As legal adoptions rise, child rights advocates warn illegal placements still exploit gaps in oversight — with India’s most vulnerable children bearing the greatest risk. New Delhi’s Secretariat hosted nearly 200 representatives from hospitals, police departments, Child Welfare Committees, and grassroots health workers on September 10 at a government-led workshop aimed at closing the gaps…
When more than 3,800 children are rescued from labour, the number is both a measure of enforcement and a reminder of the problem that still exists beneath the surface. A recent Press Information Bureau (PIB) release says the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), in collaboration with State governments and Union Territory administrations, rescued over 3,800…
No bill dedicated to infant abandonment has ever reached Parliament, but India already has three real levers to force the issue into the open: a Zero Hour intervention, already used once at the state level; a Private Member’s Bill, the same mechanism that built India’s child-institution law twice before; and a Public Interest Litigation, the…
In March 1969, huge pavilions were being constructed at Gandhi Darshan, for an exhibition honouring Gandhi’s birth centenary. A young member of the Centenary Planning Committee, Meera Mahadevan, noted the plight of children at the site. Infants lay in the flying dust, toddlers wandered around cement mixers and sledgehammers, older children helped their parents fetch…
In 2022, as per the National Crime Records Bureau, there were 2,878 children who were victims of human trafficking in India; however, several ministries at the Union level have stated in Parliament that there are thousands of children who go missing every year, but none of them are ever traced to the crime of human…
Republicans and Democrats don’t agree on much – with a few notable exceptions, this appears to be one of them. A new Pew Research Center poll shows that 56 percent of U.S. Adults believe social media platforms should be entirely prohibited for individuals younger than 16, while just 21 percent disagree. For Republicans and Democrats,…
There is a particular kind of anger that does not consume the person who holds it. It sharpens them instead. Kailash Satyarthi has carried that anger ever since. It is the same year he walked away from a promising career as an electrical engineer. He surrendered a steady salary and decided his life belonged to…
Children living near India’s landfills face severe health risks from toxic waste, polluted water, and poor sanitation, leading to stunting, disease, and developmental harm. The article argues that this is not merely an infrastructure failure but a serious child rights and environmental justice crisis demanding urgent policy action. She plays where the city throws its waste One…
India’s CSR model focuses on spending, not accountability—allowing child labour to persist deep within supply chains. Real change requires shifting from charity-based CSR to strict human rights due diligence. Introduction In the forested hills of Giridih district, Jharkhand, a 12-year-old girl named Priya helped her mother sift mica from the earth before school. On days…
India’s Mission Vatsalya is building a comprehensive child protection system through care institutions, digital tracking of missing children, and stronger anti-trafficking laws. It integrates welfare, technology, and law enforcement to better protect and rehabilitate vulnerable children across the country. The government’s Vatsalya framework is quietly building India’s most comprehensive child protection systems from care homes…
