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Union Law and Justice Minister M.Veerapa Moily has announced that a new law to tackle sexual offences against children is likely to come up in the next session of the Parliament.
Seasonality of Child Abuse a Myth: Study
A new study has challenged the notion that winter months, and especially winter holidays, are a time of increased child abuse.
A new study has challenged the notion that winter months, and especially winter holidays, are a time of increased child abuse.
He also stressed the imperative to widen dialogue for reformulating the existing laws and ensuring that the wisdom of the nation as such goes into the process to make a new law for this section succeed in Parliament and in courts.
Replying to a question on the Tamil Nadu government's demand for making Tamil as an official language of the Madras High Court, he said Centre was ready to support Tamil Nadu's demand to make Tamil as the official Court language in the State.
Internet Has 2 Million Child Abuse Images
The NSPCC says that over two million images of child sex abuse had been circulated by 100 offenders who went on to be convicted in the last 20 months.
The NSPCC says that over two million images of child sex abuse had been circulated by 100 offenders who went on to be convicted in the last 20 months.
"If the Judiciary accepts using Tamil as the Official language of the Madras High Court the Centre was ready to support it," he added.
Recession Leads to Gory Child Abuse Too
Abusive head trauma among children has skyrocketed since the beginning of the recession in late 2007.
Abusive head trauma among children has skyrocketed since the beginning of the recession in late 2007.
US List Shows How to Avoid Child Abuse by Clergy Members
A former police officer who now heads the US Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) office of child protection issued a 10-point list, showing ways to prevent child sexual abuse by clergy members.
A former police officer who now heads the US Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) office of child protection issued a 10-point list, showing ways to prevent child sexual abuse by clergy members.
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