959)al
lt
hech
il
drenmu
stavai
lt
he
f
ol
lo
win
gRi
ght
sli
ke:

Gen
eral
Righ
ts

1
.Ri
ghtt
ofr
eeEdu
cat
ion
.

2.Ri
ghtt
ofu
llo
ppo
rtu
nit
yfo
rpl
ayan
drec
reat
ion
.

3.Ri
ghtt
ohaven
amean
dNat
ion
ali
ty.

4.Ri
ghtt
ospeci
alcar
etot
heh
andi
cappedch
il
dren
.

5.Ri
ghtt
ogetf
ir
stpr
otect
iondu
rin
gth
eti
meo
fth
eDi
sas
ter
.

6.Ri
ghtt
opr
otect
ionagai
nstan
yki
ndo
fExpl
oi
tat
ion
.

7.Ri
ghtt
oen
joyEq
ual
i
ty.

8.Ri
ghtt
ofr
eedo
mno
tbeen
gagedi
nan
yoft
hegai
nfu
lempl
oymen
t.

Speci
fi
cri
ght
s:-

1
.Ri ghtt
oSu r
vival
-to 
l
if
e,h
ealt
h,nutr
it
ion
,name, natio
n al
i
ty
2.Rightt oDevelo
pment-t o
 educati
on,care,leisure,recr
eat
ion
,cu
lt
ural
acti
vit
ies
3.Rightt
oPr o
tecti
on-fr
om 
explo
itat
ion
,abuse,neglect
4.Ri
ghtt
oPar
ti
ci
pat
ion-t
o expr
ess
ion
,in
for
mat
ion
,th
ough
t,r
eli
gi
on

Co
nst
it
uti
onalPr
ovi
si
ons :Th
ere ar
esever
alco
nst
it
uti
onalpr
ovi
si
onsf
or
ch
il
dren
. Th
esei
ncl
udet
hef
ol
lo
win
g.
L
egi
sl
ati
ons

 Ar
ti
cl
e-9:
-Ch
il
drens
hou
ldn
otb
esepar
atedf
romt
hei
rpar
ent
sun
les
siti
s
f
ort
hei
rowngo
od.
 Ar
ti
cl
e-1
1
:-Go
ver
nmen
tss
hou
ldt
akes
tepst
ost
opch
il
drenb
ein
gtak
eno
ut
o
fth
eiro
wnco
unt
ryi
l
legal
l
y.
 Ar
ti
cl
e1
2:-Ch
il
drenh
avet
her
igh
ttos
aywh
att
heyt
hin
ksh
oul
dhappen
,
 Ar
ti
cl
e1
4:-Ch
il
drenh
avet
her
igh
ttot
hin
kan
dbel
i
evewh
att
heywan
t,
 Ar
ti
cl
e1
5:-Ch
il
drenh
avet
her
igh
ttomeett
oget
heran
dtoj
oi
ngr
oupsan
d
o
rgan
isat
ion
s,
 Ar
ti
cl
e1
6:-Ch
il
drenh
avear
igh
ttopr
ivacy.
 Ar
ti
cl
e1
9:-Go
ver
nmen
tss
hou
lden
sur
eth
atch
il
drenar
epr
oper
lycar
edf
or,
an
dpr
otectt
hemf
romvi
ol
ence,
abu
sean
dnegl
ect
.
 Ar
ti
cl
e23:
-Ch
il
drenwh
ohavean
yki
ndo
fdi
sab
il
it
ysh
oul
dhaves
peci
al
car
ean
dsu
ppo
rt.
 Ar
ti
cl
e24:
-Ch
il
drenh
avet
her
igh
ttogo
odq
ual
i
tyh
eal
thcar
e,t
ocl
ean
wat
er,
nut
ri
ti
ousf
ood,
andacl
eanen
vir
onmen
t,
 Ar
ti
cl
e:
-28:
-Al
lch
il
drenan
dyo
ungpeo
pleh
avear
igh
ttoapr
imar
y
edu
cat
ion
.
 Ar
ti
cl
e31
:
-Al
lch
il
drenh
avear
igh
ttor
elaxan
dpl
ay,
 Ar
ti
cl
e33:
-Th
eGo
ver
nmen
tsh
oul
dpr
ovi
dewayso
fpr
otect
ingch
il
dren
f
romdan
ger
ousdr
ugs
.
 Ar
ti
cl
e34:
-Th
eGo
ver
nmen
tsh
oul
dpr
otectch
il
drenf
roms
exu
alab
use.
 Ar
ti
cl
e 35:
-Th
e Go
ver
nmen
tsh
oul
d mak
esu
ret
hatch
il
dren ar
eno
t
 ab
duct
edo
rso
ld.
 Ar
ti
cl
e36:
-Ch
il
drens
hou
ldb
epr
otect
edf
roman
yact
ivi
ti
est
hatco
uldh
arm
t
hei
rdevel
opmen
t.

