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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicChild trafficking

Topic: child trafficking

UP Child Commission rescues 95 children illegally taken from Bihar in suspected trafficking case

Ayodhya Child Welfare Committee Chairperson, Sarvesh Awasthi, said that the children who were rescued were between the age of 4-12.

Domestic workers are turning hostile in court after alleging torture in Delhi NCR homes

Gurugram saw two harrowing cases of minor girls tortured by employers within a year. The outrage has faded and so has their quest for ‘justice’.

‘Will hinder fight against child marriage, trafficking,’ law panel against reducing age of consent

The Law Commission, however, said amendments were needed to the POCSO to “improve the situation” in cases where there was tacit approval on part of children aged 16 to 18 years.

Landlords of properties used as brothels must pay damages, can’t plead ignorance, rescued minors tell SC

SC took note of the minors' submission of draft rules seeking this compensation as a civil remedy and sought response from govt & National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

Jharkhand girls leave home for English, movies, city life. Then they face India’s urban rich

Police search trains at Ranchi station for young girls. But their hands are tied. 'If we verify they are going with their parents’ consent, then we have no mandate to stop them.'

Sex trafficking & rape horror in Andhra: How case of Dalit teen busted ring of 65 men & 15 women

Police rescued 13-year-old girl from a house in Krishna district’s Guntupalli village. What followed was a race to track down 80 suspects. Seventy four have been arrested.

US adds Pakistan, along with 14 other countries in list of Child Soldiers Prevention Act

The list identifies foreign governments with government-supported armed groups that recruit or use child soldiers and subjects them to certain restrictions.

Beware of traffickers: Social media posts seeking adoption for ‘Covid orphans’ raise concern

The rising Covid death toll has placed children who have lost both parents, in a vulnerable position. But legal adoptions must take place through child welfare committees, warn experts

10 years after they were lost, Delhi cops help two families in Nepal & UP reunite with sons

Shahrukh, 17, was kidnapped by traffickers in 2010. Kailash, a labourer in Ludhiana in 2011, ran away after being beaten up.

Girl trafficked to Bengal from Odisha at 13 years of age awarded Rs 9 lakh as compensation

The girl, now 17, has been awarded compensation by a district legal services authority in Bengal. Amount of Rs 9 lakh is believed to be highest in the state.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.