The Child Labour Bill which has been amended after 30 years does not protect children from the menace of child labour. The new Act is based on the premise that education and work for children can go hand in hand. In India 33 million children in the age group of 0 - 18 are child labourers. (Census 2011) Family occupation: Allowing children to work in family enterprises is … [Read more...]
Can You Answer These Extremely Uncomfortable Questions About Molestation And Rape?
Hello. You there, I am talking to you. Your eight-year old daughter has been crying since yesterday, hasn’t she? She is not telling you the reason? Have you asked properly? What? She said that a man had touched her inappropriately? Do you know she is feeling disgusted right now? Disgusted that a man of her father’s age could look at her that way. Are you okay with that? Aren’t … [Read more...]
Central Sports Law Can Change The Way Every Sport Is Being Played. Yet, No One Knows It!
India as a growing economy is emerging as a preferred venue for sports events like Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, and world cup of cricket as well as hockey. However, the world of sports has been affected by controversies and scandals in past few decades. Some of the examples of these scandals can be the recent IPL scandal, the Olympic Bidding Scandal and the allegations of … [Read more...]
The Ground Reality Of Acid Attack Victims – This Is Indeed ‘Ugly’ And ‘Shameful’
India today faces a realm of atrocities against women who constitute 48.5% of the population. Gender based crimes are frequent and standing tall amongst them is acid violence. I discovered that the number of women attacked is more than the number of men. The Law Commission of India Report submitted in July 2008 to the Supreme Court of India available at … [Read more...]
When the law asks you to satisfy the lust of a rapist and keep it just to yourself….
The Supreme Court recently refused to entertain a woman's plea to declare marital rape a criminal offence, saying it wasn't possible to order a change in the law for one person. A Delhi-based MNC executive had told the court that her husband repeatedly resorted to sexual violence but she was helpless as marital rape was not a crime in India."You are espousing a personal … [Read more...]