-AFP GENEVA: Indian law enforcement and justice authorities have shirked their responsibility to fight sex attacks, a UN child rights watchdog said on Thursday, amid uproar over the horrific gang-rape and lynching of two girls. "There has been a dereliction of duty in relation to rape cases," said Benyam Mezmur, deputy chairman of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. India has been struggling to overcome its reputation for sexual violence...
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50% elderly in country face abuse, study says -Payal Gwalani
-The Times of India NAGPUR: The numerous 'family shows' churned out by the Indian TV industry may make one believe that India is the country for old people. However, a peep into the lives beyond the silver screen gives way to a gory picture rather than a rosy one. Half the elderly population in the country faces abuse of various kinds, as per a recent study conducted by HelpAge India. This was...
More »With She-Toilets, Chennai shows way in sanitation -Divya Chandrababu
-The Times of India CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation is aiming for a clean sweep to tackle problems of female hygiene and access to sanitation - special 'She Toilets' have been planned for women in 348 locations across the city and will be opened by the end of the year. They will also be the first e-toilets (electronic, fully automated toilets) in the city. The toilets will have sanitary napkin vending machines...
More »Disadvantaged groups have little access to public goods, says India exclusion report -Jitendra
-Down to Earth Most severely and consistently excluded groups are women, Adivasis, Muslims and the disabled, report confirms A recent report by a Delhi NGO undermines government claims on reaching welfare schemes to the needy and disadvantaged sections of society. The report, titled The India Exclusion Report 2013-14, says the government has failed miserably in providing equal access to public goods to the most disadvantaged groups. The report, prepared by Delhi-based Centre for...
More »Over 1,000 bodies found in city in ’14
-The Asian Age New Delhi: Over 1,000 unidentified bodies, mostly homeless, have been found in the city till June 7 this year. Interestingly, around 551 such unclaimed corpses were recovered from across the city since April 1. According to data compiled by Centre of Holistic Development (CHD) a Delhi-based NGO working for homeless a total of 1,012 unidentified dead bodies have been recovered in the city across the 12 police districts since...
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