{"id":13686,"date":"2024-02-16T11:48:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T11:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/iagi\/?page_id=13686"},"modified":"2024-05-15T11:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T11:18:38","slug":"child-rights-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/jgls\/cle\/child-rights-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Child Rights Clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13686\" class=\"elementor elementor-13686\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b7e034 elementor-section-content-middle bannersection elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-gap-beside-yes elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-content-align-center elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"8b7e034\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-9333215\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13698\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/jgls\/cle\/child-rights-clinic\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Child Rights Clinic<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13982\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/jgls\/cle\/criminal-justice-clinic\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Criminal Justice Clinic<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13988\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/jgls\/cle\/environmental-law-clinic\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Environmental Law Clinic<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-13987\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/jgls\/cle\/law-and-marginalisation-clinic\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Law and Marginalisation Clinic<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e0a52a7\" data-id=\"e0a52a7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c44f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-heading\" data-id=\"78c44f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-modern-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"heading-primary-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-primary elementor-heading-title\">Child Rights Clinic <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"heading-divider\"><\/div>\n\t    \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c77ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"63c77ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb508b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbb508b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14571\" src=\"https:\/\/jgu.edu.in\/jgls\/cle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"280\" \/>The Child Rights Clinic (\u201cClinic\u201d) is an advocacy and policy initiative at Jindal Global Law School. One of the key objectives of the Clinic is to work with students at the law school to promote learning outside the classroom by connecting them to the ground reality. Students are heavily involved in the policy and advocacy work of the Clinic currently via research. The Clinic aims to also train students for legal internships with organisations working in the field for better learning outcomes.<\/p><p>Other core objectives of the Clinic include research on child rights issues to help bridge the gap in the Indian child rights discourse, training students and stakeholders in approaching children\u2019s rights using a trauma-informed and child rights approach and creating legal awareness material to enable better access to information and resources for the community.<\/p><p>The Clinic relies heavily on working in collaboration with and supporting the work of national children\u2019s rights bodies, community-based organizations, and NGOs to ensure that the work is more impactful and can influence policy. The Clinic hopes to introduce child rights courses across law schools and create a strong network of child rights clinics across India in the future. The Clinic is young but has been able to take on a few challenges in the last few years. The Clinic\u2019s work started by creating a Child Rights Law Manual in collaboration with NALSA. Currently, the Clinic is involved in multiple projects with Government organizations and grassroots organisations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7597b65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7597b65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bda657 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bda657\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vision and Mission<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12520c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"12520c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2610c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2610c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Clinic\u2019s core aim is to work with the community, activists, and stakeholders working in the realm of children\u2019s rights both nationally and internationally to promote the rights of all children using a trauma-informed and child rights approach. The Clinic\u2019s work focuses on both children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with the law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c99fe10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c99fe10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5b9fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e5b9fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Work undertaken by Child Rights Clinic in 2023 <\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7b0f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c7b0f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f76ea1 unicamp-accordion-style-01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-accordion\" data-id=\"7f76ea1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"unicamp-accordion unicamp-accordion-icon-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"accordion-title\">Advocacy Work<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon opened-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon closed-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>The Child Rights Clinic in collaboration with the YP Foundation created a child-friendly guide to the POCSO. The guide breaks down 1) the offenses under the act, 2) how to report instances of abuse, and 3) the process of reporting along with the rights at each stage of the reporting process. The guide will be tested with children in January 2024 and then translated into Hindi to be circulated in schools in Delhi.