TIME

ISSUE

RESOURCE PERSON

9:30 am-10:00 am

Welcome of Participants

Introduction of the Meeting

Introduction of Facilitators & Setting of Rules to be observed by all the participants & Facilitators throughout the meeting

Govind Beniwal

Anant Kumar Asthana

10:00am-11:00am

Self-introduction and sharing of expectations by Participants

(Tea and snacks will be served at this stage)

Nicole Menezes

11:00am-13:00pm

Session I:

Child Rights as Human Rights: Key Concept and Principles

Bharti Ali and Enakshi Ganguli

13:00 pm -14:00 pm

Lunch Break

14:00 pm-15:00 pm

Session II:

Human Rights Mechanism & Their relevance for lawyers

Enakshi Ganguli and Bharti Ali

15:00 pm-16:00 pm

Session III:

Evolution of Child rights in India: History, Movement and Contemporary Issues

Enakshi Ganguli

16:00pm-17:00pm

Screening of Films aimed on identification of Child Rights Violations followed by open session & experience-sharing by participants

Govind Beniwal and Bharti Ali

9:00am-9:30 am

Recap of previous day by two lawyers

9:30 am-11:00am

Session V:

Role of Judiciary and Key Cases on Childrens' Rights

Colin Gonsalves

11:00am- 12:00pm

Session VI:

Juvenile Justice: Panel Discussion

Anant Kumar Asthana

12:00pm-13:00pm

Session VII:

Sexual Offences Against Children: Panel Discussion

Bharti Ali

13:00pm- 14:00pm

Lunch Break

14:00pm-15:00pm

Session VIII:

Right to Education

Govind Beniwal

15:00pm-16:00pm

Session IX:

Child Labour

Enakshi Ganguly

16:00pm-17:00pm

Session X:

Open Session on Juvenile Justice, Sexual Offences Against Children, Right to Education and Child Labour

Moderated by Nicole Menezes

9:00am- 9:30pm

Recap of previous day by ywo Lawyers

9:30am- 11:00am

Session XI:

Litigation in Trial Courts and Juvenile Justice Boards: Strategies & Challenges

Zishaan Iskandri, Rachit Gupta, Ashish Kumar

11:00am-12:00pm

Session XII:

Trafficking & Missing Children 

Bharti Ali

12:00pm-14:00pm

Session XIII:

Child Marriage

Govind Beniwal

Lunch Break

14:00pm-15:00pm

Session XIV:

Children with Disabilities, HIV-Positive Children, Mental Health, Drug & Substance Abuse [Panel Discussion]

Swati Sood

[More to be confirmed]

15:00pm-16:00pm

Session XV

Right to Food

Deepika Sahney

16:00pm- 17:00pm

Session XVI:

Open Session on Trafficking, Missing Children, Child Marriage, Children with Disabilities, HIV Positive Children, Mental Health,  Drug & Substance Abuse and Right to Food

Nicole Menezes

9:00am-9:30am

Recap of Previous day by ywo Lawyers

9:30am-10:30am

Session XVII:

Child Protection System in India

Nicole Menezes

10:30am-12:00pm

Session XVIII:

Contemporary Laws and Conflict on Children Issues

Govind Beniwal, Bharti Ali

12:00pm-13:00pm

Lawyering for Children

[Panel Discussion]

Govind Beniwal

Bharti Ali

Nicole Menezes

13:00pm-14:00pm

Lunch Break

14:00pm -15:00 pm

Plan of Action and way forward

Enakshi Ganguly