child rights

A day in the life of a children’s home supervisor in Maharashtra who helps victims of violence and abuse understand the nuances of institutionalisation and supports their legal journey.

Survivors of intrafamilial sexual abuse deserve a judicial system that understands their layered challenges, values rehabilitation over punishment, and builds safe spaces for reporting.

To achieve inclusive vocational learning for children with special needs, we need to restructure pedagogy, develop robust policies, and establish strong industry linkages.

Only people certified as more than 40 percent disabled can avail readers, lab assistants, and other technical aids during written examinations.

By criminalising child marriage, the Assam government is undermining the importance of choice and prevention, and tearing families apart in the process.

In 2015, a new Juvenile Justice Act introduced the concept of preliminary assessment wherein minors aged 16 to 18 who are accused of committing heinous offences can be tried as adults. Here’s why this move compromises child rights.

The pandemic has had a devastating impact on adolescent girls and young women in Jharkhand. What can nonprofits and funders do to help them achieve their aspirations despite setbacks to their education, mental health, and more?

More than two out of five girls are married early in Bihar. Here are some reasons why child marriage remains prevalent in the state and some ways to discourage it.

The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, proposes increasing the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21. But this may not be enough to end early marriages.