The court’s judgement highlights a common phenomenon — where minor boys are criminalized under the POCSO act for mutual physical intimacy with a minor girl.

The organizations have routinely criticized the Indian government's brazen use of the FCRA law to “stifle the voices” of activists and NGOs.

The court sided with a child who was allegedly molested by her adult neighbor, paving the way for victims to be believed, no matter their gender or age.

Academics, activists, doctors and politicians stressed the negative effects of advertising to children, including privacy violations.

The Covid19 pandemic threatens to reverse a decade of progress towards children's health and gender equality.

Last week, Saudi Arabia had banned flogging -- a punishment in which the victim is hit repeatedly with a wooden cane.