Daily Archives: September 8, 2018

Chennai: 44 Children Rescued After Crackdown On Orphanage Following Sexual Abuse Allegations

The matter came to light when 4 children started crying in front of a Child Protection officer after an awareness camp in a #school in Chennai. How 44 children were rescued after a crackdown on an orphanage following sexual abuse allegations.

SECTION 377

“Section 377 is arbitrary. The LGBT community possesses rights like others. Majoritarian views and popular morality cannot dictate constitutional rights. We have to vanquish prejudice, embrace inclusion and ensure equal rights.” –Chief Justice of India #section377

https://thewire.in/law/supreme-court-scraps-section-377-majoritarian-views-cannot-dictate-rights-says-cji

Youths Using Stage Play To Generate Awareness On Child Sexual Abuse

The youth-led organization @ourvoix recently organised a stage play “Hota Rehta Hai”, which focused on the attitude of society toward the issue of child sexual abuse and ignorance among them.

“To live fearless and free”: Kashmiri Girl Defiantly Pursues Cricketing Dreams

Insha Mir has struggled against patriarchal diktats from her childhood years, but today captains her college cricket team. Read about this young Kashmiri girl who live fearlessly and free, defiantly pursuing her cricketing dreams #playmatters

9-Year-Old Gang-Raped, Killed In Kashmir; Stepmother, Stepbrother Caught

Now what? Brutality on children continues despite more stringent punishment & awarding #deathpenalty. Need to focus on in-depth solutions to keeping children safe. Quick fixes are never the answer. Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India Maneka Gandhi

The Gender Divide in Preschoolers’ Closets

I buy my daughter boys’ pants because even in an age of female fighter pilots and #MeToo, boys’ clothes are largely designed to be practical, while girls’ are designed to be pretty.” On the #gender divide that exist in children’s closets.

The Prevention Podcast: Interview with Janavi Doshi from “Don’t offend India”

A podcast discussing the epidemic of childhood sexual abuse in India, the taboo of discussing sex including sexual abuse prevention in Indian culture, and the absolute necessity and benefit of having such a program in India as well as globally

Look out for these signs of depression in your child

“Depression in children, teens and young adults can be often hard to recognize, due to varied representation, but here are some signs you can be watch out for in your child and teen.” #mentalhealthmatters

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: EXPERIENCING (IN)JUSTICE IN INDIA (2018)

In 2018, India saw the issue of sexual violence against young children come into the limelight after a series of cases were highlighted by the media. In response, the Government amended existing laws to introduce harsher punishments, including the death penalty for rape of a girl child of 12 and below. While the move appears to have populist appeal, it is imperative we look at the realities of Child Sexual Violence in India and respond accordingly. This video brings forth the realities of child victims while interacting with the criminal justice system in the pursuit of “justice”.

Missing Game Is Now Available in 12 Languages in Support with Sandvik India

The world’s first adventure game that nudges the issue of #trafficking by putting the players in the shoes of a missing person to better experience what pains she goes through Missing Leena Kejriwal

India: Seven Million Children Affected as Kerala Floodwaters Recede

“In the past two weeks, the Indian state has been hit by its worst flooding since 1924, with entire communities devastated and more than 350 people killed. New figures from the state government estimate that 70 percent of Kerala’s population – some 23 million people – have been affected, including 7 million children.” #kerelafloods

let’s embrace our children

“Nationwide issues and concerns that our children are confronting should not be camouflaged by larger agendas, interests or biases of political parties.”

India has made little progress on infant and child feeding policy in three years: Report

The World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative report highlights several gaps in India’s policy and practices in infant nutrition and care.