No. Landmarks in The Evolution of Child Ri Year

Important Landmarks in the Evolution of Child Rights
No. Landmarks in the Evolution of Child Ri Year

Laws were enacted in France since 1841 to protect children in their workplace and to 1841 ant
them the ri ht to be educated.
2 The first piece of law in India which made a modest attempt to cater to the special needs
1850 of children within the criminal •ustice a us was the A ntice Act of 1850.
3 The Reformatories Schools Act. 1897 separated, for the first time in India, children 1897
from adults in the criminal •ustice s stem.
4 Following the recommendations of the Indian Jails Committee 1919-1920, the Madras
1920 Children Act 1920 was introduced.
5 The International Save the Children Union ratified the Declaration of the Rights of the
1924 Child durin its fifth eneral assembl on 28 Feb 1924.
6 The League of Nations, which adopted 'Geneva Declaration' on 26 September 1924, 1924
proclaiming that "Humanity has to do its best for the chiW'. (The League of Nations later became
the United Nations).
7 The Child Marria e Restraint Act, 1929. (It was amended in 1978). 1929 8 The United
Nations created a special fund called the 'UN Fund for Urgency for the 1947 Children'. This later
became the UNICEF.
9 UNICEF be an its work in India. 1949 10 UNICEF was anted the status of a rmanent
international o anization. 1953
Il The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the 1959
Child (DRC).
12 The Government of India enacted the 'Children's Act 1960' , which was applicable in 1960 Union
Territories.
13 India formulated its first 'National Poli for Children NPC ' 1974
14 The ear 1979 is declared as 'International Year of the Child' b the UN. 1979
15 The Juvenile Justice Act, enacted in 1986, was the first juvenile law in India which was 1986
uniforml a licable across the cou
16 The Child Labour (Prohibition and Re lation) Act, 1986. 1986

17 The United Nations Convention on Child Rights (UNCRC) was unanimously adopted 1989 the
th
UN General Assembl on 20 November 1989.
18 At the World Summit for Children in 1990, India adopted the World Declaration for1990 Survival,
Protection and Develo ment of children.
19 India ratified the UNCRC on 1 1 ember, 1992. 1992 20 National Human Rights Commission,
which is an autonomous statutory body. was 1993 established on IYOctober, 1993, under the
provisions of The Protection of Human Ri hts Act, 1993.
21 The Government of India enacted the 'Pre-Conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic 1994 Techni ue
(Prohibition of Sex Selection Act, 1994'
22 The Child Rights Information Network (CRIN) is launched by UNICEF, linking UN 1995
agencies, academic institutions and NGOs to gather information on child rights activities loball
23 The Government of India submitted its first Country Report on the Convention ofthe 1997 Ri
ts of the Child inFebru 1997.
24 In order to comply with the provisions of UNCRC, the Juvenile Justice Act 1986 was 2000
amended and re-enacted as the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act in 2000.
25 The Government of India appointed an Expert Committee under the chairmanship of 2000 Justice
V R Krishna I er for draftin the 'National Commission for Children Bill 2000'
26 The Supreme Court of India banned corporal punishment for children on December l, 2000
27 In May 2000, the optional protocol to the International Chaner of the Child Rights regarding the
participation of children in armed conflicts is ratified. It entered into force in 2002. This text ibits
minors takin in armed conflicts.
28 The 'National Charter for Children-2003' was adopted and notified in the Gazette of 2004 India on
9th Febru , 2004.
29 In early 2006, the Department of Women and Child Development became a full-fledged 2006
Minis , and child rotection matters were transferred to this new Minis
30 The J J Act was further amended in 2006 as the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of 2006
Children) Amendment Act, 2006 and in 2011.
31 Government enacted the 'Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005', 2006 which was
notified in the Gazette of India on Janu , 2006.
32 National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was constituted on 31 2006 Jul ,
2006.
33 To overcome the shortcomings of Child Marriage Restraint Act. the Government of 2007 India
enacted the Prohibition of Child Marriages Act, 2006 (PCMA), which came into effect from I
q
November, 2007.
34 Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) was launched by the Ministry of Women 2009 and
Child Develo ment, Government of India on 26thFebru , 2009.
35 The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, came into 2010
force with effect from A ril. 2010.
36 Guidelines overnin ado tion of Children in India were formulated in 2011. 201 1
37 The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. 2012
38 The Union Cabinet of India on 18 April, 2013 approved the National Policy for 2013 Children,
2012.
39 The Union Government introduced proposals for the amendment of the Juvenile Justice 2014

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16 The Child Labour (Prohibition and Re lation) Act, 1986. 1986

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