India must end silence on sexual abuse of children, says Kailash Satyarthi
7 years, 6 months ago

India must end silence on sexual abuse of children, says Kailash Satyarthi

Firstpost  

Child rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Thursday underlined the need for an effective judiciary to end sexual abuse of children Mumbai: Child rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Thursday called for “ending the silence” on sexual abuse of children and underlined the need for an effective judiciary to deal with perpetrators of such crime. “Around 53 percent of children have faced some kind of sexual abuse. Any child’s abuse is our child’s abuse, this is the mindset that needs to be adopted,” Satyarthi said as part of his ‘Surakshit Bachpan Surakshit Bharat’ campaign at the YB Chavan auditorium in Mumbai. Satyarthi said that as per the National Crime Records Bureau figures, there are around 4,800 cases of sexual abuse of children in Maharashtra and around 15,000 cases are pending in courts.

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Healing wounds of broken childhood
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Healing wounds of broken childhood

The Hindu  

Two 13-year-old girls studying in Class 9 at a government school sit to talk during the lunch break after attending a ‘safe touch-unsafe touch’ class. But, what followed was a testimony of the impact that State intervention and support can have in giving survivors of child sexual abuse the strength to overcome trauma, says Rani, the counsellor from the health …

Kerala Model a grim scenario for women and children: 29000 children became victims of sexual harassment, rape increased by 62%
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Model a grim scenario for women and children: 29000 children became victims of sexual harassment, rape increased by 62%

Op India  

Novel concerns have emerged regarding the safety of children in the state of Kerala which is usually lauded for its social development initiatives by the leftist liberals. Official statistics obtained reveal a stark reality stating that between 2016 and 2024, over 29,000 cases of child sexual abuse have been registered in Kerala. Additionally, cases registered under the Protection of Children …

More arrests in case of sexual abuse of Dalit minor girl in Kerala
2 months, 2 weeks ago

More arrests in case of sexual abuse of Dalit minor girl in Kerala

The Hindu  

Nine more persons were apprehended on Saturday in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of a Dalit minor girl, bringing the total number of arrests to 14. The accused also include friends of her father, and the abuse occurred at various locations, including public spaces such as Chuttippara, a hillock in Pathanamthitta town, and her school. Since the incidents occurred …

Enact Law With Severe Punishment For Child Sexual Abuse By Family Members: Madras HC Upholds Man's Conviction For Raping Stepdaughter
4 months ago

Enact Law With Severe Punishment For Child Sexual Abuse By Family Members: Madras HC Upholds Man's Conviction For Raping Stepdaughter

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently asked the State Government to take "serious efforts" to enact laws imposing "severe punishments" in cases of sexual offences by family members or close friends involving children. In doing so the court further said State should take measures for providing awareness programs and provide funds for opening protection homes for children to protect them from …

Fast-track courts offer more hope for rape victims: Report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Fast-track courts offer more hope for rape victims: Report

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Fast-track special courts are much more efficient than other courts in handling rape cases and those related to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, a report released by the India Child Protection said on Wednesday. The report, titled ‘Fast Tracking Justice’ and focusing on the role of FTSCs in reducing case backlogs, said such courts across India …

It is shameful incidents of sexual assault have not reduced since Nirbhaya case, says Shabana Azmi
7 months ago

It is shameful incidents of sexual assault have not reduced since Nirbhaya case, says Shabana Azmi

Hindustan Times  

Pune, Veteran actor Shabana Azmi says outrage over cases of crimes against women should not be selective and the society needs to work on the root cause of the menace. It is shameful incidents of sexual assault have not reduced since Nirbhaya case, says Shabana Azmi Azmi said there is need to end the patriarchal mindset of the people as …

'World's biggest sexual abuse case': Congress on charges against Prajwal Revanna
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'World's biggest sexual abuse case': Congress on charges against Prajwal Revanna

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: JD MP Prajwal Revanna is facing allegations in the "world's biggest sexual abuse case", the ruling Congress in Karnataka alleged on Wednesday and claimed that attempts are on to cover up the scandal by diverting attention towards the release of explicit videos and those behind it. The claims were made by four ministers of the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's cabinet …

Behind Closed Doors | Justice for India's Child Sexual Abuse Victims
1 year ago

Behind Closed Doors | Justice for India's Child Sexual Abuse Victims

The Quint  

Institutional framework: There is a need for a core institutional framework to ensure access to mental health support for the victims. There is an urgent and mandatory need for the appointment of support persons in every case of child sexual abuse. Every child marriage is child rape, and each of these children is a victim of child sexual abuse. This …

