Why some states in the US are weakening child-labour restrictions

New laws generally make it easier for kids from 14 to 17 years old to work longer and later – and in occupations that were previously off-limits for minors.

John A Fliter, The Conversation

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Betsy Wood, The Conversation

· Sep 12, 2023 · 07:30 pm

Child rights body seeks action against AAP’s Gujarat unit for recruiting minor as party worker

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights asked the police to submit an action taken report within three days.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 18, 2022 · 05:43 pm

Child rights body seeks FIR against Aaditya Thackeray for using minors in Aarey forest campaign

The Shiv Sena MLA is protesting the Maharashtra government’s move to shift a metro car shed back to Aarey Colony, which is called the ‘green lung’ of Mumbai.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 11, 2022 · 05:54 pm

Parents’ rights are irrelevant when deciding custody of child, says Supreme Court

The court said that the sole criteria for custody is the welfare of the child.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 13, 2022 · 06:19 pm

In rural Rajasthan, a frayed school system prompts children to work rather than study

Why would children choose to be entrapped rather than empowered?

Anhad Imaan

· Dec 15, 2020 · 06:30 am

In Bihar, children are being employed at weddings on 11-hour shifts – because of a legal loophole

Despite laws against in, wedding contractors ave found loopholes to employ children cheap, for 11 hour shifts that stretch through the night.

Poorvi Kulkarni, IndiaSpend.com

· Aug 12, 2019 · 08:30 pm

Over 100 countries have banned corporal punishment in schools – but not the US and Australia

Certain types of nations have been slower than others to outlaw the practice. A recent analysis seeks to explain why.

Lucy Sorensen, Charmaine Willis, Victor Asal and Melissa L Breger, The Conversation

· Aug 02, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Why a law banning genital mutilation was deemed unconstitutional in the US – and what is needed now

There’s an urgent need to prevent all child genital cutting, not just for girls.

Brian D Earp, The Conversation

· Jan 23, 2019 · 09:30 pm

‘Grey area’: Activists are sceptical about removing time limits on reporting child sexual abuse

They say it is unlikely to help survivors find justice or even closure unless the existing systems for reporting and tackling such crime are strengthened.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Oct 11, 2018 · 12:30 pm

‘The status of children in shelter homes is frightening,’ says Supreme Court

The Ministry of Women and Child Development told the court that it has ordered district magistrates to submit their reports on the matter by September 15.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 28, 2018 · 09:38 pm

United Nations warns of potential loss of a generation of Rohingya children

The United Nations Children’s Fund said a massive investment in education is required for half a million children living in refugee camps in Bangladesh.

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· Aug 23, 2018 · 05:56 pm

The case that could end ritual male circumcision in the United Kingdom

A mother is suing a doctor for circumcising her infant son without her consent.

Niall McCrae, The Conversation

· Apr 17, 2018 · 09:30 pm