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NGOs hold protest demanding CBI inquiry, Arya panel says abuse of court process

Naveed Iqbal , Naveed Iqbal : New Delhi, Tue Mar 13 2012, 02:27 hrs Representatives of 26 NGOs on Monday held a protest against the "alleged cases of child abuse in institutions meant for child protection", and demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged instances. The organisations also demanded dissolution of the ..... Read More

Demand to protect children against abuse, punish perpetrators

Recent case of death of a girl at a Delhi orphanage questions the institutional support available to victims of abuse ..... Read More

Accused used to watch kids undress in the room

TNN | Mar 2, 2012, 03.27 AM IST BANGALORE: Many heartrending stories unfolded when 42 children, who were rescued from a children's home in Chellagatta on Old Airport Road, were produced before the child welfare committee (CWC) court on Thursday. CWC members had raided the Church of Christ Home on Wednesday evening. ..... Read More

22% of mothers under 18: Unicef report

Kounteya Sinha,TNN | Mar 1, 2012, 02.12 AM IST NEW DELHI: Modern India continues to be plagued by social and health ills like child marriage, early motherhood and domestic violence. Latest data in the "State of the World's Children report 2012" released by Unicef on Wednesday shows that almost ..... Read More

Panel to probe Arya orphanage

Ambika Pandit, TNN | Feb 25, 2012, 12.58AM IST NEW DELHI: The Delhi government has set up an independent committee to inquire into cases of all alleged sexual abuse in Arya Anathalaya in Daryaganj. The committee, constituted under the Commission of Inquiry Act 1952, comprises two retired IAS officers, who ..... Read More