Child sexual abuse research in India should move away from prevalence studies, focus on interventions that help: expert
1 year, 2 months ago

Child sexual abuse research in India should move away from prevalence studies, focus on interventions that help: expert

The Hindu  

While one in six boys worldwide experience sexual abuse during childhood, their experiences are under-researched and under-addressed. There’s a robust and long-standing research literature on sexual abuse of girls and women, but it is only in the last 20 to 25 years that we have seriously started looking at male child sexual abuse and I’m talking globally, not in India. …

POCSO| Judges Must Remember That Children May Use Different Vocabulary For Sex Abuse : CJI DY Chandrachud
2 years, 3 months ago

POCSO| Judges Must Remember That Children May Use Different Vocabulary For Sex Abuse : CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

The Chief Justice of India Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud today gave a keynote speech at the inaugural ceremony of the two-days National Annual Stakeholders Consultation on Child Protection organised by the Supreme Court Committee on Juvenile Justice which is headed by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat.The Chief Justice of India started his address by quoting Nelson Mandela that, "There can be …

Sexual Abuse of Children Remains Hidden Problem, State Must Encourage Families to Report Abuse: CJI
2 years, 3 months ago

Sexual Abuse of Children Remains Hidden Problem, State Must Encourage Families to Report Abuse: CJI

News 18  

Sexual abuse of children remains a hidden problem as there is a culture of silence and therefore the state must encourage families to report abuse even where the perpetrator is a family member, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday. Speaking at a two-day national programme on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the CJI said it …

Child Sexual Abuse: Role of Caretaker in Reaching Out for Help, What the Law Says About Protection in India
2 years, 5 months ago

Child Sexual Abuse: Role of Caretaker in Reaching Out for Help, What the Law Says About Protection in India

News 18  

India has a large population of children, in fact one of the largest in the world whose rights and protection are guaranteed in the Constitution and with the country being a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Laws such as the POCSO Act exclusively deal with child sexual abuse, while the highly controversial and debated …

Hyderabad tops in cases involving sexual assault against children in Telangana
2 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad tops in cases involving sexual assault against children in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The number of cases reported in Telangana under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act and cybercrime targeting children has increased significantly, police data show. But, the number of convictions has also gone up Additional director general of police, women safety, Swati Lakra told Deccan Chronicle that Hyderabad has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of …

Hyderabad tops the Pocso cases chart
2 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad tops the Pocso cases chart

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The number of cases reported in Telangana under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act and cybercrime targeting children has increased significantly, police data show. But, the number of convictions has also gone up Additional director general of police, women safety, Swati Lakra told Deccan Chronicle that Hyderabad has the dubious distinction of having the highest number of …

2012: Nirbhaya case
2 years, 7 months ago

2012: Nirbhaya case

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST Nirbhaya. One of the major fallouts of the case was the setting up of a judicial committee in December 2012 to look at ways to amend sexual assault laws and ensure quicker investigation and prosecution of offenders. The new laws included a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years for gang rape and the …

Data | With just 1 out of 1,000 cases reaching verdicts, cybercriminals targeting kids go scot-free in India
2 years, 7 months ago

Data | With just 1 out of 1,000 cases reaching verdicts, cybercriminals targeting kids go scot-free in India

The Hindu  

Of the over 1,000 cases of cybercrimes committed against children that were sent for trial, between 2017 and 2020, only six have resulted in a conviction and 98% are still pending in various courts. Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh were the two States where the most cases were reported according to the latest Crime Report by the NCRB State-wise cases The …

India: Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence
2 years, 9 months ago

India: Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence

Al Jazeera  

While official data shows spike in sexual crimes against oppressed caste women, report says access to justice is limited, especially in rural areas. “When I interact with the police, they say it was the victim’s fault.” In most cases, an FIR was registered only after the intervention of NGOs and activists, the report said. “They don’t write the story completely …

More Things Change, More They Remain the Same: 9 Yrs After Nirbhaya Horror, Where Does India Stand?
3 years, 3 months ago

More Things Change, More They Remain the Same: 9 Yrs After Nirbhaya Horror, Where Does India Stand?

