Stolen Childhood

A fast moving fire which engulfed the Sarajevo orphanage on Sunday swallowed up five babies, leaving behind an injured nurse, (who tried to rescue the babies) and nineteen other infants. Charred cradles, baby beds and teddy bears were scattered...

Recent survey done by the Population Council in high prevalence states of the country has revealed that late diagnosis of HIV infection among children deprives them of medical care. Even though certain treatments have made it possible for HIV...

Children of Nithari village are no more embedded in the sheath of fear which they were witnessed to, a few months ago. They have come out of their cocoons and have chosen to play and speak about it openly. The kids have exploded the stereotypical by..

The sanctimonious pride with which we espouse Indian family values has been proved to be a myth. The ugly truth is out - one out of every two Indian children has suffered some form of abuse. Within three months of that ghastly Nithari case, the...

Young boys and girls who become victims of the crime of child trafficking all over the world are marketed like a commodity. They yield huge profits as slave labor in plantations and in factories, as child prostitutes, as beggars, as marriage candidates...

Children are showing an upward trend in their sadistic behavior. Statistics revealed that self harming incidents among children under fifteen have mounted by a ratio of one third in the last couple of six years. Children's aid organizations have...