New Delhi: Amid nationwide outcry over the rape of a 5-year-old girl in the national capital, the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has formulated guidelines for prevention of child abuse in the country. "Child abuse is a crime against one of the most vulnerable sections of our society our children. It is a crime that leaves permanent damage on psyche of children and robs them of their innocence. Hence, the most important need to address is the issue of prevention," a DCPCR official said.
According to a NCRB report for 2011, Delhi accounts for 12.8 per cent of crimes against children and 4.8 per cent of rape committed on children. Currently, there are two major legislations that deal with the issue of child abuse The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 pertaining to juveniles in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection, and the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012. However, neither of the legislations specifically focuses on the aspect of prevention.
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01:33 AM, Apr 24, 2013
Are the new anti-rape laws ineffective? Women's rights activist Ranjana Kumari joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. How to change mindset among small town men who come to work in metros? Asked by: Honey A. The most effective way of addressing violence is through education. Gender sensitisation must be incorporated into school curriculum and training programmes are required in community centres and workplaces. Only once we...
06:43 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Vatican City: Pope Francis wants the Catholic Church to "act decisively" to root out sexual abuse of children by priests and ensure the perpetrators are punished, the Vatican said on Friday. Francis, in a meeting with the Holy See's doctrinal chief, Archbishop Gerhard Mueller, had declared that combating sexual abuse was important "for the Church and its credibility", a statement said. Francis inherited a Church mired in problems and a...
11:41 AM, Apr 06, 2013
An Indian software professional and his wife, who were convicted for "serious child abuse" of their seven-year-old son, have filed an appeal in a higher court in Norway. Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni and his wife Anupama, who were arrested by police last month, were sentenced by Oslo District Court to jail terms for 18 months and 15 months respectively on Tuesday for gross or repeated maltreatment of their child/children by threats, violence...
03:25 PM, Dec 06, 2012
The Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that the Indian embassy in Norway was in constant touch with the Indian couple from Andhra Pradesh sentenced to jail for alleged child abuse. A statement by the MEA said, "Our embassy in Norway has been in touch with the Indian nationals involved in the case. Even during the course of their detention, the consular officer has been in touch with them....
08:27 PM, Dec 04, 2012
An Oslo court on Tuesday convicted the Indian couple from Andhra Pradesh who were facing charges of child abuse. The father was sentenced to 18 months and the mother to 15 months in jail by the court after being convicted of burning and hitting their seven-year-old son with belt. ...
03:40 PM, Dec 04, 2012
The Norway Police has claimed that the Indian couple from Andhra Pradesh facing charges of child abuse burnt and hit their seven-year-old son with belt. CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discussed whether the method of parenting is specific to a certain culture on the show. ...
11:36 AM, Dec 04, 2012
An Oslo court is set to rule on the Indian couple Andhra Pradesh facing charges of child abuse burnt and hit their seven-year-old son with belt on Tuesday. ...
07:27 AM, Dec 04, 2012
The Norway police on Monday claimed that the Indian couple from Andhra Pradesh facing charges of child abuse burnt and hit their seven-year-old son with belt. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Oslo police official Curt Lir said that the charges against the Vallabhanenis are from 2007 to March 2012. ...
06:40 PM, Dec 03, 2012
A Norway court has reserved its order on the sentencing of an Indian couple accused of child abuse till Tuesday. The couple, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, was arrested for reprimanding its seven-year-old son for wetting his pants. They now face up to one-and-a-half-years in prison. The prosecution has asked for a 15-month jail term for the mother and a 18-month term for the father for allegedly ill-treating their son repeatedly....
05:35 PM, Dec 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday puts in place several children friendly measures to be followed during investigation and trial of cases pertaining to child sex abuse. In cases of heinous sexual offences against children, the new legislation shifts the burden of proof on the accused, the Women and Child Development Ministry, which got the legislation...
12:26 AM, May 23, 2012
Pune: Seven girls staying at a residential school run by the state government in Yerawada have finally broken their silence and accused the headmaster of making sexual advances. Despite this, the Social Welfare Department has only issued a show-cause notice to the person concerned asking him why he should not be terminated from service. The matter has been put up for further inquiry, but no FIR has been lodged against...
11:08 AM, May 21, 2012
New Delhi: The second episode of Aamir Khan's much talked about television show Satyamev Jayate deals with the issue of child abuse. Given the huge positive feedback generated by the pilot episode that tackled the contentious subject of female foeticide both in rural and urban India, the second episode is even more explosive in form and content. According to the sources, Aamir has been working with a string of NGOs...
11:54 AM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: The second episode of Aamir Khan's much talked about television show Satyamev Jayate deals with the issue of child abuse, according to sources. Given the huge positive feedback generated by the pilot episode that tackled the contentious subject of female foeticide both in rural and urban India, the second episode is likely to be even more explosive in form and content. According to the sources, Aamir has been...
03:23 PM, May 11, 2012
Bangalore: Baby Afreen lost her battle for life in a Bangalore hospital on Wednesday. The three-month-old baby was simply unable to bear the brutal torture she suffered at the hands of her own father, all because she was born a girl. The infant succumbed to a massive cardiac arrest on Wednesday morning. And now, her broken-hearted mother is demanding justice. "He killed my baby. He should not be left free...
09:45 PM, Apr 11, 2012
Bangalore: Three-month-old baby Afreen, who was allegedly beaten and abused by her father, died of cardiac arrest in Bangalore on Wednesday. Afreen, who was admitted to Bangalore's Vani Vilas hospital on Sunday, suffered a massive cardiac arrest on Wednesday at 10:40 AM and died at 11:10 AM after all efforts to revive her by the doctors failed. Professor of Paediatrics at Vani Vilas Hospital R Premalatha said that multiple convulsions...
11:42 AM, Apr 11, 2012
CHENNAI: Denying the joys of sexual intercourse to people over 50, is directly related to the increasing instances of child sexual abuse in the country, says noted sexologist Dr Narayana Reddy. After releasing an extensive study titled Sex and the Aging Indian, accumulated over two decades, Dr Reddy pointed out that a large number of elderly people were denied sex, causing this problem. It is almost an established train of...
08:24 AM, Apr 11, 2012
Bangalore: Baby Afreen, the three-month-old baby, who was allegedly beaten and abused by her father, is in a semi-comatose state and doctors say that her condition has worsened. The Vani Vilas hospital, where Afreen is admitted, has sought help from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) for Afreen's treatment. Afreen continued to be on life support on Wednesday. Resident Medical Superintendent (RMS) Somegowda said the baby...
08:19 AM, Apr 11, 2012
Bangalore: Baby Afreen, the three-month-old baby, beaten and abused by her father continues to be critical and on life support. Her father, who is believed to have done this because he wanted a boy, has been arrested and sent to judicial custody. The baby was beaten, battered and burnt with cigarettes, but now her mother has said that she cannot take the abuse of her child anymore. Reshma Banu has...
09:21 PM, Apr 10, 2012
New Delhi: Two-year-old Falak was taken off the ventilator on Friday and the doctors at AIIMS say the baby girl has shown marginal improvement in last 24 hours. But the survival chances are dimming for Falak. The two year old's chest infection has been cured. Dr Deepak Agarwal said "If the situation worsens again, we will put her back on it." It has been three weeks since she was abandoned...
04:57 PM, Feb 10, 2012
