Child Protection
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Why the protection of teenagers needs to be balanced with respecting their sexual autonomy
Fearful of being reported to the police under the POCSO Act, consenting teenagers aged 16-18 put lives and reproductive health at risk.
Anubhav Kumar & Prakhar Bajpai
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Mrs. Chatterjee vs Norway reopens an important conversation on child welfare and separating families
Research shows that placing children in institutional state care does not ensure safety. Local communities and kinship networks are a better source of support.
Suparna Gupta
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YouTube says it will ban comments on videos featuring minors to prevent predatory behaviour
YouTube said it had already disabled comments from tens of millions of videos during the past week.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Anti-trafficking bill: Proposed law must be victim-centric and take a child rights approach
It is imperative to avoid the institutionalisation of children and to instead strive to restore them to a family.
Priti Mahara
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Giving tobacco to children can now attract seven-year jail term, Rs 1 lakh fine
The Juvenile Justice Act also makes giving children any intoxicating liquor, narcotic drug, or psychotropic substances illegal, unless prescribed by a qualified medical practitioner.
Scroll Staff
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Supreme Court asks Parliament to consider separate law for child rape
The apex court also suggested redefining the term 'child' in the Indian Penal Code in the context of rape.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Four mistakes Bengaluru is making in addressing child sexual abuse in schools
Relying on CCTVs causes a big blind spot in long-term safety strategies, activists say.
Nayantara Narayanan
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Video: Kerala parents send bawling 11-month-old infant on a parasailing ride
The flight was part of a parasailing competition at Kannur beach.
Akshaya Pillai