Resources
Important Laws & Acts
KOSHISH's work is grounded in national and international legal frameworks that protect the rights of children, women, and vulnerable communities.
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
An international human rights treaty which sets out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children.
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act
An act to consolidate and amend the law relating to children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection.
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act
An act to prohibit the engagement of children in certain employments and to regulate the conditions of work of children in certain other employments.
Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment Act
An act to provide protection against sexual harassment of women at workplace and for the prevention and redressal of complaints of sexual harassment.
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
A comprehensive law to provide for the protection of children from the offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography, while safeguarding the interests of the child at every stage of the judicial process.