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MenuMUMBAI: The Bombay high court is likely to decide an important aspect related to marriage of minors. The court will decide if the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, which bans marriage of minors, can be extended to include an attempt to get a child married as an offence. ..... Read More
NEW DELHI: Slamming the government for minimal spending on children, a new study by child rights NGO `Haq: Centre for Child Rights' says that while the total budget allocation has gone up by 40%, the actual spending on children has gone up only by 21.6%. ..... Read More
NEW DELHI: A week after the Union Cabinet gave its nod to a gender empowering legislation that will protect women from sexual harassment at the workplace, another landmark scheme — to provide financial aid to rape victims — could soon be a reality. Decks have been cleared to provide ..... Read More
In an attempt to prevent adolescents and youth from picking up guns, the Centre will soon announce a special initiative to protect children's rights and mobilise communities through local youth volunteers or child defenders in the areas affected by armed conflict, particularly the Naxal districts. The “Bal Bandhu Scheme for ..... Read More
NEW DELHI: Caught begging in Connaught Place in August, a 12-year-old boy was sent to the beggars' home for adults at Lampur where he has been languishing since then. Even as the boy has spent over five months in the Lampur home, the social welfare department of Delhi government, which ..... Read More
HAQ: Centre for Child Rights
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Child Protection Committee
Internal Complaints Committee
