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BY KEDAR NAGARAJAN ON 02/09/2015 A new report shows that it is companies, not family farms, that employ most child labourers in the cottonseed industry – and recent amendments to the law might actually be aiding the practice ..... Read More
by Valay Singh | photo by Unknown How is life for children who don’t conform to their gender-roles? When we mock a young boy for crying by calling him a ‘girl’ are we not perpetuating gender discrimination? As more and more Indians come out to assert their ..... Read More
Last Updated: Thursday, August 27, 2015 – 20:07 New Delhi: The Law Commission of India on Wednesday recommended amending theConstitution to ensure that children below six years of age are protected from "all forms" of neglect, harm and exploitation. The Commission also recommended that their right to basic care and assistance be made ..... Read More
Updated: August 27, 2015 05:47 IST SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT A study by the students of Social Work Department of Loyola College has resulted in a non-governmental organisation filing petitions in the Madras High Court demanding a CB-CID probe against a couple of children’s homes in the State. The students visited around 25 homes ..... Read More
Panic about the sexual abuse of children could be as dangerous as myopia Aug 15th 2015 | From the print edition IT IS not hard to see why “Paedogeddon” attracted more complaints than any British television programme to date. In this spoof ..... Read More