PRESS RELEASE New Delhi, 4th August, 2014 The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that most juvenile inmates at Seva Kutir Juvenile Reform Home in Kingsway Camp, North Delhi have no access to legal as ..
Special provisions in the Bill will address heinous offences by children above 16 years of age Special provisions are proposed to be made in the revision of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 to address heinous offences comm ..
Terming Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal's remarks against women as "outrageous" which surpass "all bounds of civility", the Calcutta High Court ordered filing of an FIR against him and directed that the CID to investigate the ..
The Supreme Court on Friday expressed concern over acid attacks cases by jilted lovers and others, saying the situation is pathetic and questioned the Centre for its laxity in dealing with the menace. "It is pathetic. Such incidents still c ..
PRESS RELEASE 23rd July, 2014 The National Commission for Women organized a consultation on ways and means to safeguard women from cyber crime in India on 23rd July, 2014 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The Commission has been receiving ..
National Telecom Policy 2012 provides for facilitating establishment of a National Mobile Property Registry for addressing security, theft and other concerns including reprogramming of mobile handsets. There are more than 900 million SIMs/handset in ..
Mercy petitions of six death row convicts including Surendra Koli, found guilty in the sensational Nithari serial rapes and killings, have been rejected by President Pranab Mukherjee. Besides Koli, mercy pleas of sisters Renukabai and Seema (Maha ..
There have been some media reports that children are becoming victims of depression owing to cyber bullying. As per the survey report “Cyber Crime -2013 – Kids (India)”, published by the software company, Symantec about 18% of chil ..
National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo moto cognizance of the media reports and the complaints received by the various organizations on the derogatory statement against women made by Trinamool Congress MP, Shri Tapas Pal. ..
Women and Child Development Ministry invites suggestions / comments on proposed Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 ..