News 18  

A night of monstrosity that shook the nation. The horrifying case shocked the nation’s conscience, made international headlines, and revealed the extent of sexual violence against women in India, prompting lawmakers to toughen rape penalties. The victim, a 23-year-old physiotherapy student dubbed “Nirbhaya,” or “Fearless,” by the media because Indian law prohibits rape victims from being identified, was walking home …

From COVID-19 pandemic to culture of silence, why India is failing to protect children from online sexual abuse
3 years, 4 months ago

From COVID-19 pandemic to culture of silence, why India is failing to protect children from online sexual abuse

Firstpost  

To create safe digital spaces for our children and adolescents, policymakers, law enforcement agencies, civil society organizations, communities, the private sector, and experts need to come together The past decade has witnessed notable growth in internet usage in not only India but also the world at large. Risky online behaviour, lack of parental guidance, the proliferation of cybercrime and inadequate …

Delhi rape & murder: Don't deny child's caste, says SC lawyer Mihira Sood
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi rape & murder: Don't deny child's caste, says SC lawyer Mihira Sood

India Today  

The alleged gang rape, murder and forced cremation of a nine-year-old Dalit girl by the accused at Nangal village in Delhi's Cantonment area have sparked outrage. India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai spoke to Supreme Court lawyer Mihira Sood who said the child’s identity should not be denied in the Delhi rape and murder case. Of course, all rapes …

Expanding the scope of POCSO
3 years, 10 months ago

Expanding the scope of POCSO

The Hindu  

Over the last nine years, India has sought to “protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography” through the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. With growing international jurisprudence around these issues, and in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, India must revise its legal and procedural methods to deal with …

Nirbhaya Case: Eight Years Later, Parents Say Will Fight for Justice in Sexual Assault Cases
4 years, 3 months ago

Nirbhaya Case: Eight Years Later, Parents Say Will Fight for Justice in Sexual Assault Cases

News 18  

Eight years after a harrowing incident changed her life and the uphill battle that followed to ensure that her daughter's culprits were punished, Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi has bravely resolved to fight for bringing justice to survivors and victims of sexual assault. "My fight for justice isn't over with the hanging of my daughter's convicts and will continue for getting …

Sexual Violence Against Children And Gender Disparity In The Law
4 years, 9 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 …

Crime and punishment: The Hindu Editorial on hanging of Nirbhaya case convicts
5 years ago

Crime and punishment: The Hindu Editorial on hanging of Nirbhaya case convicts

The Hindu  

The pre-dawn hangings of four men convicted of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman may have brought a semblance of closure to her parents, prompting her mother, to say, “Women will now feel safe.” On December 16, 2012, the woman was brutally raped in an empty moving bus in Delhi and she died after battling for her …

109 children sexually abused every day in India in 2018, reveals NCRB report
5 years, 2 months ago

109 children sexually abused every day in India in 2018, reveals NCRB report

India TV News  

As many as 109 children were sexually abused every day in India in 2018, according to the data by the National Crime Record Bureau, which showed a 22 per cent jump in such cases from the previous year. Overall crimes against children has increased steeply over six times in the decade over 2008-2018, from 22,500 cases recorded in 2008 to …

Rape, impunity and state of denial
5 years, 3 months ago

Rape, impunity and state of denial

The Hindu  

The horrific violence, gang rape and murder of the young woman veterinarian on a national highway close to Hyderabad has led to national outrage and protests in several States. Apart from the deliberate omissions in reporting lynching cases and honour crimes, the report showed an alarming increase in registered crimes against women. A UN report on steps required to provide …

'Criminalization Is Being Presented As A Solution To Social Problems' :Dr Prabha Kotiswaran On Women Issues And Laws
5 years, 4 months ago

'Criminalization Is Being Presented As A Solution To Social Problems' :Dr Prabha Kotiswaran On Women Issues And Laws

Live Law  

In the recent past, the only response of the Indian government to sexual violence against women and children, has been introducing newer and harsher punshments. This is evident through the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013, Criminal Law Amendment Act 2018 and this year's to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. In a 2018 book Governance Feminism: An …

India witnessed four-fold increase in child rapes between 1994 and 2016, claims report
5 years, 8 months ago

India witnessed four-fold increase in child rapes between 1994 and 2016, claims report

Firstpost  

Titled ‘Child Rights in India - An Unfinished Agenda’, the report talks about a number of issues including, malnutrition, crime against children and education. New Delhi: India has registered a four-fold increase in the number of rapes against children between 1994 and 2016, according to a new report by an alliance of six child-focused organisations. The child rights report has …

Did Child Rape Cases in India Increase 82% from 2015 to 2016?
5 years, 9 months ago

Did Child Rape Cases in India Increase 82% from 2015 to 2016?

