
New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill to protect children below 18 from sexual abuse, set up special courts for speedy trial of cases against them and provide stringent punishment extending up to life term for offenders. "The bill is gender neutral. It seeks to protect children from sexual offences...the burden of proof will be on the accused," Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath said winding up the...

07:25 PM, May 22, 2012

New Delhi: Whom does a child turn to when the one he trusts with all of his tiny heart turns abuser? In a nut-shell, the second episode of Aamir Khan's television show Satyamev Jayate was simply heart-breaking. It brought out a common but rarely talked-about scourge of society - the sexual abuse of children - often by people they trust the most. Aamir spoke to several such victims, their family...

01:46 PM, May 13, 2012

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10:38 PM, Nov 18, 2009

Where does India's legal system stands on the issue of child abuse? ...

10:26 PM, Nov 18, 2009

One of the first such cases was exposed in Goa sixteen years ago. ...

09:59 PM, Nov 18, 2009