Crimes Against Children

Unnao rape case: CBI cites lapses, leaves it on Yogi Adityanath govt to take action against former DM, three cops

In its letter to the UP govt, CBI named then Unnao DM Aditi Singh, SPs Pushpanjali Devi and Neha Pandey and ASP Ashtbhuja Singh, for ignoring the pleas of the minor girl who was raped by ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar

2013 Delhi gangrape case: Sessions court to pronounce judgment on 18 Jan; accused charged with aggravated sexual assault of 5-year-old

A Delhi court Wednesday fixed 18 January for pronouncing judgement in the sensational 2013 case of the gangrape of a five-year-old girl in east Delhi

Bihar Police finds body of missing 8-year-old girl in sack in Muzaffarpur; victim's grandfather suspects rape

The police has found the body of an eight-year-old girl stuffed in a sack from a litchi orchard in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, police said

Delhi Commission for Women issues notice to city police, school authorities over rape of five-year-old girl

A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a sweeper in the premises of a private school in Delhi's Greater Kailash.

POCSO Amendment bill introduced in Rajya Sabha, contains provisions for stricter punishment, including death penalty

Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani introduced the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the Rajya, that seeks to amend the existing law of 2012.

India witnessed four-fold increase in child rapes between 1994 and 2016, claims report

Titled 'Child Rights in India - An Unfinished Agenda', the report talks about a number of issues including, malnutrition, crime against children and education.

Centre intoduces amendments to POCSO Act in Lok Sabha: Bill to include death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children

The POCSO Act defines child as any person below the age of 18 years and the amendments are aimed at discouraging the trend of child sexual abuse by acting as a deterrent.

'We failed them': Australian PM Scott Morrison delivers national apology to victims of institutional child sexual abuse

The formal apology followed a national investigation into institutional sexual abuse in Australia, which spanned five years and stunned the country with revelations of thousands of cases of shocking abuse in institutional settings like churches and orphanages.

Parents of gang-rape survivor in Dehradun allege schools denying her admission saying she will 'spoil' campus atmosphere

As per the complaint, the girl's parents approached a couple of schools in Dehradun but she was denied admission, a senior police official said.

MeToo in India: Repressed childhood, wrong understanding of sexual assault and need to say no

What all the women’s groups, feminists and intellectuals should espouse is a nationwide campaign which empowers young girls to say, no, I do not want a hug.