Africa: Statement from UNICEF Regional Director, Gilles Fagninou, on Violence Against Children in West and Central Africa: [Unicef] I grew up in this region. So when I took on the responsibility of UNICEF Regional Director a year ago, I did so with a deeper sense of purpose - and made a commitment--that it would be more than just a job. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKbCDn #UNICEF #ViolenceAgainstChildren #ChildProtection #WestAfrica #CentralAfrica
#ViolenceAgainstChildren
Man acquitted in the Ariyalur rape and murder is preparing for a political career
Only one person was convicted in the Ariyalur case where a minor Dalit girl was raped and murdered. The News Minute met the family of the victim seeking justice and some of the men who have been let off.
#TamilNadu #ariyalur #AriyalurRape #dalits #paraiyars #vanniyars #rape #ViolenceAgainstChildren #ViolenceAgainstWomen #DMK #HinduMunnani #CasteViolence #caste #india
"He is no Tom, Dick or Harry": Karnataka High Court stays arrest of former CM BS Yediyurappa in POCSO case
If an ex-Chief Minister is treated that way, I am just wildly thinking what will happen to layman, the Court remarked.
#karnataka #KarnatakaHC #BSYediyurappa #SexualAssault #POCSO #JusticeSKrishnaDixit #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ViolenceAgainstChildren #BJP #india
POCSO case against BS Yediyurappa: Minor’s family breaks silence
After the death of his mother, a 25-year-old man has decided to continue the fight she started, including pursuing a case against former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa for allegedly sexually assaulting his 17-year-old sister.
#karnataka #bengaluru #BSYediyurappa #SexualAssault #POCSO #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ViolenceAgainstChildren #BJP #congress #VSUgrappa #india
CID asks Yediyurappa to appear before them in POCSO case today
The notice comes two days after a writ petition was filed in the Karnataka High Court seeking BJP leader and former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa’s arrest.
#karnataka #BSYediyurappa #SexualAssault #KarnatakaCID #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ViolenceAgainstChildren #BJP #POCSO #india
Plea in HC seeking Yediyurappa’s arrest in POCSO case
Yediyurappa has been accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old minor at his house in Sadashivanagar.
#karnataka #BSYediyurappa #SexualAssault #KarnatakaHC #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ViolenceAgainstChildren #BJP #POCSO #india
https://www.thenewsminute.com/karnataka/plea-in-hc-seeking-yediyurappas-arrest-in-pocso-case
Violence against children in armed conflicts reached "extreme levels" in 2023, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to a forthcoming U.N. report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/12/world/child-victims-gaza-sudan/ #worldnews #gaza #sudan #un #israelhamaswar #children #violenceagainstchildren #war #ukraine #russia
Brilliant piece, very personal, honest, and insightful. And a brilliant statement against smacking children and any form of violence.
#violence #ViolenceAgainstChildren #DomesticViolence #Smacking #children
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/smacking-has-lasting-effects-i-should-know-22dn63bkd
B.S. Yediyurappa booked under POCSO Act
The alleged incident of sexual assault occurred on February 2 when a woman and her 17-year-old daughter had gone to seek the former CM’s help in connection with a cheating case, according to police sources.
#karnataka #BSYediyurappa #POCSO #BJP #ViolenceAgainstChildren #ViolenceAgainstWomen #india
‘Love Affair’ to ‘Outsider Conspiracy’: TMC's Controversial Takes on Sexual Harassment Allegations
Sandeshkhali is not the first instance when Trinamool Congress leaders have made controversial statements regarding sexual assault cases. They follow a pattern often set by the chief minister herself. Joydeep Sarkar writes.
#WestBengal #north24parganas #sandeshkali #ShahjahanSheikh #TMC #SexualAssault #rape #ViolenceAgainstWomen #MamataBanerjee #ViolenceAgainstChildren #HumanRights #india
Muslim Boy Slapping Row: SC Slams UP Govt for Not Counselling Students
The apex court had earlier ordered the state government to approach Tata Institute of Social Sciences to counsel students. In its latest order, it directed the authorities concerned to file compliance report in two weeks.
