Today, I stumbled across this piece of article and thought of articulating my views on the deplorable plight of the children in Kashmir, India.
But before that I’d like to pose a question, can you think of ‘life’ amidst constant fear of death, socio-...
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Authorities in Afghanistan has decided to turn down child and forced marriages in the Province. Hence, ‘Nikah Nama’, a formal marriage contract has been proposed as an antidote to the prevalent custom. This has been welcomed by the women’s rights NGOs...
Muridke madrassa is what every youth in Pakistan aspire to join than regular schools or boarding. It is situated right outside of Lahore and is Pakistan’s second-largest city.
Youth in the region have lost hope in their future, they are in utter...
The Internet provides the perfect forum for cyber bullies, individuals whose aim is to gain gratification from the distress caused by provoking and tormenting others. The anonymity, ease of provocation, and almost infinite source of targets means the...
Children in large numbers have recently died in Colombia because of malnutrition.
According to figures generated by a hospital, nearly 37 children have died in a gap of two month period. Nearly, 12 percent of the minor population is suffering from...
Tiny hands are very important for shoe production, textiles, auto repair, agriculture and many other industries. This is because those tiny hands can easily polish and apply adhesive to places that big hands can't reach. Those tiny hands do not want big...
Recent survey across Asia has revealed that majority of the people are hiding behind a ‘wall of silence’ and are shirking from telling the truth about child abuse for the fear of bringing ‘dishonor’ to the family.
The findings are based on interviews...
For the first time in history, 35th edition of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships took place in Mombasa, Kenya. Athletes from all over the world participated in the event, later the occasion was culminated with prize distribution ceremony on...
Seventy percent of the Palestinians claim that they want peace. They want to live in peace side-by-side with Israel. But they vote in terrorist group Hamas to govern them.
And now they’re raising an army of children to carry on the jihad through at...
Can wearing your favorite socks to school lead you to court? Of course, if this girl is to be believed! A seventh-class-kid possibly will end up in court for togging up in Winnie the Pooh socks to school.
According to the grapevine, Toni Kay Scott...
Ever wondered how you would feel if you were locked up in a cage one and half metres high and two metres long around your bed and let out for only a few minutes everyday?
Well, that is exactly how some mentally challenged citizens spend their whole...
India is not the safest place in the world for children, it seems. According to a year-long study of 17,000 children conducted by a non-governmental agency called Prayas, almost half of those surveyed reported being abused or traumatized daily....
Chat show queen Oprah Winfrey has added another feather in her already glorious crown by launching a revolutionary school institution for poor children in, in the remote town of Kokstad, eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa.
Christened as...
Young detainees in Burundi are living in a miserable condition, it seems, the criminal justice system of the region is insensitive towards the requirements of the young people.
Alison des Forges, senior regional adviser to Human Rights Watch asserted,...
Have a look at this pic on your right. This is not a usual snap shot of two little girls showing off their friendship…but Armani’s latest ad campaigne to promote kids wear that’s trying to show something more than just two cute girls.
Don’t you get a...
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