<\/li><li>As a part of the initiative to make child rights more accessible, the clinic has been in the process of creating a blog focusing on child rights. This would be the first such blog dedicated to children\u2019s rights in the Indian context. Presently, the clinic is testing the Beta version in live mode.<\/li><li>The clinic, in collaboration with iProbono, India, is building a case repository relating to various child rights issues. The repository aims to be a ready reckoner for child rights issues to be used by practitioners\/academicians in the field. The repository will be divided into various topics such as POCSO, children in conflict with the law, child labor, child trafficking, and further sub-topics such as bail, charges, and offences.<\/li><li>The Clinic shared comments with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Government of India on the Draft Guidelines concerning Support Persons under Section 39 of the POCSO, The clinic is also working with iProbono to research accessibility in Higher Educational Institutions for their project on creating a model accessibility policy for Higher Education Institutes emphasizing law schools in India.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"accordion-title\">Legal Aid Work<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon opened-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon closed-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research on International laws and practices\/guidelines\/protocols followed to secure minors&#8217; right to property after their parent\/s have passed for a Writ Petition before the Delhi High Court.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"accordion-title\">Conferences\/Webinars\/Guest lectures<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon opened-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon closed-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Organised a guest lecture on \u201cRole of Support Persons in POCSO cases\u201d by Ms. Kushi Kappala (Enfold) and Ms. Aishwarya Singh (iProbono). The lecture delved into the need to define the role of support persons in light of the order by the Supreme Court in Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India.<\/li><li>Organised a lecture by Advocate Ashish Kumar in March 2023 on \u201cBalancing the Rights of Children in Conflict with the Law in POCSO cases\u201d which aimed to provide insight into trials from the lens of cases where a child has been accused of committing an act of child sexual abuse. The speaker dealt with the intricacies of balancing the rights of the Child in Conflict with the Law i.e., the child who has been accused of committing the offence and the child victim in such instances.<\/li><li>Conducted a panel discussion on \u201cRepresenting Children in Child Sexual Abuse cases\u201d in March 2023. The discussion delved into the need for legal representation for child sexual abuse survivors and the practicalities of representing survivors in POCSO cases. The panel consisted of Ms. Urmi Chudgar, a Child Rights Lawyer with over 5 years of experience, and Ms. Nimisha Menon, Program Officer at iProbono India. The panel was moderated by Prof. Avaantika Chawla, Assistant Director, Child Rights Clinic.<\/li><li>Organised \u200ba multi-stakeholder consultation was held in June 2023 to receive feedback on the primers created by the students on reporting child sexual abuse. The consultation was attended by representatives from child rights organisations such as Tulir, Enfold, HAQ, Counsel to Secure Justice, Project CACA, YP foundation, and iProbono as well as independent experts including psychologists and social workers.<\/li><li>Attended the Justice with Children Seminar and Training as a part of preparatory efforts for the 2025 World Congress on Justice with Children at National Law University Delhi from 15<sup>th<\/sup> to 17<sup>th<\/sup> December 2023<\/li><li>Attended the workshop on Tracing Response, Support, and Rehabilitation for Child Protection at Civic Sabha organised by Civic Data Labs in New Delhi on 7<sup>th <\/sup>November 2023 at IIC, Delhi. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"accordion-title\">Courses\/Summer and Winter Clinic\/paralegals<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon opened-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon closed-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A month-long summer clinic was conducted in July 2023. The Clinic introduced students to the basics of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 and the Juvenile Justice Act 2015. The students spent the month reworking the child-friendly Primer on reporting child sexual abuse based on comments from the consultation conducted in June.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"accordion-title\">Publications<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon opened-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon closed-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Created a compendium on State and Union Territory Victim Compensation Schemes: The clinic created a compendium of all State and Union Territory Victim Compensation Schemes along with contact information of State and Union Territory legal services authorities. The Compendium was circulated amongst various child rights networks in July 2023.<\/li><li>Created a summary of the Law Commission of India Report No. 283 on Age of Consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 for easy access. Circulated to various child rights organisations in October 2023.<\/li><li>Created a report analysing NCRB Data on Crimes Against Children 2022 in December 2023.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"accordion-title\">Social Media Engagaments<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon opened-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-icon closed-icon\"><i class=\"far fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>The clinic is running a campaign on \u201cChild Rights Legislation of the Month\u201d through Instagram and Linkedin, wherein the clinic puts out information that demystifies child rights legislation every month. So far, the clinic has posted about the POCSO and the JJ Act. The clinic also conducted a short campaign on breaking stereotypes around child sexual abuse.