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Second Case in a Month: Another minor alleges torture in Gujarat police custody, cop and sanitation worker booked
A viral video showing a sanitation worker pulling out a Muslim minor’s hair as a police constable records and laughs has triggered outrage in Gujarat. This is the second case of alleged custodial torture of a minor in the state within a month, exposing systemic patterns of impunity, cruelty, and disregard for juvenile protection laws
12-year-old gang-raped, burnt to death in Muzaffarpur
Four suspects absconding, have been booked under various sections of POCSO Act, and IPC
Reopen Anganwadi Centres, ensure proper nutrition to women and children: SC
The top court held that the government has a constitutional obligation to ensure nutritional support to pregnant, lactating women and children
NHRC issues notice to Maha gov’t, cops after 10 babies die in hospital fire
The Commission said the state administration must acknowledge its responsibility in the incident and ensure that support systems in hospitals adequately protect people’s human rights.
SC issues directions to implement video-conferencing for trafficked children to testify
The top court noted that the pilot project to provide video conferencing facilities will commence in stages keeping the vulnerability of children in mind
Allahabad HC seeks govt’s response on alleged police torture of Juveniles
The HC noted that the State should inform the court about the implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act
Approach juvenile justice cases with care and sensitivity: Meghalaya HC to JJBs
The court passed an order granting bail to a child alleged to be in conflict with law
Girls and young women continue to get hunted in UP, Rajasthan
Child killed in Kanpur, disemboweled for ‘tantric’ ritual; 2 Dalit sisters killed in Fatehpur, a woman set ablaze in Jaipur!
Madras HC grants POCSO accused bail if he marries survivor!
The accused claims he was charged with rape because he was in a sexual relationship with the girl who is related to him
Maharashtra: Four tribal children hacked to death!
Their parents, who were attending a funeral at Madhya Pradesh, rushed back to their village on hearing news that their four minor children had been killed in their home.
Is the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights now looking for anti-CAA children?
Children’s welfare homes, once connected with civil rights activist Harsh Mander, have been raided by NCPCR
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