| Child Rights and Policies
The resources in this section focus on current policies on child rights, including information on access to education, the right to health, and issues of child labor. Several links focus on children with a heightened need of special care and protection, including children in distress, orphaned children, and children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
| General |
| The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| The Rights of Children and Youth Infected and Affected by HIV/AIDS |
| India-Specific |
| Convention on the Rights of the Child in India, Country Report,1997 |
| India: AIDS Fueled by Abuses Against children –Children affected by HIV/AIDS face lethal discrimination and exploitation |
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Future Forsaken-Abuses Against Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in India |
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Government of India, Department of Social Welfare, National Policy for Children [pdf] 0.04 MB |
| The Juvenile Justice (Care And Protection Of Children) Act, 2000 [pdf] 0.17 MB |
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National Charter for Children, 2003 [pdf] 0.12 MB |
| National Plan of Action For Children, 2005 |
| The Commission for Protection of Child Rights Bill, 2005 [pdf] 0.51 MB |
| Review of Existing Child Related Policies: Toward a Child Centred Approach to HIV/AIDS |
| Developing Policy and Operational Responses to HIV/AIDS: Railway Children Federation of India (1/2002), Child HopeUK/The Railway Children [pdf] 0.23 MB |
| Future Forsaken: Abuses Against Children Affected by HIV/AIDS in India (2004), Human Rights Watch [pdf] 1.04 MB |
| Children Orphaned and Made Vulnerable to HIV/AIDS: Summary of a Meeting to Explore Key Policy Issues in India (9/2004), HIV/AIDS Alliance [pdf] 0.15 MB |
| AIDS Public Policy and Child Well-Being, Chapter 8: HIV/AIDS and Children in the Sangli District of Maharastra (India), (2002) UNICEF/ICD [pdf] 0.17 MB |
| Review of Existing Child Related Policies: Toward a Child Centred Approach to HIV/AIDS. India HIV/AIDS Alliance and MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child (2004). [ppt] 0.12 MB |
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