GIRL CHILD
In many parts of India, the birth of a girl child is not welcomed. Right from her arrival, she faces discrimination, humiliation, and oppression at every stage of life. When…
Child Marriage
The legal age for marriage in India is 18 years for girls and 21 years for boys. The flouting of this law is obviously punishable. But that does not stop…
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
ABOUT NCPCR The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) emphasizes the principle of universality and inviolability of child rights and recognizes the tone of urgency in all the…
Child Trafficking
Child trafficking is a serious problem that is prevalent especially in India. According to a report published by the U.S. Department of State, “India is a source, destination and transit…
Statistics of Children in INDIA
There are 472 million children in India under the age of 18 years. This constitutes 39% of the total population in the country (Census 2011) Education: 1 in 4 children…
MALNUTRITION
India has the maximum number of malnourished children in the world – 1 in every 3 children are malnourished. The situation is extremely critical because the effects of malnourishment are irreversible if…
Home is a refugee camp in Tamil Nadu
Life was irreversibly altered for many thousands of Tamils when thick black fumes consumed their homes and their lives in July 1983. But unheard and uncared for - except as…
Why Lankan refugees are reluctant to go back home
Tamil Nadu government policy note tabled in the state assembly said more than 3,000 Sri Lankan refugees in India had returned home since 2015. A fraction compared to the nearly 1 lakh…
China: Uighur women reportedly sterilized in attempt to suppress population
An ethnic Uighur woman hugs her son as she stands outside her house with her daughter and neighbors at an old residential area of Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, July 22, 2012.Picture credits: Rooney…
China’s Repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang
The Chinese government has reportedly detained more than a million Muslims in “re-education” camps. Most of the people who have been arbitrarily detained are Uighur, a predominantly Turkic-speaking ethnic group…