Alarming increase in child abuse cases in Pakistan’s Punjab province, 70 per cent of victims are boys
1 year, 5 months ago

Alarming increase in child abuse cases in Pakistan’s Punjab province, 70 per cent of victims are boys

Firstpost  

A report by the Punjab government’s Home Department said that there has been a ‘significant increase’ in child abuse crime rate in the province of 120 million people, mostly against boys. At least seventy per cent of child abuse victims in Pakistan’s Punjab province during the first five months of 2023 were boys, an official report said on Friday. Around 1,400 incidents of child abuse were reported in Punjab during the first five months of this year and of them — 965 victims were boys and 435 girls, a report by the Punjab government’s Home Department said. there has been a ‘significant increase’ in child abuse crime rate in the province of 120 million people, mostly against boys.

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Child abuse: Worrisome rise in acquittals in Chandigarh as victims retract statements
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Child abuse: Worrisome rise in acquittals in Chandigarh as victims retract statements

Hindustan Times  

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Crimes against children not hidden, criminals are punished: NCPCR on 96% rise in child rape cases
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Crimes against children not hidden, criminals are punished: NCPCR on 96% rise in child rape cases

The Hindu  

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Crimes by minors are on the rise. Tackle it
2 years, 2 months ago

Crimes by minors are on the rise. Tackle it

Hindustan Times  

A 10-year-old boy in west Delhi’s Seelampur died of internal injuries and a cardiac arrest, days after he was assaulted by two other minor boys and his cousin, all between 10 and 12, who lured him out of the house on the pretext of a game of cricket. The child battled for his life for about a week in hospital, …

NCRB report 2021: Punjab’s overall crimes dip but those against children up
2 years, 3 months ago

NCRB report 2021: Punjab’s overall crimes dip but those against children up

Hindustan Times  

Punjab saw a dip of 11% in overall crimes in 2021 compared to 2020, but children are not safe as there has been an increase in crimes against them, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau report that was released on Monday. NCRB statistics show a 20% jump in cognisable crimes against children in 2021 compared to the previous …

Pakistan: As rape cases continue to rise Punjab province to declare 'Emergency'
2 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan: As rape cases continue to rise Punjab province to declare 'Emergency'

Firstpost  

Four to five cases of rape are being reported daily in Punjab due to which the government is considering special measures to deal with cases of sexual harassment, abuse and coercion, said Punjab Home Minister Atta Tarar Islamabad: Pakistan’s Punjab province has decided to declare an “emergency” amid a rapid increase of reported cases of sexual abuse against women and …

Pakistan's Punjab imposes 'emergency' due to rising cases of rape, sexual abuse
2 years, 6 months ago

Pakistan's Punjab imposes 'emergency' due to rising cases of rape, sexual abuse

India TV News  

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Pakistan: 11-year-old Hindu boy sexually assaulted, murdered in Sindh
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan: 11-year-old Hindu boy sexually assaulted, murdered in Sindh

India TV News  

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India recorded over 350 crimes against children each day in 2020, shows CRY's analysis of NCRB data
3 years, 2 months ago

India recorded over 350 crimes against children each day in 2020, shows CRY's analysis of NCRB data

Firstpost  

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Uttarakhand tops hill states with maximum cases of rape, child abuse, says NCRB report
3 years, 3 months ago

Uttarakhand tops hill states with maximum cases of rape, child abuse, says NCRB report

Hindustan Times  

Uttarakhand registered the maximum number of cases of rape and child sexual abuse among the nine Himalayan states, revealed the National Crime Records Bureau report on crime in India for the year 2020. Uttarakhand reported 487 cases of rape in 2020 which was the highest among the nine Himalayan states.. According to the data in the NCRB report on crimes …

Rising cases of child marriage a concern in Pakistan
3 years, 7 months ago

Rising cases of child marriage a concern in Pakistan

Live Mint  

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2 men sentenced to death for gangrape in Pakistan
3 years, 9 months ago

2 men sentenced to death for gangrape in Pakistan

India Today  

Two men were sentenced to death on Saturday for gang-raping a woman on the side of a highway in Pakistan last year, an attack that triggered nationwide protests and calls for tougher laws. The men, Abid Malhi and Shafqat Hussain, were convicted of gang rape, kidnapping, robbery and terrorism offences, according to a written order released by the judge in …

Pakistan and the rampant child sexual abuse in madarsas
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan and the rampant child sexual abuse in madarsas

Op India  

Irony dies a thousand death when Pakistan, where 1,000 women killed every year in honour-killing, minorities persecuted to the extent of extinction, 200% rise in domestic violence cases in just 3 months, manages to get elected as a UN Human Rights Council Member. This has unearthed shocking details about child sexual abuse in religious institutions in Pakistan. The report further …

Pakistan: Peshawar cleric gets death sentence for raping a minor girl inside mosque
3 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan: Peshawar cleric gets death sentence for raping a minor girl inside mosque

Op India  

Why should a death sentence for raping a minor be labeled as a rare judgement? As per multiple reports released in the past decade, it has been observed that Islamic schools and mosques in Pakistan have been infested with crimes of sexual abuse of minors. In this one off case, Judge Wadeeya Mustaq Malik ruled that Qari Saeed based in …

Minors Held for Raping Five-year-old in UP's Jalaun, Survivor in Critical Condition
4 years ago

Minors Held for Raping Five-year-old in UP's Jalaun, Survivor in Critical Condition

News 18  

A five-year-old Dalit girl was gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Jalaun district in Uttar Pradesh under the Aata police station limits on Wednesday. Narrating the horrific incident, the survivor’s father said three boys from the village are involved in the incident, while the police is considering involvement of only two minor boys. Both the accused have been arrested and the girl …

31 pc of total 3,137 rape cases in Delhi against children: NGO report
4 years, 1 month ago

31 pc of total 3,137 rape cases in Delhi against children: NGO report

India TV News  

At least thirty-one per cent of the total 3,137 rape cases in Delhi last year were committed against children, an NGO claimed. Reporting of rape cases fell marginally by one per cent and murder by nine per cent. Of the 3,137 rape cases last year, 969 were registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. Around 4.10 lakh …

Gang-rape case prompts Pakistan PM Imran Khan to call for chemical castration
4 years, 3 months ago

Gang-rape case prompts Pakistan PM Imran Khan to call for chemical castration

India Today  

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said Monday that the worst sex crimes should be punishable by chemical castration, following an arrest in a gang-rape case that has prompted nationwide protests. Asked about the case, Khan said the worst sex crimes should be punishable by public hangings, but added this could impact trading deals with partners that oppose the death penalty, …

More than 200 children a day are victims of sex offences, police figures show
4 years, 4 months ago

More than 200 children a day are victims of sex offences, police figures show

The Telegraph  

More than 200 children a day were the victims of sex offences last year, of which more than one a day involved a baby aged under one, police figures show. NSPCC Chief Executive Peter Wanless said: “The crisis of child sexual abuse is not going away and behind these figures are thousands of children and young people who have reported …

Sexual Violence Against Children And Gender Disparity In The Law
4 years, 6 months ago

Sexual Violence Against Children And Gender Disparity In The Law

Live Law  

The protection of children from sexual violence is a fundamental responsibility of every state. Section 377 of the IPC - This was the only provision of law prohibiting sexual violence against male children, prior to the enactment of the POCSO Act. The prison terms awardable in addition to fines for such offences can be seen in the following table- Offence …

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