Recent Highlights
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Supreme Court directs media platforms not to publish pictures of sexual abuse victims, warns against interviewing them
• 7 years agoSupreme Court expressed concern over incidents of rape in the country and asked all the print, electronic and social media not to publish or display photos of victims of sexual abuse
Jammu and Kashmir to soon get a State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
• 7 years agoNecessary steps have been taken for setting up of State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesperson said.
New York state raises age of consent for marriage from 14 to 18, but with caveat for 17-year-olds
• 8 years agoNew York, the fourth most populous state in America, updated antiquated legislation on Tuesday to outlaw children as young as 14 from getting married.
Muslim man cites religion to stop wife breastfeeding newborn; time govt act against Salafist activities
Tkdevasia • 8 years agoA Muslim man has recently come under fire from several quarters in Kerala for preventing his wife from breastfeeding their new born child.
Maharashtra: 12-year-old boy, labelled mentally 'deficient' by govt, tops class
Fp Staff • 10 years agoIt was brought to court's notice that a 12-year-old boy from the Mankhurd home for mentally deficient children had topped his class in the first-term exams.
A crying shame: sexual abuse in children shelters
Danish • 13 years agoThe recent scandal in Haryana is just the tip of a shameful iceberg. Rape, stripping, beatings, forced abortions are routine in child care institutions across the nation.