<\/li><li>The clinic, on its Instagram handle, also posts stories about child rights updates to further child rights legal literacy amongst young persons.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Child Rights Clinic Clinics Child Rights Clinic The Child Rights Clinic (\u201cClinic\u201d) is an advocacy and policy initiative at Jindal Global Law School. One of the key objectives of the Clinic is to work with students at the law school to promote learning outside the classroom by connecting them to the ground reality. Students are heavily involved in the policy and advocacy work of the Clinic currently via research. The Clinic aims to also train students for legal internships with organisations working in the field for better learning outcomes. Other core objectives of the Clinic include research on child rights issues to help bridge the gap in the Indian child rights discourse, training students and stakeholders in approaching children\u2019s rights using a trauma-informed and child rights approach and creating legal awareness material to enable better access to information and resources for the community. The Clinic relies heavily on working in collaboration with and supporting the work of national children\u2019s rights bodies, community-based organizations, and NGOs to ensure that the work is more impactful and can influence policy. The Clinic hopes to introduce child rights courses across law schools and create a strong network of child rights clinics across India in the future. The Clinic is young but has been able to take on a few challenges in the last few years. The Clinic\u2019s work started by creating a Child Rights Law Manual in collaboration with NALSA. Currently, the Clinic is involved in multiple projects with Government organizations and grassroots organisations. Vision and Mission The Clinic\u2019s core aim is to work with the community, activists, and stakeholders working in the realm of children\u2019s rights both nationally and internationally to promote the rights of all children using a trauma-informed and child rights approach. The Clinic\u2019s work focuses on both children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with the law. Work undertaken by Child Rights Clinic in 2023 Advocacy Work The Child Rights Clinic in collaboration with the YP Foundation created a child-friendly guide to the POCSO. The guide breaks down 1) the offenses under the act, 2) how to report instances of abuse, and 3) the process of reporting along with the rights at each stage of the reporting process. The guide will be tested with children in January 2024 and then translated into Hindi to be circulated in schools in Delhi. As a part of the initiative to make child rights more accessible, the clinic has been in the process of creating a blog focusing on child rights. This would be the first such blog dedicated to children\u2019s rights in the Indian context. Presently, the clinic is testing the Beta version in live mode. The clinic, in collaboration with iProbono, India, is building a case repository relating to various child rights issues. The repository aims to be a ready reckoner for child rights issues to be used by practitioners\/academicians in the field. The repository will be divided into various topics such as POCSO, children in conflict with the law, child labor, child trafficking, and further sub-topics such as bail, charges, and offences. The Clinic shared comments with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Government of India on the Draft Guidelines concerning Support Persons under Section 39 of the POCSO, The clinic is also working with iProbono to research accessibility in Higher Educational Institutions for their project on creating a model accessibility policy for Higher Education Institutes emphasizing law schools in India. Legal Aid Work Research on International laws and practices\/guidelines\/protocols followed to secure minors&#8217; right to property after their parent\/s have passed for a Writ Petition before the Delhi High Court. Conferences\/Webinars\/Guest lectures Organised a guest lecture on \u201cRole of Support Persons in POCSO cases\u201d by Ms. Kushi Kappala (Enfold) and Ms. Aishwarya Singh (iProbono). The lecture delved into the need to define the role of support persons in light of the order by the Supreme Court in Bachpan Bachao Andolan v. Union of India. Organised a lecture by Advocate Ashish Kumar in March 2023 on \u201cBalancing the Rights of Children in Conflict with the Law in POCSO cases\u201d which aimed to provide insight into trials from the lens of cases where a child has been accused of committing an act of child sexual abuse. The speaker dealt with the intricacies of balancing the rights of the Child in Conflict with the Law i.e., the child who has been accused of committing the offence and the child victim in such instances. Conducted a panel discussion on \u201cRepresenting Children in Child Sexual Abuse cases\u201d in March 2023. The discussion delved into the need for legal representation for child sexual abuse survivors and the practicalities of representing survivors in POCSO cases. The panel consisted of Ms. Urmi Chudgar, a Child Rights Lawyer with over 5 years of experience, and Ms. Nimisha Menon, Program Officer at iProbono India. The panel was moderated by Prof. Avaantika Chawla, Assistant Director, Child Rights Clinic. Organised \u200ba multi-stakeholder consultation was held in June 2023 to receive feedback on the primers created by the students on reporting child sexual abuse. The consultation was attended by representatives from child rights organisations such as Tulir, Enfold, HAQ, Counsel to Secure Justice, Project CACA, YP foundation, and iProbono as well as independent experts including psychologists and social workers. Attended the Justice with Children Seminar and Training as a part of preparatory efforts for the 2025 World Congress on Justice with Children at National Law University Delhi from 15th to 17th December 2023 Attended the workshop on Tracing Response, Support, and Rehabilitation for Child Protection at Civic Sabha organised by Civic Data Labs in New Delhi on 7th November 2023 at IIC, Delhi. Courses\/Summer and Winter Clinic\/paralegals A month-long summer clinic was conducted in July 2023. The Clinic introduced students to the basics of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012 and the Juvenile Justice Act 2015. 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