Topic: India
Nearly half of world’s child brides are in South Asia
May 8, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Nearly half of world’s child brides are in South Asia South Asia faces the daunting task of eliminating child marriages as the region is home to nearly half of the world’s child brides, says a report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). South Asian countries account for 290 million or 45 percent of the […]
Read More...Cardinal Gracias: “Despicable, immoral and depraved attack on Ranagath sisters”
March 23, 2015 · By Nirmala Carvalho for AsiaNews.it
Police arrest eight men for the gang rape of the superior of the convent of the Religious of Jesus and Mary in West Bengal. CCTV images fundamental. The sister is hospitalized in stable condition. Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC): “The apathy of the authorities in bringing to justice those radical elements foments religious violence”. […]
Read More...Carpet Slaves: Stolen Children Of India – A Film
April 7, 2001 ·
Cinemax’s latest Reel Life documentary, “The Carpet Slaves: Stolen Children of India”, is a film by British Filmmakers, Kate Blewett and Brian Woods that documents an extreme form of child slavery — carpet making in northern India. Carpet slaves tells the story of one man’s search for his missing son against the backdrop of intractable […]
Read More...INDIA: Working Children Face Slave-Like Conditions
March 29, 2001 ·
Of the 20 million children estimated to be working in India, close to half are illegally employed as domestic servants, including some as young as 6, the London Independent reports. Despite attempts to correct the situation, the problem is worsening, welfare organizations say.
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