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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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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