The Quint  

The issue of increasing incidents of child rape in India has been a source of shame, concern and tragedy for the entire country. The Kathua rape case led to outrage all over the country, with many demanding the death penalty for the rapists, three of whom have been given a sentence of life imprisonment by a special court in Pathankot. …

Nirbhaya rape case verdict: Injustice has been done to 'children', says counsel of convicts
6 years, 8 months ago

Nirbhaya rape case verdict: Injustice has been done to 'children', says counsel of convicts

India TV News  

Commenting on the Supreme Court’s verdict dismissing review pleas filed by three convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case, counsel of the convicts on Monday said injustice has been done to the “children”. This decision has come due to political, public & media pressure,” news agency ANI quoted AP Singh, counsel of the three accused of 2012 Delhi gang-rape case, as …

In India, stories of boy victims of sex crimes are lost in the crowd
6 years, 10 months ago

In India, stories of boy victims of sex crimes are lost in the crowd

Hindustan Times  

He was lured into a room near where he played cricket, a man then shut the door and window, and raped him. “I have interacted with adult male survivors and social workers who have cited police hostility, ridicule and even lack of trust when it comes to believing that a boy was sexually abused,” she said. “The most common perception …

Every 15 minutes, a child is subjected to sexual offence: CRY report
6 years, 11 months ago

Every 15 minutes, a child is subjected to sexual offence: CRY report

Hindustan Times  

Every 15 minutes, a sexual offence is committed against a child in India, as per an analysis by CRY that shows a steady rise in sexual offences against children. The number of sexual offences registered against children increased by an alarming 300% over the last five years. While UP tops the list with 15% of recorded crimes against children, Maharashtra …

India is facing a national child safety emergency
6 years, 11 months ago

India is facing a national child safety emergency

Hindustan Times  

The rape of our children is a failure of the idea of India. Government data has revealed that trial of pending cases of child sexual abuse will take over 50 years in some states to be completed, even if no further cases are registered The Supreme Court in 2013, responding to a Bachpan Bachao Andolan’s petition filed in 2012, had …

Kathua, Unnao rape cases: Death penalty won't solve problem, attitude towards women needs to change
6 years, 11 months ago

Kathua, Unnao rape cases: Death penalty won't solve problem, attitude towards women needs to change

Firstpost  

What are the reasons we are unable to prevent incidents like the ones in Kathua and Unnao and what actions need to follow so that we can reduce them? India has become notorious around the world as a place where women and children are unsafe from sexual violence, and even if this is not the reality, it has become the …

Rajeev Chandrasekhar slams Rahul Gandhi and Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah over rising crimes against children
6 years, 11 months ago

Rajeev Chandrasekhar slams Rahul Gandhi and Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah over rising crimes against children

Op India  

Karnataka BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar today took to Twitter to slam Congress President Rahul Gandhi and Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah for their comments on rising sexual crimes against children in the country in the wake of the recent Kathua rape and murder case while turning a blind eye at the crime against children back home in poll-bound Karnataka. Dear @rahulgandhi – …

Kailash Satyarthi says 53 percent of minors in India are sexually abused, do not report it
7 years ago

Kailash Satyarthi says 53 percent of minors in India are sexually abused, do not report it

Firstpost  

Fifty-three percent of children below the age of 18 in the country are sexually abused and most do not come forward to report it, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and children’s rights activist Kailash Satyarthi said. Karimnagar: Fifty-three percent of children below the age of 18 in the country are sexually abused and most do not come forward to report it, …

SC Tells Centre To Get Portal For Filing Complaints On Child Sexual Abuse, Related Crimes Ready By Jan 10 [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

SC Tells Centre To Get Portal For Filing Complaints On Child Sexual Abuse, Related Crimes Ready By Jan 10 [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to have the portal for making complaints by citizens with regard to issues pertaining to child sexual abuse, child pornography and rape/ gangrape videos, ready on or before January 10, 2018. A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice UU Lalit made this observation during in-camera proceedings held in the …

SC Tells Centre To Get Portal For Filing Complaints On Child Sexual Abuse, Related Crimes Ready By Jan 10 [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

SC Tells Centre To Get Portal For Filing Complaints On Child Sexual Abuse, Related Crimes Ready By Jan 10 [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the Union of India to have the portal for making complaints by citizens with regard to issues pertaining to child sexual abuse, child pornography and rape/ gangrape videos, ready on or before January 10, 2018. A bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice UU Lalit made this observation during in-camera proceedings held in the …

Minor boy from Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha killed after unnatural sex, say police
7 years, 4 months ago

Minor boy from Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha killed after unnatural sex, say police

