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Constitution of India

Article 23 (1):


Traffic in human beings, begging and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.

 

 

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FVisits

  • Meeting on Media Strategy on Child Rights to Nutrition Health and Education on 12 July, 2008

  • Consultation on Child Health Policy on 23 August 2008

  • To concentrate on all the issues concerning children in the State. The main concentration of the visiting team was on the situation of children affected by HIV Aids at Imphal, Manipur during 3 to 5 September, 2008

  • To concentrate on all the issues concerning children in the State. The main concentration of the visiting team was on the situation of children in relief camps at Guwahati , Assam during 5 and 7 and 9 and 10 September, 2008

  • To concentrate on all the issues concerning children in the State. The main concentration of the visiting team was on the situation of children in relief camps at Agartala, Tripura during 7 and 9 September, 2008

  • Discussion on Child Health Policy with the faculty of Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad; to attend the 3rd Meeting of the Governing Council of the Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad at 3.30 p.m. at the Garden Room, Taj Krishna, Road No. 1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad and to have Discussions/ Meetings with  NGOs and Activists on Child Health Policy in Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad, during 13 to 17 August, 2008

  • To discuss on Children Health with both Health Minister and Labour Commissioner at Panipat.  Both of them assured her to do the needful at Panipat, during 2 and 4 September, 2008

  • A team  from the  Commission visited Amravati , Maharashtra –in July, 2007 to study the situation of Child Malnutrition, Right to Education, Child Labour and Child Health in the district and recommendations were made to the State Government on the basis of its findings

  • A team from the Commission also visited Adilabad in June , 2008 to study the situation of Child Malnutrition. Recommendations were made to the State Government on the basis of its findings.

  • A follow up visit to both Amaravati and Adilabad have been made by two separate teams in the last week of November, 2008 and the report is awaited.

  • Commission has also visited North East (Manipur) to study the situation of HIV affected children in Manipur during 3rd to 10th September, 2008. Recommendations have been made to the State governments and as well as the Ministry of DONER for taking appropriate measures. 

  • Member DD had made a follow up visit to Manipur from 3rd to 6th December, 2008.

PHearings

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Date

Remarks

Results

1. Charla, Khamam District, (AP) Kirandul Camp, Dantewada District,  (Chahtisgarh) 16 to 20 December, 2007 Educational deprivation and lack of access to health facilities aggravated by Civil Unrest  Grievances have been taken up separately with both State Governments at Chattisgarh and AP.  A Joint Meeting between both the Governments has been organised by the Commission in its office on 3rd April, 2008 for Dialogue, Understanding and Coordination
2. Godiguda Village , Adilabad District, AP 26 June to 2 July, 2008 Malnutrition, Anaemia and poor health due to Viral/ Malaria The matter is being pursued with the State Govt. for remedial measures.
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Narsingpura, North Tripura District.

8 September, 2008 Health, Nutrition, Education Water and Sanitation Relief/ Ration/ Food Security, Child and Maternal death The matter is being pursued with the State Government for remedial measures.
4. Vevsri Camp in Cgirang District and Chalabila Camp in New Bongaigaon District, Assam 5 and 6 September, 2008 Health, Nutrition, Education Water and Sanitation Relief/ Ration/ Food Security, Child and Maternal death The matter is being pursued with the State Government for remedial measures.

 

Reports

Events

  • Meeting with the partner organizations on monitoring malnutrition among children – on 13th March 2008
  • Meeting was also held in Bombay on  12th July, 2008 on media strategy on child rights to nutrition health and education.
  • Consultation on Child Health Policies

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