Child Labourers Killed in Factory Explosion

LAHORE, February 9: A factory illegally making veterinary medicines collapsed on February 6, killing at least 16 women and 3 children.     read more

Student’s teeth broken for not learning lesson

GUJRNAWALA, February 2: A teacher broke the teeth of a six-years-old student for not learning her lesson. Hina, a student of class 2 at a private school, had not learnt the lesson and her teacher broke her teeth as a punishment.     read more

Stolen baby found after mother’s death

BATKHELA, February 1: A just-born baby boy stolen from Batkhela Hospital has been recovered but unfortunately he cannot be returned to his mother as she died of shock soon after his disappearance.     read more

Nowshera declared sensitive after P-3 poliovirus detected

NOWSHERA, January 30: The Nowshera district was declared sensitive after a displaced child from Bara was diagnosed with the P-3 poliovirus, according to the officials.    read more

Child Protection services, 4 boys recovered in raid

LAHORE, January 27: A raid by police along with members of the Child Protection Bureau (CPB) 26 recovered four young boys who were being sexually abused at a hotel. Officials of the CPB had been monitoring the activities of a 21 year old boy at Data Darbar, whom they suspected was working as a recruiter, taking young destitute boys to a nearby hotel where they were sexually assaulted.    read more

Detained kids speak out against CPB’s excesses

GUJRANWALA, January 25: A woman seeking the custody of her son was manhandled while her two relatives injured by the Child Protection Bureau staff when they allegedly refused to bribe the staffers.     read more

76 countries rank high in child labour violations

JANUARY 31, 2012: A large number of 76 countries have been classified as ‘extremely risky’ in terms of involvement in child labour for global companies on the Child Labour Index 2012 2012 as per the recent annual study on human rights violations conducted by UK-based risk analysis firm Maplecroft. This represents an increase in global use of child labour from last year with 68 countries categorized as extremely risky. The Child Labour Index, developed by Maplecroft evaluates the extent of country-level child labour practices and the performance of governments in preventing child labour and ensuring the accountability of perpetrators. read more

India: Use of child labour in households growing

Kolkata, January 30: Pointing to a rise in child labour in domestic units, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) is seeking to bring households under the ambit of labour laws. India is estimated to have at least 13 million child labourers in the age-group of 5-14 years as per 2001 Census figures. read more

Men Allowed to Beat Wife and Children in UAE

ABU DHABI, January 28: The UAE’s highest judicial body says a man can beat his wife and young children as long as the beating leaves no physical marks. read more

Rs 25000 reward for information on sex selection in India

JAIPUR, January17: After  imposing ban on sex determination of the babies, the state government has intensified the fight against female foeticide by launched a new scheme which promises reward to those who can provide information about sex selection activities at neighbourhood clinics, hospitals and sonography centre. read mores.

European Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect

SCEM Conference Services is organizing the European Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect from May 23- 25 this year in Amsterdam. Registration is open for those who are interested in participation. read more

Corporal punishment: Action sought against Dir schoolteacher

TIMERGARA, February 2: Child Rights Committee (CRC) Lower Dir demanded inquiry into a child rights’ violation case in which a 7th grade student was brutally injured at the order of his teacher. read more

CRM discusses ways to boost child protection

ISLAMABAD, January 26: The Child Rights Movement (CRM) stressed the need to form a national coordinating group to represent Pakistan in the world.  CRM held a special meeting on Jan 25 to discuss the background and strategic framework of South Asian Initiative to End Violence Against Children (SAIEVAC). read more

Campaign on Child Marriages

MARDAN, January 13: SPARC launched a one-week campaign to raise awareness among the masses about the disadvantages of child marriages.    read more

Strict law urged against child marriage

BADIN, January 22: Speakers at a seminar on “Child marriages” organized by the Child Rights Committee expressed concern over the light punishment envisage in law for organizers of child marriages and demanded repeal of the early child marriage law of 1929 which they said was full of flaws. They demanded a new law with severe punishment for offenders. The speakers said thousands of young girls across the country were being cruelly sent out of their homes, forced into early marriages, some even before reaching the age of 10.read more

SPARC Participation in Strategic Dialogue on Human Rights Situation in Pakistan

BANGKOK, January 19: Asian Forum for Human Rights & Development (FORUM-ASIA) organized a three-day strategic dialogue for human rights defenders and journalists to discuss human rights situation in Pakistan. FORUM-ASIA is a membership-based regional organization committed to the promotion and protection of all human rights including the right to development. read more