Hindustan Times  

A 13-year-old boy was killed and his body thrown into a river by a 36-year-old man after he forced the child into “unnatural sex” last week in Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh, which recorded the second highest number of cases of sexual abuse against children in the country in 2015, police said on Monday. During sustained questioning, Jagdish Ahirwar confessed …

Sshh! How India Ignores Child Rape Survivors: Red Ribbon & a Baby
7 years, 6 months ago

Sshh! How India Ignores Child Rape Survivors: Red Ribbon & a Baby

The Quint  

Pradyumn Thakur and Hasini* were both seven years old. Child rape in India dominates national conversation a few times in a year — usually when horrific cases of rape and child sexual abuse are featured in headlines. Nearly half of the children in India – 53% – face sexual abuse, according to a 2007 study by Ministry of Women and …

Indian rapist claims five-year-old victim 'provoked him' in interview with academic studying sexual violence
7 years, 7 months ago

Indian rapist claims five-year-old victim 'provoked him' in interview with academic studying sexual violence

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Such cases of sexual violence in India have been a key topic of discussion since the …

New rape cases in India see campaigners question efforts to combat sexual violence
7 years, 10 months ago

New rape cases in India see campaigners question efforts to combat sexual violence

ABC  

India's women's rights movement is frustrated by the lack of progress in cutting the instances of rape, after several recent high-profile incidents. Key points: As many as 10,854 cases of child rape were reported in India in 2015, according to India's National Crime Records Bureau Delhi's Commissioner for Women, Swati Maliwal, said while incident reporting had improved, actual safety had …

Child sex crimes remain taboo in India as cases soar
7 years, 10 months ago

Child sex crimes remain taboo in India as cases soar

Daily Mail  

Reports of children being raped, molested and trafficked for sex in India have surged by almost 70 per cent. The National Crime Records Bureau, in its most recently published figures, revealed that there were 14,913 reported sex crimes committed against children in 2015 against 8,904 the previous year. There are an estimated 20 million commercial sex workers in India and …

Child sexual abuse: More than half of the victims are boys
7 years, 10 months ago

Child sexual abuse: More than half of the victims are boys

Hindustan Times  

There is a common misconception that children from well-to-do families are immune to sexual abuse. At some point of time, one out of every two children in India faces sexual exploitation – and more than half of the victims are boys, say several studies. The union government has framed the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, to protect …

Nirbhaya gangrape case: Separating fact from emotion
7 years, 10 months ago

Nirbhaya gangrape case: Separating fact from emotion

Live Mint  

In keeping with public sentiment, the Supreme Court has decided to uphold the death sentence against the four men who fatally gang-raped a student on the night of 16 December 2012. More brutal rapes have been reported since — an 11 month old baby girl raped by her neighbour in Delhi’s Vikaspuri, a 28-year-old raped, tortured and murdered in Rohtak, …

Sex offenders will be dealt with harshest punishment, says Kerala CM on Women's Day
8 years ago

Sex offenders will be dealt with harshest punishment, says Kerala CM on Women's Day

India Today  

While Kerala government has been at the receiving end of criticism for the spate of increasing sexual violence against women in the state, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today took to Facebook to express the state's stand on the incidents. The state government was criticised widely following the recent incidents of alleged sexual abuse of seven children at Kalpetta, death of …

Indian judiciary needs to introspect on how it treats victims of sexual abuse
8 years, 1 month ago

Indian judiciary needs to introspect on how it treats victims of sexual abuse

Firstpost  

In child sexual abuse cases, the majority of complainants have to undergo the distressing experience of having their evidence torn apart by the shards of disbelief. What role do “all probabilities” assumed, or rather presumed by a judge play in the adjudication of cases of child sexual abuse? She also observed that despite attaining majority, the complainant was still lodged …

Examine Conflict Between POCSO & IPC: SC To Centre
8 years, 2 months ago

Examine Conflict Between POCSO & IPC: SC To Centre

Live Law  

Nobel prize winner Kailash Satyarthi’s NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan wanted the Supreme Court to clear the conflict between the IPC - which terms children as those aged under 15 years - and POCSO - which terms children as those aged under 18.A bench headed by the newly sworn in Chief Justice J S Khehar today directed the government to examine …

We remain cruel to our kids
8 years, 6 months ago

We remain cruel to our kids

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Kavya was in class 5 when her mother died in a road accident. Kavya’s is not an isolated case; in fact, the shamefully shocking stats from the National Crime Records Bureau say 94.8 per cent of child sexual abuse during 2015 were by persons closely known to the victims. “There is now increased awareness about child sexual abuse, so …

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