Stolen Childhood

It is truly a sad fact that some children live in a world in which any little thing they do can lead to verbal and or physical abuse. And in truth, as many of these children end up learning later on in life, the abuse frequently does not even come down..

Child trafficking, one of the modern evils includes recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring of children for the purpose of exploiting them. Child trafficking almost always is synonymous with child sexual exploitation. Child trafficking is...

Africa's children are getting a raw deal. We had heard of children being kidnapped by the armed groups fighting in Congo and used for carrying ammunition or for sex. Now it has come to light that children from many African countries, especially...

The death of two children at the hands of their mothers' boyfriends has once again put the spotlight on the risk of childcare at the hands of inexperienced adults. Eight-month-old Jayden Davidson and 2-year-old Nicholas Shaw were both healthy babies.

What happens when children are asked to fend for themselves? When there is no one o'er their heads to check the situation especially when it is going out of control? What happens when the same children are living the lives of orphans?...But it's a...

Why does is always has to a child who faces abuse? Whether he is an orphan, a school child or a wonder kid like 'Budhia' the marathon child king of India, there are culprits in the so-called cultured society, who under the mask of a civilized...

Despite the fact that legal laws are imposed against child abuse, the tragic plight never ends. Recently, a report released by the Human Rights watch organisation in Spain states that the lives of nearly hundreds of children who have migrated from...

Child labour is one of the worst forms of exploitation of a child. Africa has the highest incidence of child labour, while Asia being the most densely populated reegion has the largest number of child labourers. It has 61 percent of the world's child...

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.

Prayaas, an NGO, conducted a yearlong study, with support from UNICEF and the Department of Women and Child Development. They interviewed 17,000 children and accounted that over 50% children interviewed reported some form of physical, sexual or...