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Child Abuse

10 years since the Pocso Act, cases continue to be delayed, but courts are not solely to blame

Jyotika Randhawa Apoorva
· Dec 28, 2022 · 09:00 am
Delhi five-year-old girl tied by mother, left on terrace for not doing homework

Scroll Staff
· Jun 09, 2022 · 10:34 am
Mumbai priest’s conviction for child abuse sparks debate on church procedures for victim protection

Flavia Agnes
· Jan 17, 2022 · 06:30 am
UP: 15-year-old rape survivor, denied permission to abort, dies of pregnancy-related complications

Scroll Staff
· Jan 11, 2021 · 12:54 pm
Maharashtra Cabinet okays 2 bills with death penalty provisions for rape, acid attack, child abuse

Scroll Staff
· Dec 10, 2020 · 10:53 am
UP: 3-year-old girl raped and killed – third such incident in Lakhimpur Kheri district in 20 days

Scroll Staff
· Sep 04, 2020 · 11:24 am
Uttar Pradesh: 6-year-old battles for life after man rapes her, police release sketches of suspect

Scroll Staff
· Aug 10, 2020 · 11:53 am
Covid-19 lockdown has created psychological problems and violence within family, says SC judge

Scroll Staff
· Jun 05, 2020 · 10:17 am
Rajasthan: Six-year-old allegedly raped, strangled with school belt; 40-year-old arrested

Scroll Staff
· Dec 02, 2019 · 10:04 am
Caught on camera: Man beating a seven-year-old for cycling in a parking lot in Hyderabad

Scroll Staff
· Nov 13, 2019 · 04:09 pm
2010 Coimbatore murder case: SC reconfirms death penalty after dismissing convict’s review petition

Scroll Staff
· Nov 07, 2019 · 02:09 pm
Madhya Pradesh: Soldier arrested for allegedly kidnapping, raping five-year-old girl in Narsinghpur

Scroll Staff
· Jun 28, 2019 · 05:57 pm
Madhya Pradesh: Man arrested for allegedly kidnapping, raping and killing 5-year-old girl in Ujjain

Scroll Staff
· Jun 09, 2019 · 10:20 am
Jammu and Kashmir: Alleged rape of three-year-old girl in Bandipora triggers protests across Valley

Scroll Staff
· May 13, 2019 · 09:56 am
Sexual abuse: Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell sentenced to six years in jail

Scroll Staff
· Mar 13, 2019 · 12:36 pm
YouTube says it will ban comments on videos featuring minors to prevent predatory behaviour

Scroll Staff
· Mar 01, 2019 · 02:58 pm
Tamil Nadu: Manager of children’s home in Tiruvannamalai arrested for allegedly abusing 15 girls

Scroll Staff
· Jan 30, 2019 · 11:59 am
UK: Practice of breast-ironing in minor girls on the rise, says report

Scroll Staff
· Jan 27, 2019 · 03:55 pm
Why a law banning genital mutilation was deemed unconstitutional in the US – and what is needed now

Brian D Earp, The Conversation
· Jan 23, 2019 · 09:30 pm
Bihar: CBI files FIRs against two shelter homes in Munger district accused of child abuse

Scroll Staff
· Jan 17, 2019 · 07:07 pm