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'We urged to shut Muzaffarpur shelter home'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 03 (ANI): President of the Bihar State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Dr. Harpal Kaur on Friday said that she visited the Muzaffarpur shelter home in 2017 and found that the girls were locked up inside a room.
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Mandsaur rape: NCPCR seeks detailed report from police
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 3 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has sought a detailed report from the police regarding the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Mandsaur district.
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'Protection for child actors is a must'
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 13 (ANI): On the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour, child rights organisations collectively raised concern about the protection of child artists in the entertainment industry.
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No child labour in India's granite mines- NCPCR
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Findings by the Utrecht-based human rights organization, the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN), with regard to granite quarries in Andhra Pradesh,Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka indulging in slavery and child labour in an unsafe work environment
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World needs to care for Rohingya refugees: Priyanka Chopra
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 22 (ANI): Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is also the global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights, on Tuesday urged her fans and followers to care for and support the Rohingya refugees.
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Bangladesh: Priyanka Chopra visits Rohingya refugee camps
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 21 (ANI): Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is also the global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights, is in Dhaka visitng the Rohingya refugee camps.
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Centre urges extensive campaigning on child sexual abuse
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): In the wake of increasing sexual crimes against children, the Centre on Thursday suggested that extensive campaigning be undertaken in rural and urban India regarding child sexual abuse and violation of child rights caused by it.
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Asaram Verdict: Lesson for people who commit sexual offences, says NCPCR
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Few hours after self-styled godman Asaram Bapu along with two others was found guilty in a 2013 rape case, National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) member Yashwant Jain said that the judgment is a lesson to people who think they can get away
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POCSO Act: Death penalty will be futile, says Justice Shah
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah, along with other child rights activists and lawyers expressed their dissatisfaction over the recent ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Maharashtra Child Rights Commission issues guidelines to streamline surrog
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] April 7 (ANI): The Maharashtra Child Rights Commission (MCRC) has issued guidelines to streamline surrogacy.
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Centre approves Protection of Human Rights Bill
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 5 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved the Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill, 2018 for better protection and promotion of human rights in the country.
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Child Rights commission files case against Kuthiyottam ritual
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], March 1 (ANI): The Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has registered a case against the 'Kuthiyottam' ritual performed during Attukal Pongala festival.
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