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Progress shows that stunting in children can be defeated – UNICEF

Press release Progress shows that stunting in children can be defeated – UNICEF DUBLIN, 15 April 2013 – A new UNICEF report issued today offers evidence that real progress is being made in the fight against stunted growth – the hidden face of poverty for 165 million children under the age of ..... Read More

No child sex crime FIR filed in Ranchi

Kelly Kislaya,TNN | Apr 18, 2013, 06.57 AM IST RANCHI: Be it a case of a stepfather making an abortive bid to rape his 13-year-old daughter or a 16-year-old girl setting herself afire because of continuous harassment by her neighbour – several cases of sexual offences against children came to ..... Read More

Cabinet to discuss new child policy

Abantika Ghosh , Abantika Ghosh : New Delhi, Thu Apr 18 2013, 02:55 hrs After the age of consent, another heated debate may be in the offing over the definition of the child. The new National Child Policy, drafted after nearly 40 years and to be discussed by the cabinet Thursday, ..... Read More

Juveniles neglected in India’s conflict districts

Updated 12 April 2013, 15:19 AEST The juvenile justice system in conflict-afflicted districts of India is in a state of neglect as a majority of such regions do not have observation or special homes to rehabilitate juveniles. According to a recent report brought out by a rights group, 197 districts have ..... Read More

Minorities panel asks Muslim leaders to move court over child marriage

State Minorities Commission chairman Bishop M.Prakash on Tuesday asked leaders of Muslim organizations to move the High Court or Supreme Court if they were aggrieved over the Perambalur district administration preventing child marriages. The Commission visited Perambalur on Tuesday. Bishop Prakash was responding to Mohammed Haneefa, co-coordinator of 24 Muslim Organizations, ..... Read More