Child Sexual Abuse

LIFENEWS

Gujarat sees 3,095 rapes in two years

Four rapes occurred daily in Gujarat in 2019 and 2020, said state government in reply to a question in the assembly
Neelam Jeena

CBI Finds 10 More Victims of Child Sexual Abuse by UP Engineer Involved in Dark Web

The agency has identified 35 victims. The accused, 50-year old Ram Bhuwan allegedly abused around 50 children in the age group of 4-16 years in three adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh –Hamirpur, Banda, Chitrakoot — for over a decade and selling those recorded sexually explicit acts on dark web.
Sonal Kellogg

Children at increased risk of sexual abuse and exploitation during COVID-19 lockdown

There has to be enough focus on the protection of children from sexual abuse and parents, guardians, teachers and all those who are stakeholders in children’s welfare should be really aware of this aspect to ensure a safe and healthy childhood for our children during this time of coronavirus pandemic, writes Sonal Kellogg
Sonal Kellogg

High pendency of child sexual abuse cases render POCSO a toothless law: Uttar Pradesh accounts for 25% of all cases under the Act

States like Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal continue to ignore Supreme Court's directive to set up Special POCSO Fast Track Courts (FTC) despite extremely high pendency rates. In some districts in these two states, there are over 1,000 POCSO cases pending for over one year.
Sonal Kellogg

Despite SC intervention, victim compensation in POCSO cases poor due to cumbersome process, failure to invoke law

The Supreme Court has noted that no scheme for compensation existed for victims of sexual abuse under POCSO and ordered that victims under POCSO should be compensated under Compensation Scheme for Women victims/Survivors of Sexual assault/other crimes of NALSA.
Sonal Kellogg

To curb child sexual abuse in India, POCSO Act needs wide publicity; personal safety education among children, parents vital

Children are not voters, which is why their needs are often neglected. It is the collective responsibility of all citizens to protect children from child sexual abuse and ensure that they have a childhood free of any abuse.
Sonal Kellogg

'Me Too': How adult survivors of child sexual abuse are vulnerable to re-victimisation

Several studies have shown that those who have been sexually abused as children are twice as likely to be abused sexually and/or raped as adults.
Sonal Kellogg

Justice in POCSO cases a long way off in Gujarat: Lack of implementation of Act makes it ineffective deterrent

In Gujarat, the acquittal rate in POCSO cases is many times higher than the conviction rate which is in single digits and much lower than the national rate.

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