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Child Brides

The average age of marriage may be rising in the cities, but in the heart of Andhra hinterland, child marriages are still a very grim reality for many.

The case in ...

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Human Rights

Modern-Day Slavery

The National Crime Agency of the UK reports revealed that a subtle form of slavery is rampant across the country even today, and is ‘far more prevalent than thought e...

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Hollywood

Angelina Jolie Endorses Women Empowerment Project In Kenya.

On World Refugee Day, UNHCR special envoy Angelina Jolie meets around 200 refugee girls in Nairobi to mark this important day and extend an empowering boost to their spirit...

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Kaleidoscope

Thirty-Seven Years Later

Today, the media is full of crimes against women, victims are coming forward to file complaints, there are many more arrests and even few convictions even if they are not a...

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Festivals

Documentary Raising Awareness To Violence Against Women At Greenwich International Film Festival

EMMY award-winning LA based filmmaker Sophia Kruz paints a gripping realistic picture of crimes against women with her inspirational feature-length documentary film entitle...

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Trending

11 Landmark Judgments By The Indian Supreme Court In Recent Times

On the 15th of April, 2014, the Supreme Court of India (in an unexpected show of decency) decided to recognise the transgender community as a third gender, availing them of...

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Human Rights

Budget Expectation: Rights Body For Enhanced Funding For Child Welfare

Noting a “constant decline” in budgetary allocation for children amid malnourishment, child labour and lack of education, rights body CRY has advocated for an i...

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Human Rights

Delhi Molestation: India Not Ready For Sex Offenders Registry, Says Child Rights Lawyer

Independent advocate Anant Asthana specialises in child rights and has over the years represented juveniles in a large number of cases. He works closely with the Juvenile J...

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Alternative Entertainment

When A Book Club Lends More Than Just Books

This story is part of an ongoing campaign called the Alphabet of Illiteracy. By using letters themselves—the foundation of reading and writing—Project Literacy ...

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Gender

A Guide to the Social Factors That Put Transgender Lives at Risk

News coverage of transgender issues frequently includes devastating stories of violence and loss. Every year, we read about trans women who are brutally murdered, or trans ...

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