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Eight-year-old girl divorces her husband, 14, in India after her father realises giving her away aged FOUR was maybe too young

Fatima Mangre was married to Arjun Bakridi when she was four When her husband came to collect her four years later her father refused Anil Mangre said he wanted her to turn 18 before leaving An argument ensued after which Anil filed for divorce The girl is the youngest ever to be divorced ..... Read More

Put children first – Vote for Child Rights

Wednesday, 20 November 2013 – 7:00am IST Updated: Tuesday, 19 November 2013 – 5:48pm IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: dna webdesk The innocence knocking at your car window at the traffic signal you encounter each morning , that young domestic help seen in the bazaar struggling ..... Read More

Children demand loos on World Toilet Day

Wednesday, 20 November 2013 – 8:41am IST | Agency: IANS Sushil Yadav lives in a south Delhi's rented flat which has one toilet shared by women and elders of eight families while men defecate in the open. On World Toilet Day Tuesday, Sushil, 11, demanded loo accessibility to all. He was among ..... Read More

Caretakers turn predators at Homes

DC | November 15, 2013, 12.09 pm IST Bengaluru: India is home to every sixth child in the world today. With about 430 million children (0-18 years), the world’s largest population of children, India can write the future of the world, but not if the status ..... Read More

A year on, POCSO plagued by lack of infrastructure, clear guidelines

D K RITURAJ , Pritha Chatterjee , D K RITURAJ , Pritha Chatterjee : New Delhi, Thu Nov 14 2013, 02:01 hrs It's exactly a year since the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) came into force on Children's Day. But child rights activists and lawyers say what was envisaged as ..... Read More