70 NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION the same meaning as assigned to it under clause (i) of section 2 of the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. 109 Article 2 of The United Nations Convention on the discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth 113 citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, titles place of birth or any of them (2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, rights of the child race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them, be 1. States Parties shall respect and ensure the rights subject to any disability, liability, restriction or set forth in the present Convention to each child condition with regard to within their jurisdiction without discrimination (a) access to shops, public restaurants, hotels and of any kind, irrespective of the child's or his or palaces of public entertainment; or her parent's or legal guardian's race, colour, sex, (b) the use of wells, tanks, bathing ghats, roads and language, religion, political or other opinion, places of public resort maintained wholly or partly national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, out of State funds or dedicated to the use of the birth or other status. general public 2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures (3) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State to ensure that the child is protected against all from making any special provision for women and forms of discrimination or punishment on the children basis of the status, activities, expressed opinions, (4) Nothing in this article or in clause ( 2 ) of Article or beliefs of the child's parents, legal guardians, or 29 shall prevent the State from making any special family members. provision for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the 110 Article 14 of the Constitution of India: Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes. Equality before law The State shall not deny to any person equality 112 Article 17 of the Indian Constitution: Abolition of before the law or the equal protection of the Untouchability laws within the territory of India Prohibition of Untouchability is abolished and its practice in any discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, form is forbidden The enforcement of any disability sex or place of birth. arising out of Untouchability shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law 111 Article 15 of the Indian Constitution: Prohibition of Article 18 of the Indian Constitution: Abolition of (1) The State shall not discriminate against any No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State No person who is not a citizen of India shall, while he holds any office of profit or trust under the State, accept without the consent of the President any title from any foreign State No person holding any office of profit or trust under the State shall, without the consent of the President, accept any present, emolument, or office of any kind from or under any foreign State Right to Freedom 114 Article 21 of the Indian Constitution: Protection of life and personal liberty No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law 115 Article 25 of the Indian Constitution: Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion (1) Subject to public order, morality and health and to the other provisions of this Part, all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, practise and propagate religion (2) Nothing in this article shall affect the operation