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INDIA: One child dead and another one seriously injured in firing in Assam

September 17, 2013 ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION – URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-121-2013 17 September 2013 ——————————————————————— INDIA: One child dead and another one seriously injured in firing in Assam ISSUES: Extrajudicial execution; impunity; criminal investigation ——————————————————————— Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information ..... Read More

50 Indian children ill after swallowing hepatitis B vaccine instead of polio

More than 50 children became violently ill after they were given hepatitis B vaccine to swallow instead of polio drops at a school clinic. A health worker administering a correct ..... Read More

57 children hospitalised in India after given wrong vaccine

Agence France-Presse, Sep 17, 2013 @ 12:30 AM Almost 60 children were taken to hospital in eastern India after they were mistakenly instructed to swallow a hepatitis B vaccine instead of polio drops, officials said Monday. The children started vomiting and sweating after they were orally given hepatitis B vaccine, which ..... Read More

New Website to track Delhi’s Missing Children

Monday, 16 September 2013 – 10:54pm IST | Agency: IANS The Zonal Integrated Police Network (ZIPNET) would be closed soon, as a new website to track Delhi's missingchildren has been launched, an official from the department of Women and Child Development (WCD) said Monday. "ZIPNET will now be closed ..... Read More