Making Odisha child-marriage free — an optimistic view

People have questioned the process of declaring villages child-marriage free

Over 1,800 cases of cybercrimes against children registered in 2022, higher than last year: NCRB

Experts fear the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven this unfortunate trend  

International Girl Child Day: Crimes against girls on the rise in India, especially eastern states

Strenghening community-based child protection systems imperative

NCRB data shows COVID-19 pandemic made children more vulnerable to crime

Over 400 crimes against children happened every day in 2021; 16% increase compared with 2020

Sexual abuse in child marriage: Legal framework, anomalies and the way forward

Sphere of child rights, especially rights of the girl child, needs ample protection and care by the state through legislation

Ending child marriage, beyond slogans

Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2020-21 speech proposed a task force to review minimum age of marriage for women; child marriage is widely …

How COVID-19 is exposing children to traffickers

School closure due to COVID-19 has not only precluded many from access to education, but also from a source of shelter and nourishment

Teenage pregnancies in every 3 of 5 child brides, finds CRY

Non-profit study significant proportion of adolescent mothers had low-birth-weight babies

Poor understanding of maternal, infant mortality rates & misuse of law behind Assam child marriage crackdown

State’s poor health performance lies in larger developmental issues; Prohibition of Child Marriage and POCSO Acts being misinterpretated

COVID-19, poverty may have spurred child marriages in India: Activists

Numbers show one in every four in India is a child marriage, but ground situation may be even worse