Indian children who have access to smartphones use them primarily for entertainment, such as watching movies or using social media, rather than for education. Is this the right use of 'Digital India'?
Key failings include inadequate detection of live abuse during video calls & lack of language analysis tools to pick up sexual extortion of kids, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner said.
Aijaz Ahmad Sheikh was jailed for 14 yrs for sexually abusing 2 kids. But survivors & activists say conviction was long delayed & state didn't do enough to protect children from him.
The figure of the Pakistani immigrant sexual groomer is real—but also serves as a pretext for failing to address toxic youth masculinity and deep vulnerabilities of young women.
Family of one of the minors assaulted in Badlapur alleges that there may be other victims. Calling out apathy of police and school, they call for the guilty to be held accountable.
CBI analysed images & videos of victims on Interpol’s Child Sexual Exploitation database, which led them to Victor James Raja. Special CBI court has ordered him to pay Rs 4 lakh to victims.
POCSO provides for victim-centric measures like ‘child-friendly’ courts and ‘support persons’, but implementation is uneven. Lags affect incest victims most, experts say.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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