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What is Interpol's initiative against child sex abuse that the CBI has joined?
With the help of specialised software, Indian sleuths will collaborate with international agencies to detect child sex abuse online and identify abusers, victims and crime scenes
Assam: Man gets 10 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing minor boy
Lala police had arrested the man and submitted the charge sheet before the court on 30 June 2018
Bombay High Court's Justice Pushpa Ganediwala resigns: Judge who gave us controversial skin-to-skin judgment
Bombay High Court judge Justice Pushpa Ganediwala has resigned. She courted controversy over a series of judgments on child sexual abuse and received nationwide criticism from women and child rights activists for her interpretation of sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
From COVID-19 pandemic to culture of silence, why India is failing to protect children from online sexual abuse
To create safe digital spaces for our children and adolescents, policymakers, law enforcement agencies, civil society organizations, communities, the private sector, and experts need to come together
Pope Francis expresses ‘shame’ over French Church sex abuse scandal, urges clergy to ensure situations 'not repeated'
The pope spoke during his regular audience at the Vatican about a report released Tuesday that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by clergy and other church authority figures dating back to 1950.
‘Cases of pedophilia are increasing’: Allahabad HC dismisses bail plea of man accused of raping 13-year-old
The bench said that if the right decision is not taken from the court at the right time, then the trust of a victim and the common man will not be left in the judicial system
Apple to scan iPhones and iPads in the US for images of child sexual abuse
Apple will report such images to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which works with police.
Delhi Police files FIR against Twitter over access to child pornography on platform
Officials said the case has been registered under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the IT Act
Jared Bell of Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh faces charges of attempted child endangerment
The court said that Jared Bell allegedly "engaged in an inappropriate social media chat with the victim" when she was 15.
Allen V Farrow: HBO docuseries on sexual abuse allegations against Woody Allen is a portrait of a family in distress
The first episode of Allen V Farrow covers a wide narrative arc, including Mia Farrow and Woody Allen's relationship, their unconventional family and living arrangements, the discovery of his affair with Mia's adopted daughter Soon-Yi, and the allegations of Allen's sexual abuse of Dylan Farrow, then aged seven.
In 'It's All in Your Head, M,' Manjiri Indurkar crafts a piercingly honest narrative about her struggle with mental illness
Diving into the trauma she suffered as a survivor of child sexual abuse and more so the rage and grief that stemmed from the silence of those around her who knew the truth, Indurkar writes a sharply honest story, weighing her losses against her more qualitative wins in the pages of this book.
Health
Child sexual abuse among girls likely to lead to genitourinary diseases along with psychological trauma, suggests study
Studies indicate that women who had suffered CSA show a wide range of psychosocial and biological issues throughout their lives
Health
Maltreated children five times more likely to develop multiple chronic illnesses in adulthood, says study
The study also found that adults who had experienced neglect or physical, sexual and emotional abuse as children were over three times more likely to report poor health, widespread pain, frailty and loneliness
US Senate committee approves anti-child porn bill after addressing Google, Facebook encryption concerns
US tech companies believe that the proposed law goes too far to weaken privacy protections for ordinary users.
Coronavirus Outbreak: For families of child sexual abuse survivors, lockdown makes dealing with trauma much more difficult
while the economic hardships due to the coronavirus lockdown are more evident, the restrictions also add to social inequities in less visible ways.
High pendency of child sexual abuse cases render POCSO a toothless law: Uttar Pradesh accounts for 25% of all cases under the Act
States like Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal continue to ignore Supreme Court's directive to set up Special POCSO Fast Track Courts (FTC) despite extremely high pendency rates. In some districts in these two states, there are over 1,000 POCSO cases pending for over one year.
Largest child pornography dark web network busted, hundreds of people arrested worldwide
Welcome To Video relied on bitcoin to sell access to 250,000 videos depicting child sexual abuse.
A male adult survivor of child sexual abuse speaks out: Navigating the road to recovery from trauma
Ishank Chibber was eight when he was gang-raped by adults he knew and trusted, and in the 'safe space' that was his home. Now 29, Ishank speaks with Surabhi Yadav in this three-part series, detailing his long road to recovering from the trauma. This account contains descriptions of sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised.
A male adult survivor of child sexual abuse speaks out: How silencing feeds the cycle of trauma
Ishank Chibber was eight when he was gang-raped by adults he knew and trusted, and in the 'safe space' that was his home. Now 29, Ishank speaks with Surabhi Yadav in this three-part series, detailing his long road to recovering from the trauma. This account contains descriptions of sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised.
Healing from the trauma of child sexual abuse: A male adult survivor recounts his journey
Ishank Chibber was eight when he was gang-raped by adults he knew and trusted, and in the 'safe space' that was his home. Now 29, Ishank speaks with Surabhi Yadav in this three-part series, detailing his long road to recovering from the trauma. This account contains descriptions of sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised.