CHILD TRAFFICKING  AND CHILD ABUSE HAS TO COME TO AN END.

Trafficking in children is a global problem affecting large numbers of children. Some estimates have as many as 1.2 million children being trafficked every year. There is a demand for trafficked children as cheap labour or for sexual exploitation. Children and their families are often unaware of the dangers of trafficking, believing that better employment and lives lie in other countries.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Ragging rising despite Aman


Ragging rising despite Aman

BANGALORE: Four students were sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment in the Aman Kachroo ragging case two days ago. But does Gen Y know that ragging is a criminal offence? Statistics from the national anti-ragging helpline set up by University Grants Commission show freshers continue to be harassed and abused by seniors.

The helpline received as many as 248 calls from students across the country in the past three months. And that is likely to be just a fraction of abusive ragging cases across campuses since thousands would go unreported for fear of reprisals by seniors.

Karnataka accounted for 10 of these calls, of which seven were made in September. Uttar Pradesh gives the disturbing figure of 65, followed by West Bengal 32.

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