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Category: Child Protection

UNMENTIONABLES! SILENCE AND STIGMA, HYGIENE AND HEALTH

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The article examines the challenges of sanitation, menstrual hygiene and unequal access to clean toilets in India. Through personal accounts, community initiatives and policy developments, it highlights caste-based discrimination, poor sanitation infrastructure, menstrual stigma and the need for dignity, gender equality and sustainable sanitation systems. Modern civilisation has turned unproblematic natural phenomena into insurmountable problems….

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India’s para-athletes and the importance of disability inclusion, accessibility and equal opportunities

India Cheers Its Para Champions. But What Happens to Disability When the Games End?

Paresh Kumar010 mins

India’s para-athletes deserve recognition for their achievements, but disability inclusion must extend beyond sporting events. The article examines persistent barriers in education, accessibility and employment, reviews India’s disability rights framework, and argues that inclusive development requires consistent action in schools, workplaces and communities. India has good reason to celebrate. At the Asian Para Games 2026 in…

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Locked Out, Counted Out: Afghan Girls and the World’s Unfinished Fight for Women’s Rights

Yatharth Pathak08 mins

Five years after the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan remains the only country barring girls from secondary school. Its crisis is extreme, but no society has finished the job. UNICEF estimates that one in five girls worldwide is married before 18, and that more than 12 million are married every year, roughly one every three seconds. That…

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FROM POWER PLANTS TO POWERING DREAMS: The 17-Year Journey of Books for All

Pravin Bhasin016 mins

Books for All began as a small initiative to create a library for children in an under-resourced government school and has grown into a nationwide social-impact organization. Over 17 years, it has supported school libraries, student sponsorships, skill development, and Braille-based learning for thousands of young people. I n September 2008, after more than five…

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Child marriage in India affecting adolescent children

27 November Goes Global: What the UN’s New Resolution on Child Marriage Means for India

Paresh Kumar08 mins

India has reduced child marriage substantially, but the latest NFHS data show that one in five young women were still married before 18. A new UN observance puts the issue back on the global agenda. It also gives India a significant annual marker for measuring progress. India has made decent progress on child marriage. The…

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Delhi’s Big Push Against Illegal Adoptions: Hospitals, Police & Child Welfare Teams Mobilise

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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…

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3,800 Children Rescued, 575 FIRs Filed: Inside India’s Massive Child Labour Crackdown

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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…

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