Tag Archives: Children
Rights body opposes deportation of Rohingya children in SC
West Bengal child rights commission moved the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the Centre’s decision to deport Rohingya Muslims who are staying in the country to Myanmar. West Bengal State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBSCPCR), in its plea before the top court, said,
Rights group calls on US to end surgeries on intersex children
NEWS SCAN Human Rights Watchissued an expansive report on Tuesday calling for a “moratorium” on surgeries designed to “normalize” intersex children, those who are “are born with chromosomes, gonads, sex organs, or genitalia that differ from those seen as socially typical for boys and girls.”
UN warned not to whitewash ‘grave violations against children’ in Yemen
NEWS SCAN Charities have urged the UN to name and shame the Saudi-led coalition over child rights violations in Yemen after research showed more than 120 children were killed or maimed in airstrikes by the alliance last year. A briefing by Save the Children and Watchlist on Children
India’s Children: And Their Eluding Rights
The err of humanity lies in it’s ingratitude. As we age in this unforgiving, but rather forgetful society, we are treated with more respect, looked at more admiringly. Mature, is what we call ourselves, and feel proud to have attained ‘sufficient understanding’ of the ways
Centre wants special focus on malnourished children in midday meal
NEWS SCAN The Centre wants states to carry out health check-ups for all students under the midday meal scheme to ensure that malnourished and underweight children are given a second helping of the meal. It is also considering a study to assess the impact of
Two-thirds of Indian children are not vaccinated on time – Study
NEWS SCAN India is a leading producer and exporter of vaccines but two-thirds of Indian children do not receive vaccinations on time which makes them susceptible to diseases and contributes to untimely deaths, according to American researchers. A research conducted by the University of Michigan’s
Missing Children As Bad As Terrorism, Says Delhi High Court
NEWS SCAN The Delhi High Court today expressed strong displeasure on increasing number of missing children terming it akin to terrorism even as Delhi Police said out of 2,252 missing children in 2016, it has traced a total of 1,293. “Lots of children gone missing,
Judge Rules Amazon must Refund Parents for in-App Purchases Made by Children
NEWS SCAN In US A federal judge has ruled that Amazon is liable for in-app purchases made by children, the latest development in a suit filed by the Federal Trade Commission in 2014. The FTC reached a settlement agreement with Apple and Google in 2014 about in-app purchases made