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By
the grace
of
Shri Satya Sai Baba

Contents

Page No
Chapter-1
Human Rights and the Rights of the Girls Child

1.1 INTRODUCTION

1.2 Concept of Human Rights

1.3.1 Definition of Girl Child

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Chapter-2
Intrduction to Human to Rights
2.1 Introduction and fundamental rights
2.2.The U.N. charter

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Chapter-3

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Evolution of Human Rights and Rights of Girls Cchild

Chapter-4
STATUS AND POSITION OF GIRL CHILD IN EARLIER SOCIETY

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Gender Discrimination in Society

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Chapter-5
International Norms For Protection of the Girl Child
5.1 The U.N. charter
5.2 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948.
5.3 Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989
5.4 World Summit for Children
5.5 Beijing declaration
5.6.Role of SAARC in the protection of Girl Child
5.7 ACTION PLAN of SAARC
5.8 Ethnic Factors of Juvenile Delinquency:
5.9 Girl Child Labour
5.9.1 Definition of a girl child labour
5.9.2 Bonded Child Labor
5.9.3 Factors responsible for Girl Child Labour:
5.9.4 Child Labour in India
5.9.5 Elimination of Child Labour
5.10 Applicable of international Law
5.11 The Applicable Laws to prohibit traffic in girl child.

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Chapter-6
Relevant Constitutional and legal provisions and
the protection of the rights of the Girl child in India
6.1 Constitutional Provisions
6.2 Preambles mandate
6.3 Fundamental Rights
6.4 Female Infanticide, the early practice in the law
6.5 Causes of female infanticide
6.6 Contribution of government to reduce female infanticide.
6.7 Effectiveness of different Prevention strategies
6.8 Pre-Natal Diagnosis Test
6.9 Failure of PNDT Act
6.10 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 (The MTP rules, 1975)
6.11.1 Government commitment and capacity
6.11.2 Legislation and enforcement
6.12 Right to education of girl child:
6.13 Education Rights in India
6.14 Right to health of girl child:
6.15 Factors behind the Adolescent girls' health
6.16 Rights of Juveniles

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CHAPTER -7
SAARC Poverty elevation programme
will help to save girl Child
7.1. Poverty Alleviation
7.2. Three-tier Mechanism
7.3.Two-tier mechanism
7.4. SAARC Decade on Poverty Alleviation
(2006-2015)
7.5. South Asian Commission on Poverty
Alleviation (ISACPA)
7.6. Step for to stop Girl Childs Trafficking from
Srilanka, Bangladesh and Nepal

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Appraisal, Conclusion and Suggestions

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