#UttarPradesh #SupremeCourt #muzaffarnagar #TriptaTyagi #ViolenceAgainstChildren #islamophobia #IndianMuslims #hindutva #education #BJPStates #india
https://thewire.in/law/muslim-boy-slapping-row-case-sc-slams-up-govt-for-not-counselling-students
Unnao rape case: Delhi HC refuses to suspend sentence of man convicted for death of woman’s father
The convict, Jaideep Singh Sengar, is the brother of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party MLA.
#UttarPradesh #UnnaoRapeCase #BJP #JaideepSinghSengar #KuldeepSinghSengar #DelhiHC #BJPStates #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ViolenceAgainstChildren #hindutva #BJPStates #india
Rajasthan High Court turns down minor rape survivor's plea to terminate pregnancy
The Rajasthan HC has declined a plea of a 11-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 31-week pregnancy, saying a fully developed foetus also has the right to life and live a healthy life without any abnormalities.
#rajasthan #RajasthanHC #PregnancyTermination #rape #ChildRights #ViolenceAgainstChildren #IndianJudiciary #india
Dalit girl alleges assault by DMK MLA’s family in Chennai
Anu* was employed as a domestic worker by Pallavaram DMK MLA I Karunanithi’s son Anto and daughter-in-law Merlina when she was 17 years old. On January 16, she was admitted to the hospital with multiple injuries.
#TamilNadu #chennai #dalits #paraiyars #CasteViolence #DMK #ViolenceAgainstWomen #ViolenceAgainstChildren #india
https://www.thenewsminute.com/tamil-nadu/dalit-girl-alleges-assaulted-by-dmk-mlas-family-in-chennai
Uttarakhand: BJP leader booked for raping minor girl
The girl’s mother alleged that he raped her on several occasions, and that he threatened to kill her if she told anyone about it.
#uttarakhand #champawat #KamalRawat #BJP #rape #ViolenceAgainstChildren #BJPStates #india
https://scroll.in/latest/1061395/uttarakhand-bjp-leader-booked-for-raping-minor-girl
BJP MLA Yet To Be Disqualified From UP Assembly Despite 25-Year Conviction in Rape Case Three Days Ago
Ramdular Gond was convicted in a 2014 rape case on December 15. However, his delay in disqualification is in sharp contrast to the promptness with which the opposition Samajwadi Party MLAs were disqualified over the last year, following their conviction in criminal cases.
#UttarPradesh #RamdularGond #BJP #POCSO #rape #ViolenceAgainstChildren #ViolenceAgainstWomen #hindutva #BJPStates #india
Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA found guilty of raping minor in 2014
Gond was not an MLA at that time and the trial of the case was going on in the POCSO Court. After he was elected the MLA, the files were transferred to the MP-MLA Court.
#UttarPradesh #RamdularGond #rape #POCSO #BJP #ViolenceAgainstChildren #ViolenceAgainstWomen #hindutva #india
12-Year-Old Adivasi Boy Dies After Alleged Attack by Lynch Mob for 'Stealing' Food
The boy, who belonged to the Lodha Sabhar community, was brutally attacked after a local Trinamool Congress leader allegedly instigated the mob to teach the boy a 'lesson'.
#WestBengal #WestMedinipur #LodhaShabar #HateCrime #lynching #ViolenceAgainstChildren #tribals #casteism #TMC #TrinamoolCongress #RuralIndia #india
12-year-old raped in Ujjain, gets shooed away when she asked for help
A suspect has been detained in the case, said Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra. National Crime Records Bureau data shows that Madhya Pradesh has reported the most incidents of rapes in the country in 2021 at 6,462, reported NDTV. Out of them, over 50% were crimes against minors.
TW: rape
#MadhyaPradesh #ujjain #rape #ViolenceAgainstChildren #UttarPradesh #india
Jezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: Nick Carter Is Accused of Sexually Assaulting a Teenager on a Bus and a Yacht https://jezebel.com/nick-carter-is-accused-of-sexually-assaulting-a-teenage-1850796887?utm_source=regular #Jezebel #violenceagainstchildren #violenceagainstwomen #violenceagainstmen #backstreetboys #melissaschuman #margaretmabie #sexualassault #shannonruth #dalehayesjr #sexualabuse #nickcarter #sexcrimes #lawcrime #carters #rape #ar #rs
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