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Union Budget: Vulnerable children left high and dry
Posted on February 02, 2022
Union Budget 2022-23 causes serious concerns regarding its impact on the wellbeing of children, especially those from the most marginalised communities. Every aspect of their …
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Karnataka Govt. must ensure functionality of hostels for children during COVID – 19
Posted on January 17, 2022
To The Chief Minister Karnataka Respected Sir, Subject: Requesting you to ensure that all State-run, State recognised and State-supported residential care institutions and hostels for children, …
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Open Letter from Girl citizens to Parliamentarians opposing the bill to increase the age of marriage of young girls from 18 – 21 years
Posted on December 20, 2021
To the Honourable Member of the Parliament, Yesterday in the newspapers of 16th December, we came to know about Cabinet approval to the proposal of …
Read moreRaising the age of marriage will only criminalise and not prevent – early marriages
Posted on December 17, 2021
Brief from Young Voices National Network opposing the increase of legal age of marriage for women to 21 years Context According to media reports the …
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Statement by civil society on proposed move to shift Childline to administrative control of MHA
Posted on May 18, 2021
Statement by civil society on proposed move to shift Childline to administrative control of MHA By All India Working Group on the Rights of Children …
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Petition by working adolescents demanding attention and child-rights friendly response from the State on the 29th April 2021, the eve of National Child Labour Day, India
Posted on April 24, 2021
We, as working children’s unions/organisations, demand that all Acts, Policies, …
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Young Voices National Report (15 States, nearly 2500 young people): Submission to the Task Force examining age of marriage and other concerns, July 2020
Posted on July 25, 2020
On June 23rd, 2020, it was learned that the Ministry of Women and Child Development of Government of India had set up a Task Force …
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Ten questions addressed to the Government of Karnataka which has taken a decision to postpone the Grama Panchayat Elections: Grama Panchayat Hakkottaya Andolana
Posted on May 16, 2020
Grama Panchayat Hakkottaya Andolana 14-05-2020 The State Government has taken a position that it is impossible to conduct elections for the Grama Panchayats now. When …
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On the occasion of the National Child Labour Day, April 30th, 2020: Listening directly to the concerns of members of Bhima Sangha, a union of working children and adolescents
Posted on April 30, 2020
On the occasion of the National Child Labour Day, April 30th, 2020: Listening directly to the concerns of members of Bhima Sangha, a union of …
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The Concerned for Working Children’s multi-pronged response to COVID – 19 pandemic crisis situations
Posted on April 22, 2020
Responding to COVID-19 The Concerned for Working Children, May 1st, 2020 www.concernedforworkingchildren.org The Concerned for Working Children (CWC) is renowned for its work in …
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