Bhuwan Ribhu

Bhuwan Ribhu is a child rights activist and one of the most prolific lawyers in the Indian courts. He has been closely involved in shaping policies for rule of law, protection of women and children, ending child marriages, modern slavery and trafficking. Ribhu works for the rule of justice. His efforts have led to the criminalisation of child protection issues, devising of stringent laws and their enforcement. He has assisted the Government of India in drafting the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, Child Labour(Prohibition and Regulation Amendment) Act 2016, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), apart from many other laws on trafficking, sexual abuse and women safety. He has been at the helm of multiple public interest litigations and mass awareness campaigns which have resulted in policy formations in the field of child labour, missing children and online sexual abuse. Ribhu is former National Secretary of Bachpan Bachao Andolan and former Board representative at Kailash Satyarthi Children?s Foundation. He earned his degree in law from the University of Delhi. He lives in New Delhi with his wife, son and Rottweiler.