Protection of Children from Sexual Offences

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…

Crimes Against Minors Spiked 337% in Madhya Pradesh in Last Decade | NewsClick
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Crimes Against Minors Spiked 337% in Madhya Pradesh in Last Decade | NewsClick

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest spike in cases of crime against children in the last decade, an analysis of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data released last month shows. The number of crimes against minors in the state, which has more than 2.4 crore children in the 0-14 age group, increased by 337% to 19,173…