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Yangad added that a global study had found that India was in a ‘difficult situation’ in terms of child protection. She said child protection is a right which upholds other rights a child is entitled to and added that all stakeholders - police, school and the civil society - must ensure a child's rights are recognised. Trusting the child is also very important - 90% of the time, a child will not lie about sexual abuse,” Yangad said.Ghuge said the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015; the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012; the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009; and the Integrated Child Protection Scheme were legislations that were created to ensure child protection. Aurangabad: The education department of the Aurangabad zilla parishad on Monday invited principals of city schools for a review meeting on child protection and abuse prevention.Attendees were informed about existing legislation and prevention methods. The state government had issued a circular on child protection as recently as June 2.In her speech at the event, social worker and government counsellor Rani Yangad said protection is a right guaranteed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), of which India is one of the signatories..