6-year-old Munna (name changed) didn't understand what was happening when his uncle forced him to perform oral sex. Munna's aunt got to know what had happened when she caught her husband in the act through a hidden camera she had installed. Aghast at what she had seen, the aunt shared the details of what had happened and the CCTV footage with Munna's mother. Warned by his uncle of dire consequences if he dared to speak up, Munna shivered with fear to narrate what had happened when his mother asked him. Not willing to keep quiet, Munna's mother then approached Bachpan Bachao Andolan, seeking help in filing FIR. At present Bachpan Bachao Andolan is providing legal support, counselling and other required support to the child.
"Tonight is the beginning of a new sun. While the sun has set across the country, a new sun is rising in our hearts. These torches will end the age-old practise of child marriage and make India a new India. Our sisters and daughters will lead the campaign and we will not stop until we end child marriage", said Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi as he ignited a tor...
Speaking at the launch event of Child Marriage Free India, a pan-India campaign, Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee shared ways to end this evil practise
Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation will launch the Child Marriage Free India campaign on October 16 with the aim to bring down the percentage of child marriages down to 10 per cent by the end of 2025 from the current 23.3 per cent
As part of the Justice For Every Child campaign, a 5-hour special telethon was organised and experts, social workers and celebrities came together to discuss how together the community can help protect the future of India - children.
Taapsee Pannu has been sponsoring education of girl children and she lent her support to the #Justice4EveryChild telethon
Child sexual abuse and rape is a national crisis. In 2020 itself, nearly 132 children were abused every single day, according to the statistics. Keeping the grim statistics in mind and to provide support to child victims of sexual abuse and rape who are fighting their cases in court, Justice for Every Child campaign was kick-started by the Kailash Satyarthi Children's...