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RSKS highlights India's progress on child protection at UNHRC session
Updated : 3 days, 2 hours ago IST
In her remarks, Majid stated that every child, regardless of birthplace, deserves safety, dignity and opportunity. She pointed out that violence against children remains a global concern, with more than half of the world's children experiencing some form of violence each year. Such violence,
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Oxford medical student highlights holistic education as key to protecting
Updated : 3 days, 20 hours ago IST
At the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Petrina Lander, a medical student at the University of Oxford, in her oral statement, while addressing the annual full-day meeting on the rights of the child, called for stronger global support for holistic education sys
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"Children are citizens of present, not the future..": Guwahati HC CJ Ashut
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
The Assam Police organised a keynote lecture on 'Institutionalising Child Friendly Practices Across the Justice Delivery Chain' in Guwahati on Tuesday.
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Couldn't come up with single policy in 2yrs: BRS attacks Telangana CM over
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Dasoju Sravan Kumar demanded that the Telangana government allocate 15% budget towards education, and criticised Chief Minister Revanth Reddy for allegedly not rolling out any policy "in 2 years of being in power."
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Novo Medi Sciences Launches 'G.A.U.R.I.' -- A Nationwide Missed Call Movem
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 4: Novo Medi Sciences Pvt. Ltd. (Novo Group) has announced the launch of G.A.U.R.I. (Generating Awareness on Underprivileged Girls' Right to Immunization), a nationwide awareness-led vaccination mission designed to spotlight and support the immunisation
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Minor variations in child's words cannot dilute allegation of sexual assau
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Minor variations in a child's expression cannot eclipse the core allegation of sexual assault, the Delhi High Court held while upholding the conviction of a man under POCSO Act.
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Madras HC suggests Australia-like law to regulate children's internet acce
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Referring to the new law introduced by the Australian government that prohibits children below the age of 16 from holding social media accounts, he said that a similar legislation could be considered in India as well.
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Justice Kotiswar Singh leads Fight 4 Justice Awards honouring India's unsu
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The awards celebrated quiet yet transformative battles where courage, patience and moral clarity prevailed over systemic resistance.
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NHRC flags "proxy governance" in local bodies; summons states, UTs over 'S
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The matter arises out of complaint filed by Sushil Verma, former Member of Haryana State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, which was considered by the bench of the Commission headed by Priyank Kanoongo, member NHRC on 12.12.2025, an official statement said.
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Terre des hommes India Organises 'Children and Climate 2025', Calls for In
Updated : 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 12: Terre des hommes (Tdh) India, a child rights organisation that has deepened its understanding of how climate change affects children by actively listening to young people in the Sundarbans region and in Jharkhand, organised Children and Climate 2025 on 11th De
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Human rights body flags deepening threats to democracy, and vulnerable com
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
HRCP warned that Pakistan faces rising threats to democracy, rights, and safety. It raised concerns over constitutional changes, security crackdowns, enforced disappearances, refugee deportations, minority persecution, child marriage, and climate displacement, urging urgent reforms and accou
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Assam Police headquarters lit in blue to mark World Children's Day
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As part of the global celebration of World Children's Day on November 20, all major infrastructure and buildings of the Assam Police, including the DGP Office, the Guwahati Police Commissionerate, all SSP Offices, and Police Stations across the State, were illuminated in blue.
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