This report attempts to map the history of global responses to eradicate child marriage. However, child marriage is not an isolated issue, as it often encompasses early and forced marriages, though th...
On 21 Nov 2017 In the context of social
sector and particularly for children, the Union Budgets have disappointed the marginalized
community and the Union Budget 2017-18 further pushed its children to the peripher...
On 06 Feb 2017 India’s juvenile Justice Law started its journey in 1919-20 with Indian Jail Committee’s
recommendation that children be removed from Jails. This mandate remains unfulfilled till date.
One will stil...
On 23 Dec 2016 While discussing about the problems and issues faced by children in India, we have overlooked a category of
children that are almost always overlooked are the ‘Children in Conflict with the Law’. Man...
On 24 Oct 2016 The share of children in the Union Budget 2016-17 goes up to 3.32% showing a slight increase from 3.26% in the last years Budget 2015.
On 01 Mar 2016 This paper traces the process of recognition of children’s budget and the introduction of
Statement 22- Budget Provisions for Schemes for the Welfare of Children in the Expenditure Budget Volume 1. I...
On 08 Feb 2016 Economists and experts have been batting for bringing the fiscal
federalism, the activist fora has been criticizing the newly brought in fiscal arrangements between Centre and States. This contradict...
On 28 Jan 2016 Budgets are the most solid expression of a government’s priorities, performances, decisions and intentions both at the national as well as the level of the states. This budget for children (BfC) in Me...
On 08 Dec 2015 The Ministry of Mines’ fundamental job is to mine. Many of the violations and human rights abuses that result from mining, especially with respect to children, are not the mandate of the ministry to a...
On 19 Nov 2015 Statistics have been the most important criteria for the Central Government in changing the juvenile justice law and introducing treatment of 16-18 year old juveniles committing such offences as adult...
On 13 Nov 2015 An RTI filed by HAQ: Centre for Child Rights with Jail No.7 in Tihar, brought to light the
shocking violations of Child Rights and Juvenile Justice in the Tihar Jail. It was found that
within a peri...
On 03 Nov 2015 Almost three years since the enforcement of POSCP Act is a good time to review its implementation and
build evidence that can be used to seek improvement and/or appropriate changes.
On 24 Sep 2015 Child marriage can be prevented and children protected by activating the mandated government structures. A two-pronged approach – working with
specific community groups, as well as with representativ...
On 14 Sep 2015 The purpose of the national consultation was to bring together initiatives from across the country to share experience and challenges. This report is the final draft of the discussions and a common ag...
On 14 Sep 2015 Is the mid-day meal scheme following the nutritional standards? Are funds properly allocated? HARCRC is showing a clear picture of what is happening to the mid-day meal scheme.
On 08 Jul 2015 Budget for children is not a separate budget. It is merely an attempt to disaggregate from the overall allocations made, those made specifically for programmes that benefit children. This enables us t...
On 24 Mar 2015 Children have been given only 4.6 per cent of the total budget of 2014 -15. In fact the share of children in has decreased. Is this the Finance Minister’s gift to children on India?
On 17 Jul 2014 A quick look at the manifestos of the five national political parties, Indian National Congress (INC), Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), Aam Admi Party (AAP), Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) and S...
On 10 Apr 2014 What children need are effective institutions, equitable services and adequate resources,
combined with political will and accountable leadership. This is what political leaders can
promise them. [H...
On 20 Feb 2014 One third of the population of India are children below the age of 18 years. They are citizens of this country. Even though they do not vote, they have all rights as equal citizens of the country. How...
On 07 Oct 2013 The gains made since ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) are plenty, but the reality of children’s situation is disturbing on many counts calling for urgent and serious att...
On 26 Aug 2013 On the 20th of March 2013, the Honorable Chief Minister of Delhi presented her budget to the Legislative Assembly. What did she have in it for children? The budget has to be analysed in the light of t...
