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STANDING UP FOR THE VOICELESS: BACHPAN BACHAO ANDOLAN'S MISSION TO PROTECT THE CHILDREN'S HUMAN RIGHTS IN INDIA

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Pooja Pao, Dr. J. Subramaniyan
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.si5.001

Abstract

This paper seeks to investigate the function of the BachpanBachaoAndolan in defending children's human rights in India. Secondary data, principally official reports from the BachpanBachaoAndolan (BBA), the National Commission for the Protection of the Rights of the Child, and the National Human Rights Commission, are used in this study. BBA was established in 1980 by Kailash SatyaRathi as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).Its principal purpose was to create a child-friendly society in which all children are safe from exploitation and get a free, high-quality education. Its principal purpose is to eradicate bonded labour, child labour, and human trafficking while also demanding that all children have the right to an education. The South Asia alliance against child slavery was originally publicised by BBA, the first organisation in India to raise awareness of the problem (SACCS). This study also examines India's constitutional guarantee for children as well as other child welfare programmes. According to the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector (2007), the country's potential child labour pool stands at 45.2 million youngsters. According to the non-governmental organisation, the overall number of child labourers in India is 60 million, or 6% of the entire population. However, according to the NFHS-3 Report (2005-06), 15% of youngsters in India are still working.

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