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CSA has various adverse effects on the psychological, physical, behavioural, and interpersonal well-being of the victim. (Photo: https://twitter.com/ActionAidIndia)

JoinTheDots a movement for diligent parenting

With Government data showing that every 15 minutes, a child is sexually abused in India, the menace of child sexual...

30 Jan 2019 10:47 PM IST

Pope Francis greets young detainees before leaving Las Garzas youth detention centre on the outskirts of Panama City, during his visit to Panama for World Youth Day. (Photo:AFP)

Vatican serious about addressing child sexual abuse

Vatican sets a new precedent by defrocking a former US cardinal for sex abuse of minor.

16 Feb 2019 8:48 PM IST

The girl was allegedly raped multiple times by her father, an official said. (Representational Image)

Save children from abuse

The suggestion from the top court that special courts be set up to fast-track cases is most welcome.

15 July 2019 1:40 AM IST

Civil rights advocates warn that the backdoor access that the bill would provide could be exploited by hackers and authoritarian governments. (Photo | Pix- djandyw.com)

Threat to data privacy as US bill targets encryption to curb child sex...

Digital rights activists argue that the bill is an indirect way to weaken online encryption in the name of better law...

8 March 2020 4:40 PM IST

Facebook and other online platforms have been trying to minimise hate speech on social media, by getting content moderated.

Why India needs to be the centre for content moderation reform

A significant number of moderators for most platforms are contracted through companies such as Cognizant, Genpact, and...

16 May 2020 3:10 PM IST

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AA Edit: Lessons, for bois'

Surely boys will also be bois ,They have been for ages

7 May 2020 6:27 PM IST

Sukanti Kalu, 14, sitting at at the village chaupal (public meeting place).

Women in Lariapali unite to fulfil dreams of their children

Women in Lariapali village in Odisha have put a ban on the sale and consumption of liquor.

30 May 2018 12:29 AM IST

According to the police, the accused, Srinivas allegedly molested the boy when he went to the washroom. (Photo: File/Representational)

In India, boy victims of sex crimes don't get talked about

In the meantime, the minimum punishment for raping a boy is 10 years in jail, compared with 20 years for assaults on...

8 May 2018 8:11 PM IST

Grooming is a process of engaging the child/adolescent in sexual acts by developing trust.

CSA is about power and domination

While one method of CSA is coercive, violent abuse of children, the other processes by which abuses happen are far more...

7 May 2018 4:00 AM IST

The incident began in April during the childs school break and went on for over two months. (Representational image)

6-year-old Andhra boy allegedly sexually abused by cousins

Following the report, the two boys were presented in court on Tuesday.

26 Jun 2018 4:34 PM IST

Earlier studies had shown significant abnormalities in the white matter in the brains of people who had experienced child abuse (Photo: AFP)

Germany's Catholic Church to own up to decades of child sexual abuse

In Germany alone, almost 3,700 minors were abused between 1946 and 2014, according to the report prepared by the German...

25 Sept 2018 2:20 PM IST

In the year 2016, nine complaints were received and among them only one was substantiated and 8 were non-substantiated. (Representational image)

Victims of sexual abuse can now file complaints online

The database will include offenders convicted under charges of rape, gang rape, POCSO and eve-teasing.

21 Sept 2018 5:05 AM IST