Th
erear
esever
alL
egi
sl
ati
onsper
tai
ni
ngt
och
il
dren
. Th
esei
ncl
udet
hef
ol
lo
win
g.

1
.Th eCh il
dMar ri
ageRes trai
n tAct, 1
929.
2.TheCh il
dL ab our(Prohibi
tionan dRegu latio
n)Act ,
1986.
3.TheJuven i
l
eJ u
stice( Carean dPr otecti
o nofCh i
ldr
en)Act,
2000.
4.TheInfantMi l
kSu bstit
utes,Feedi ngBo ttl
esan dInf
antFoods(
Regu l
ati
onof
Producti
o n
, Supply&Di str
ibutio
n)Act ,1
992.
5.ThePr e-Con cep t
ionan dPr e-natalDiagn ost
icTech n
iqu
e(Proh
ibi
ti
ono fSex
Sel
ect i
on)Act ,1994.
6.ThePer son swithDi sabil
iti
es( EqualOp po r
tuni
ti
es,Prot
ect
ionofRight
san d
Ful
lPar t
ici
pat i
on )Act ,
1995.
7.TheImmo r
al Traffi
c( Preven ti
on)Act ,1
956.
8.TheGu ardianan dWar dsAct , 1
890.
9.TheYo ungPer sons(Har mful Publ
icati
on s)Act,1
956.
1
0.TheCo mmi ss i
on sforProtect i
ono fChil
dRi ghtsAct,2005.

Wo
menWel
f
are
Co
nst
it
uti
onal
Framewo
rkf
orWo
menWel
f
are

 Ar
ti
cle14:Eq ual
i
tyb efor
eL aw.
 Ar
ti
cle15( I
):Statemayn otdiscri
minat
eagain
stanyci t
iz
enonl
yon
gr
oundso frel
igi
on,race,casteorsex.
 Ar
ti
cle16:Eq ual
i
tyo fopportu
nit
yinemploymen
t.
 Ar
ti
cle39( a):Equalri
ghttoli
vel
ihood.
 Ar
ti
cle39( d):Equalpayforequalwo r
k.
 Ar
ti
cle42:St atetoen su
rej u
stan dh u
maneco n
dit
ion
so fwo
rkand
mater
nityreli
ef.
  Arti
cle51( A)( e):Du t
yo fcitizenstor enouncepracti
cesder
ogator
yto
thedignityo fwo men .
 Arti
cle243D( 3):Res ervat i
o nof33% s eatsineveryPanchayatfo
r
women
 Arti
cle 343 ( T):Res ervat i
o no f33% s eatsforwo men i
n each
Mu ni
cipality
Impo rtantL egislationAf f
ectingWo men
 HinduMar ri
ageAct ,
1955.
 TheSpeci almar riageAct ,1
954
 HinduSu cces sionAct ,1
956amen ded1993.
 HinduAdo pti
onan dMai ntenan ceAct1 956
 TheCh il
dMar riageRes trai
n t(Amen dmen t)Act,
1956
 TheMedi calTer mi nati
ono fPr egnancyAct ,
1971
 TheDo wr yPr oh i
b i
tionAct ,
1961
 TheImmo ralTraf fic(Prevent i
on)Act ,1986
 Amen dmen ttoCr iminalLaws
 FamilyCo urt
s.
Indecen tRepr es en t
atio
no fWo men( Prohi
biti
on)Act,
1
986
 TheCo mmi ssi
o no fSat i(
Preven ti
on)Act,1
987
 PrenatalDi agno sticTech nol
o giesAct,1
994 

