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Thane School Horror: Principal, attendant arrested for forcing girls to strip in menstruation check, case registered under POCSO

Girls as young as 10 were allegedly stripped and subjected to invasive checks by school staff in Thane’s Shahapur after bloodstains were found in a washroom, prompting arrests, protests, and charges under POCSO and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

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

No cases of child sexual violence in Gujarat since 2017?

The Ministry of Women and Child Development’s data showed that as many as 41 child sexual violence complaints were reported in last three years, but none in Gujarat.

Public order a state subject: Smriti Irani on gov’t measures against gendered crimes

While presenting dismal numbers of rising crimes against women, the Minister of Women and Child Development displays shocking callousness.

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