On 03 Jun 2013 Share of Dudget for Children in the Union Budget. [HAQCRC]. URL:[http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/files/BfC%20Analysis%202013-14-1.pdf]
On 01 Mar 2013 In the world, there are three models that inspire administration of juvenile justice:
• The Welfare Model
• The Justice Model or Control model - Retributive
• The Restorative Model
The age of c...
On 06 Feb 2013 The one and only one government hospital for children in the country supported by the
Central Government with a budget of Rs. 55.40 Crore in the year 2012-13 is once again in
news for miserable cond...
On 26 Nov 2012 Status of Children in India’s Capital. [HAQCRC]. URL:[http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/files/BfC%202012-13%20final.pdf].
On 02 Jul 2012 What the Budget of India, 2012-13 has got for children? [HAQCRC]. URL:[http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/files/BfC%202012-13_0.pdf].
On 19 Mar 2012 The report is a rich source with qualitative and quantitative data on the status of children in India from authentic and established sources. [HAQCRC report]. URL:[http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/...
On 28 Dec 2011 India has embarked upon an economic model driven by the free market incorporating processes of liberalisation, privatisation and globalisation. Our children today live, in what some describe as “Brand...
On 10 Nov 2011 In this report, the widespread use of the Sumangali Scheme in Tamil Nadu is illustrated by four case
studies of such vertically integrated enterprises of which the European and US buyers were identif...
On 08 Jun 2011 This toolkit is designed to train individuals and civil society on how to conduct a child centered budget analysis to support their advocacy work and to hold state accoutable for the fulfilment of chi...
On 02 Jun 2011 The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill, 2011
On 08 Apr 2011 Can Delhi really hold its head high when it cannot even protect its own children? URL: [http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/files/Delhi%20Fails%20to%20Protect%20its%20Children_BfC%202011-12(2).pdf]
On 30 Mar 2011 The social audit aimed at reflecting questions such as what
has the ban resulted in, what steps have been taken to make
it effective, is there any visible change in the attitudes of the
people in i...
On 25 Mar 2011 Despite some commendable efforts and achievements of the Indian state, it is an explicit fact that the majority of children in India are suffering, deprived of basic resources and needs for an average...
On 01 Mar 2011 This submission to the UNCRC Committee is primarily addressing the right to be heard in
judicial processes. It analyses the space available within the legal system that ensures that
children are giv...
On 07 Feb 2011 The study, offers a review of the Union Budget as well as the budgets of six states – Andhra
Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal- for a five year period of 2004-05...
On 23 Nov 2010 The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) conducted a factfinding
visit from 17th to 19th December 2007, to Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) and
Khammam (Andhra Pradesh), in order t...
On 18 Jun 2010 Finance Minister’s Pranab Mukherjee’s “inclusive” Budget 2010-11 does not include children, who are over 42 per cent of the population. Out of every rupee spent in the budget, he has allotted only 4.6...
On 02 Mar 2010 A fact-finding mission was undertaken by HAQ: Centre for Child Rights in June 2006 at the request of the Child Welfare Committee, Nirmal Chhaya, Delhi, to follow-up on the children rescued from the Za...
On 16 Dec 2009 Examines whether there are any funds for children related activities.
On 19 Feb 2009 Over the last decade countries across the world have embarked on changing existing economic models in favour of ones driven by the free market, incorporating the process of liberalisation, privatisati...
On 03 Oct 2008 12 December is observed as the Global Day Against Child Trafficking (GDCT) in six regions across the world by partners in the International Campaign against Child
Trafficking (ICaCT). The India Campa...
On 17 Sep 2008 Budget for Children (BfC) is not a separate budget. It is merely an attempt to disaggregate from the overall budget, the allocations made specifically for programmes that benefit children. From 2000-0...
On 04 Mar 2008 Chid labourers are working in very large and alarming numbers in the iron-ore and granite mines of Hospet-Bellary region of Karnataka state in direct violation of the Constitutional rights of children...
On 04 May 2007 Of every 100 rupees in the Union Budget 2007-08, only 4 rupees and 84 paise has been promised by the Finance Minister for children. Within the child budget, the share of education and child protectio...
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