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SC constitutes Vishaka-compliant sex harassment panel with 7 women, as CJI assures #InternJudge justice

By Kian Ganz Tuesday, 26 November 2013, 17:22 SC: Sets up panel The Supreme Court has constituted a workplace sexual harassment panel that is compliant with the so-called Vishaka guidelines, including a majority of female members and two members of civil ..... Read More

Supreme Court sets up committee to deal with sexual harassment complaints

PTI Nov 26, 2013, 07.33PM IST NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court constituted a 10-member committee headed by its woman judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, to deal with complaints of sexual harassment within its precincts. Chief Justice of India P Sathasivam formed the Supreme Court Gender Sensitisation and Internal Complaints Committee (GSICC) in ..... Read More

India needs stricter child abuse laws, say activists

Updated 25 November 2013, 13:42 AEDT India's Supreme Court has ordered immediate steps to be taken to block websites with abusive content, especially those featuring children. The moves come amid a perceived rise in cyber-related crime and the proliferation of child abuse images on the internet. Presenter: Murali Krishnan Speaker: Enakshi Ganguly Thukral, director HAQ; ..... Read More

Kashmir police’s challenges: Human trafficking, child abuse

Jammu And Kashmir,Kashmir,Immigration/Law/Rights, Wed, 20 Nov 2013IANS rinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Human trafficking in the shape of child labour, and marriage of minor girls have become major problems in Jammu and Kashmir, and the state police has been grappling with these challenges, the state's police chief said Wednesday. Kashmir Inspector General ..... Read More

Blocking sites, search terms cannot stop child porn

PTI | Nov 20, 2013, 03.25 PM IST NEW DELHI: A recent move by technology giants Google and Microsoft to prevent users from searching for child pornography online is a "blunt and ineffective tool and can easily be circumvented", a global professional body of engineers said. The UK-based Institution of Engineering ..... Read More