2011-01-22 Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) constitutes a form of coercion and violence against children and amounts to forced labour and a contemporary form of slavery.
2011-01-15 As the cold wave continues across north India, Asha (name changed) is desperately trying to cover her thin body with her arms. She knocks on each car window hoping to get something so she can buy a cup of hot tea or a small bite of something to eat and keep her little body warm.
2010-09-12 This is based on a true story told by an abused girl named Steph. Airyn wrote this poem after she read STEPH\'S story in the Child Abuse Effects.
2010-09-05 Jharkhand in eastern India is a comparatively new state having been created out of Bihar in 2000. It has a dismal record in terms of providing basic amenities to its people.
2010-08-21 On Mohan Singh and Savitri Devi’s list of must dos is to be around when their grandchildren get married. Sheela Chakravarty does not want another child while after the passing away of his wife, Salimuddin Khan plays both mother and father to his son, seven. In Saima Khatoon’s (23) case the responsibility of being both parents to her four year old son has fallen on her. Singh, Devi, Chakaravarty, Khan’s son and Khatoon are HIV positive.
2010-08-20 Legal definitions of child pornography generally include sexual images involving both prepubescent and post-pubescent teenage minors and computer-generated images that appear to involve them.
Child pornography is a multi-billion dollar industry and among the fastest growing criminal segments on the Internet.
2010-08-06 Approximately 180 to 200 million women and girls become pregnant each year; 529,000 of them die from pregnancy related causes (more than one maternal death a minute).
2010-07-27 Child abuse is a stark reality. It happens around us all the time and yet not many raise their voice against it. In fact its so common that most just accept it especially in remote areas where women still haven't seen the light of education and don't know how/where to seek help.
2010-06-17 Archana Shrestha, 20, is an honest calm-natured girl whom I have known for the past couple of months. she had to quit school when she was in the 8th grade. Due to the long gap, she is now incapable of reading and writing properly.
2010-06-12 The 1991 Census carried out by Government of India states that there are 11.28 million working children under the age of fourteen years in India.
2010-06-11 While billions are caught up in the excitement of the football World Cup, some 215 million children are labouring for survival. Education and play are luxuries for them.
2010-05-19 In a country where young girls are forced into marriage and subsequently sexual relationships long before they even hit puberty, the child brides are finally heading to the court to get the marriages annulled.
THE YOUNG VICTIMS OF SEX TRADE
2011-01-22 Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) constitutes a form of coercion and violence against children and amounts to forced labour and a contemporary form of slavery.
India - Homeless in the capital!
2011-01-15 As the cold wave continues across north India, Asha (name changed) is desperately trying to cover her thin body with her arms. She knocks on each car window hoping to get something so she can buy a cup of hot tea or a small bite of something to eat and keep her little body warm.
BADJAO GIRLS
2010-10-26 Each day they work to the bones,collecting paining memories,holding their tears upon seeing normal children in uniforms....
The Unsung Pains of a Mother
2010-09-24 A mother raises her children with love, care and selflessness only to be left alone when she needs them the most.
TESTIMONY OF A SEXUALLY ABUSED CHILD
2010-09-12 This is based on a true story told by an abused girl named Steph. Airyn wrote this poem after she read STEPH\'S story in the Child Abuse Effects.
BECAUSE I AM A GIRL, I MUST STUDY - POEM
2010-09-08 The daughter tells her father: Since you ask, here’s why I must study. Because I am a girl, I must study.
India: Jharkhand struggles to ensure basic human rights for mother and child
2010-09-05 Jharkhand in eastern India is a comparatively new state having been created out of Bihar in 2000. It has a dismal record in terms of providing basic amenities to its people.
Motherhood Vs HIV Positive Women
2010-08-21 On Mohan Singh and Savitri Devi’s list of must dos is to be around when their grandchildren get married. Sheela Chakravarty does not want another child while after the passing away of his wife, Salimuddin Khan plays both mother and father to his son, seven. In Saima Khatoon’s (23) case the responsibility of being both parents to her four year old son has fallen on her. Singh, Devi, Chakaravarty, Khan’s son and Khatoon are HIV positive.
The Tape
2010-08-20 Legal definitions of child pornography generally include sexual images involving both prepubescent and post-pubescent teenage minors and computer-generated images that appear to involve them. Child pornography is a multi-billion dollar industry and among the fastest growing criminal segments on the Internet.
The Fortuneless One
2010-08-06 Approximately 180 to 200 million women and girls become pregnant each year; 529,000 of them die from pregnancy related causes (more than one maternal death a minute).
Poverty's Grotesque Ring of Violence
2010-08-05 Poverty brings much suffering in people's lives. Its connotation for young children especially, can sometimes be horrendous.
Her father is a monster
2010-07-27 Child abuse is a stark reality. It happens around us all the time and yet not many raise their voice against it. In fact its so common that most just accept it especially in remote areas where women still haven't seen the light of education and don't know how/where to seek help.
Eyes that speak but are never heard!
2010-07-10 Your little gestures can make a difference in their (child workers) life says Shetizen Journalist Payal.
Poem on child labor
2010-06-25 From Nepal, a heart touching poem on how we all have a proactive role in preventing child labour.
Archana: the story of a courageus woman
2010-06-17 Archana Shrestha, 20, is an honest calm-natured girl whom I have known for the past couple of months. she had to quit school when she was in the 8th grade. Due to the long gap, she is now incapable of reading and writing properly.
Indian children : Labouring away!
2010-06-12 The 1991 Census carried out by Government of India states that there are 11.28 million working children under the age of fourteen years in India.
Go for the goal – soccer and child labour
2010-06-11 While billions are caught up in the excitement of the football World Cup, some 215 million children are labouring for survival. Education and play are luxuries for them.
Yemeni Child Brides Say NO
2010-05-19 In a country where young girls are forced into marriage and subsequently sexual relationships long before they even hit puberty, the child brides are finally heading to the court to get the marriages annulled.
Homicide: American Children Fall At Hands of Loved Ones
2010-04-28 Protection of the lives of children is a moral mandate.
Why Women Die?
2010-04-12 Looking at the causes that are responsible for nearly three-quarters of all maternal deaths in developing countries.