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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 - 9:49pm by admin in Delhi
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Bill that proposes to do away with the age of consent and deem any sexual relations with a person aged below 18 years as rape regardless of whether it is consensual sex or not.
At present, the age of consent is 16 years in most parts of India.It is a landmark Bill that for the first time recognises how rampant the problem of child sexual abuse is and seeks to address it.
The Ministry recommended these amendments to its original draft following the recommendation pf the parliamentary Standing Committee in its report in December 2011. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on Apr 24, 2012 - 9:37pm by admin in Delhi
In order to demand a complete ban on child labour in the country, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi, an eminent child rights activists and founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) requests the Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manhoman Singh to take strict actions to abolish it.
BBA strongly feels that the various development schemes and provisions in law cannot be upheld and implemented in letter and spirit, without a total abolishment of child labour in the country.
Bachpan Bachao Andolan was also a party in the recent judgment of Supreme Court that upheld the constitutional validity of Right to Education Act by pronouncing 25% reservation for underprivileged children in all the schools. The judgment has opened door for education of every child in India. But this goal itself can never be achieved with millions of children still languishing in child labour, child abuse and other forms of economic exploitation. Thus, BBA has demanded for a complete ban on Child Labour making it a cognizable and non-bailable offense in law.
Posted on Apr 24, 2012 - 8:37pm by admin in Delhi
New Delhi, April 24th, 2012: In the light to the increasing number of cases of child labour abuse, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) along with Global March Against Child Labour launched ‘Child Labour Free India Campaign’, to pronounce a complete ban on child labor in India. The campaign aims to bring about an amendment in the existing Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, by ensuring a total abolition of child labourers in the country till the age of 14 years. Read the rest of this entry »