Child Rights: A Gist The Convention on the Rights of the Child defines basic rights of children covering multiple needs and issues. India endorsed it on December 11, 1992. Following are a few rights in the immediate purview of Smile Foundation as well as India. DON'T EMPLOY THEM : EMPOWER ! An awareness campaign sensitizing privileged citizens to act for the benefit of children employed as domestic servents and labours Click here Prof. K. K. VarmaDirector – Programmes Smile Foundation“Whose children we are talking about? Are they not our children? If yes, can we leave them to fend for themselves- defenseless, with out care, devoid of any right and privileges? Are not WE, the society (men and women) responsible for introducing them to world? Then, why such apathy? Is it not a crime? Does it not stir our conscience and provoke to safeguard our children's well being- according appropriate status? Child rights and its accordance is the pillar for national construction, a brighter