Dal
i
tRi
ght
s
 Ar
ti
cl
e17Th
e ab
oli
ti
ono
f‘u
nto
uch
abi
l
it
y’an
dth
efo
rbi
ddi
ngo
fit
s
pr
act
icei
nan
yfo
rm.
 Ar
ti
cl
e46Th
epr
omo
tio
noft
hei
redu
cat
ion
alan
deco
nomi
cin
ter
estan
d
t
hei
rpr
otect
ionf
roms
oci
ali
nj
ust
icean
dal
lf
ormso
fexpl
oi
tat
ion
.
 Ar
ti
cl
e25Th
eth
rowi
ngo
penb
ylawo
fHi
ndur
eli
gi
ousi
nst
it
uti
onso
fa
pu
bli
cch
arac
tert
oal
lcl
ass
esan
dsect
ion
sofHi
ndu
s.
 Ar
ti
cl
e15Th
eremo
valo
fan
ydi
sab
il
it
y,l
i
abi
l
it
y,r
est
ri
cti
ono
rco
ndi
ti
on
 wi
thr
egar
dtoacces
stos
hops
,pu
bli
cres
tau
ran
ts,
hot
elsan
dpl
aceso
f
pu
bli
cen
ter
tai
nmen
toft
heu
seo
fwel
l
s,t
ank
s,b
ath
ingGh
ats
,ro
adsan
d
pl
aceso
fpu
bli
cres
ortmai
ntai
nedwh
oll
yorpar
tl
you
tofs
tat
efu
ndso
r
dedi
cat
edt
oth
eus
eoft
hegen
eral
pub
li
c.
 Ar
ti
cl
e16Th
ecu
rtai
l
men
tbyl
aw,
int
hei
nter
esto
fan
ysch
edu
ledt
ri
be,
o
fth
egen
eral
righ
tso
fal
lci
ti
zen
stomo
vef
reel
y,s
ett
lei
n,an
dacq
uir
e
pr
oper
ty.

 Ar
ti
cl
e29 Th
efo
rbi
ddi
ngo
ran
yden
ialo
fadmi
ssi
ont
oedu
cat
ion
al
i
nst
it
uti
onsmai
ntai
nedb
yth
est
ateo
rrecei
vi
ngai
dou
tofs
tat
efu
nds
.
 Ar
ti
cl
e335 Per
mit
ti
ngt
hes
tat
etomak
eres
ervat
ionf
ort
heb
ack
war
d
cl
ass
esi
npu
bli
cser
vicesi
ncas
eofi
nadeq
uat
erepr
esen
tat
ionan
d
r
equ
iri
ngt
hes
tat
etoco
nsi
dert
hecl
ai
mso
fth
esch
edu
ledt
ri
besi
nth
e
mak
ingo
fappo
int
men
tofpu
bli
cser
vice.
 Ar
ti
cl
e330/
332/
334Speci
alr
epr
esen
tat
ioni
nth
eLo
csab
haan
dth
e
s
tat
eVi
dhan
sab
hat
osch
edu
ledt
ri
best
il
l25J
anu
ary
,1990ext
endedf
or
n
extf
iveyear
s.
 Ar
ti
cl
e164 Th
eset
ti
ngu
poft
ri
besadvi
sor
yco
unci
l
san
dsepar
ate
depar
tmen
tsi
nth
est
atean
dth
eappo
int
men
tofas
peci
alo
ffi
ceratt
he
cen
tret
opr
omo
tet
hei
rwel
f
arean
dsaf
egu
ardt
hei
rin
ter
est.
 Ar
ti
cl224Speci
alp
rovi
si
onf
ort
he admi
ni
st
rat
ion an
d co
ntr
olo
f
s
chedu
ledan
dtr
ibal
areas
 Ar
ti
cl
e23Pr
ohi
bi
ti
ono
ftr
aff
ici
nhu
manb
ein
gan
dfo
rcedl
abo
ur.
