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Explained | What has India done to address child trafficking?
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Explained | What has India done to address child trafficking?

The story so far: “There are 160 million children waiting for your action. How long will they have to wait?” asked Kinsu Kumar, a survivor of child labour and rights advocate, while speaking at a panel organised on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour. Mr. Kumar started working at the age of six,…

36 Days of Type: Indian Laws That Shaped Our Lives
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36 Days of Type: Indian Laws That Shaped Our Lives

For #36DaysOfType, The Swaddle’s Denise D’Souza illustrated the A-Z of Indian laws that have impacted Indians in unforeseen ways. ⁠ The Armed Forces Special Powers Act of 1958 (AFSPA) grants the military the ability to maintain public order in ‘disturbed areas,’ through wide powers of arrest, the right to shoot to kill, and to occupy or…

Faridabad: Doctor among 7 booked for duping woman into donating kidney
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Faridabad: Doctor among 7 booked for duping woman into donating kidney

Four days after a 28-year-old woman complained to the police that she was duped into donating one of her kidneys on the promise of a government job for her husband, seven persons were booked o Saturday on charges of cheating, threatening life and organ trafficking, said police. Rinki Sorout, a resident of Palwal, has alleged…

Telangana police bust massive human trafficking racket that was run online
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Telangana police bust massive human trafficking racket that was run online

Cyberabad Police Commissioner Stephen Ravindra said the racket was being operated online from Delhi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The Cyberabad Police in Telangana on Tuesday, December 6, busted a major human trafficking racket with the arrest of 17 persons. The racket involved trafficking of over 14,000 victims, including some from foreign countries. Cyberabad Police Commissioner Stephen…

Human trafficking gang busted in Patiala, 7 held; 2 babies rescued
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Human trafficking gang busted in Patiala, 7 held; 2 babies rescued

PATIALA: The police in Patiala claimed to have busted the gang allegedly involved in trafficking of infants and arrested seven accused, including two women. The police also recovered two infants, an Innova car-turned ambulance, three cars and Rs 4 lakh cash from the gang members. The police have identified the arrested accused as Baljinder Singh…

Expanding Definitions of ‘Family’ in Deepika Singh v. CAT
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Expanding Definitions of ‘Family’ in Deepika Singh v. CAT

Image Description: Two different handprints with a heart drawn in between them Recently, the Indian Supreme Court discussed the idea of expanding the traditional idea of a family unit in Deepika Singh v. CAT. The main issue in the case was the interpretation of Rule 43 of the Central Civil Service (Leave) Rules of 1972…

Police training on Human Trafficking and Child Protection – Imphal Free Press
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Police training on Human Trafficking and Child Protection – Imphal Free Press

A one-day training programme was organised by FXB India Suraksha, in association with Churachandpur district police, on Thursday with the objective to strengthen police response mechanism to effectively handle cases of human trafficking and child victims. The event also included discussion on the existing laws related to child protection and human trafficking whereabout 15 police…

Child Sexual Abuse: Role of Caretaker in Reaching Out for Help, What the Law Says About …
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Child Sexual Abuse: Role of Caretaker in Reaching Out for Help, What the Law Says About …

India has a large population of children, in fact one of the largest in the world whose rights and protection are guaranteed in the Constitution and with the country being a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. But, facts and figures paint a worrying picture of how vulnerable they are….

President gives assent to Haryana law declaring child marriages void – Tribune India
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President gives assent to Haryana law declaring child marriages void – Tribune India

PTI New Delhi, September 27 President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to a legislation of Haryana under which every child marriage that has been solemnised will be considered as “void ab initio” (having no legal effect from inception), thus making a marital relationship between a man and a girl aged between 15 and 18…

Rajasthan man buys child bride for ₹3 lakh, tortures her for not conceiving
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Rajasthan man buys child bride for ₹3 lakh, tortures her for not conceiving

jaipur news – Updated on Sep 16, 2022 06:43 PM IST The girl told the Jaipur Police that she was repeatedly raped by the man who bought her for marriage last December and harassed her because she hadn’t conceived. By Sachin Saini, Jaipur A 14-year-old girl, sold by her mother’s live-in partner in Rajasthan’s Dholpur for…