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Child marriage is a marriage or other union in which one or both of the parties are under the age of 18. Child marriage is a violation of children’s rights, and it can have serious negative consequences for the health, education, and well-being of children. Child marriage is most common in developing countries, and it is often driven by poverty, cultural traditions, and lack of access to education. Child marriage can also be a form of gender-based violence, as girls are disproportionately affected by this practice. The United Nations has set a goal to eliminate child marriage by 2030, and many organizations are working to raise awareness of this issue and to provide support and assistance to children who are at risk of being married against their will.
UP Education Committee: The Government of Uttar Pradesh has planned to launch an education commission soon in the state. The state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired an important meeting today i.e. January 3, 2023, regarding the establishment of the state education board. Senior officials including the Principal Secretary, of Higher Education participated in the meeting to…
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, January 3: A Pakistani film documenting the issue of forced religious conversion in the Sindh province of Pakistan has won an award at the Cannes World Film Festival in the Best Human Rights Category for the month of November 2022. Made by Jawad Sharif, it is based on real events involving four…
Supreme Court judge, Justice BV Nagarathna touched upon another important aspect – pendency as far as POCSO cases are concerned. She said that setting up more fast track courts to try POCSO cases is futile unless it is complemented by appointments of more judges, and training and sensitization of judges, public prosecutors and police personnel….
Amid these challenging times, the people of Afghanistan desperately rely on humanitarian aid facing a catastrophic level of hunger, malnutrition, and food scarcity. According to the “Save the Children” report Afghanistan is still among the eight most hunger-hit countries including the Central African Republic, DRC, Haiti, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Yemen. People in these…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet today approved a provision of Rs 367.19 crore for five years from 2022-23 to 2026-27 for implementation of the State Sector Scheme-“Empowerment of Women in Agriculture-Promotion of Entrepreneurship for Women SHG”, said an official press release. The scheme has been introduced with the objective to double the mushroom production across the State…
More than 20 million children are facing the threat of hunger, thirst and disease, up from 10 million in July, as climate change, conflict, global inflation and grain shortages devastate the region according to UNICEF. Lieke van de Wiel, UNICEF Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa said, “while collective and accelerated efforts have…
Naveen Nara, a resident of Rohtak, was already married and changed his religion so he could marry the 16-year-old female wrestler without facing criminal action A wrestling coach from Haryana allegedly abducted a minor female wrestler from Madhya Pradesh and married her after changing his religion in Rohtak, as per the Madhya Pradesh police. Naveen…
Colombo, Sri Lanka — The writer is Campaign Manager – Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law In September 2021, in the midst of a pandemic-related lockdown, a 15-year-old Muslim girl from Colombo, Sri Lanka was married off by her relatives to a much older man. A local women’s rights group reported this case to…
In a video message, Daily Star editor Mahfuz Anam said, “Meena award is creating awareness among the newspersons about child rights and journalism is benefitting from this. Now newspersons are getting more interested in reporting about child rights related issues.” Novelist and president of Bangla Academy, Selina Hossain remarked that this award is a big…
This story is the second of Climate Home News’ four-part series “The human cost of sugar”, supported by the Pulitzer Center. Karan Gautam Wavhale, 20, wanted to join the Indian Army, but it was not to be. Instead, he became a labourer, travelling over 200km from his home in Koyal, in Maharashtra’s Beed district, to…
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