NEW DELHI, 17 July 2008] - The Indian labour ministry, which had come in for criticism for not being serious about implementing the Child Labour Act, has issued a 'protocol on rescue of child labour' on the directions of the Delhi High...
This is a documentation of a campaign to end violence against women and girls and to promote gender equality in India. Men’s Action for Stopping Violence Against Women or MASVAW is a network of over 175 individuals and 100 organisations, a...
The number of girls born and surviving in India has hit an all time low compared to boys, ActionAid says. A report by the UK charity says increasing numbers of female foetuses were being aborted and baby girls deliberately neglected and left to die...
Summary: We are currently developing an international guide to human rights pro bono lawyers to accompany our toolkit on strategic litigation. If you know of other pro bono law firms, please let us know at [email protected] Defenders...
[13 December 2007] - Discrimination threatens lives in emergencies, and governments and aid agencies should pay more attention to the needs of vulnerable groups who suffer most in disasters, the Red Cross said in a report released on Thursday....
The October - November 2007 issue of Children Speak deals with climate change. Children Speak is published every two months to communicate current news and insights, as part of a continuing effort to promote greater awareness on major...
The August September 2007 issue of Children Speak deals with education – one of the eight Millennium Development Goals set by the United Nations to achieve universal primary education for all by 2015. The article examines the disparities in...
[17 October 2007] - More and more States worldwide are reforming their laws to prohibit all corporal punishment of children, including in their homes. A new report by the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children analyses the...
BACGROUND TO THE PROJECT1. OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED RESULTSCIDA's Action Plan on Child Protection, launched in June 2001, included a CAN$ 2 million research fund established to explore the area of child protection. The Fund's primary objective was to...
No child shall be deprived of his or her liberty unlawfully or arbitrarily. The arrest, detention or imprisonment of a child shall be in conformity with the law and shall be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate...
