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Kamala Harris Botches Juneteenth History Lesson To Children: Report
Kamala Harris, the Vice-President of United States of America (USA), made a gaffe while addressing students during the Juneteenth holiday on Monday, telling children that Black people were enslaved in America for 400 years.
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From Child Drug Mules To Migrant Smuggling, Reports Of Slavery Soar In Britain
From children being forced by gangs to carry illegal drugs, to migrants smuggled into Britain and trapped in exploitative work, reports of slavery in Britain have surged as authorities crack down on the crime, according to data released on Monday.
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In A First, Andhra Pradesh To Criminalise Sex Buyers
Andhra Pradesh will become the first state in the country to target people who purchase sex in brothels as part of a crackdown on the sexual slavery of women and children, authorities said.
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A 'Lost Generation': India's Search For Its Missing Children
New Delhi: It was a balmy August afternoon last year when 11-year-old Piyush Sharma disappeared while playing outside his home in Jharkhand’s Hatia town in Ranchi. The skinny little boy, with big brown eyes and an infectious smile, had just returned from school and told his mother he wanted to play outside before lunch. When she called for him 15...
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Maids, Labourers, Migrants, Children: The Faces Of Slavery In 2016
By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai: Housemaids, brick makers, labourers, textile workers, fleeing migrants and children risking their lives in mica mines. These were the faces of modern day slavery in 2016 when the world saw a renewed resolve to combat all forms of human bondage. An estimated 45.8 million people globally live in some form of slavery, eith...
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Nobel Laureates, Leaders Gather To Push Child Slavery Onto Global Agenda
By Nita Bhalla New Delhi: Seven-year-old Siyam stands speechless when asked what he would like to do when he grows up. He stares blankly as if being asked the most ridiculous of questions. The boy, dressed in a faded red t-shirt with a picture of a superhero and tattered blue shorts, has never been to school and cannot see a world beyond the narro...
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President Pranab Mukherjee Launches Campaign To End Child Labour, Child Slavery
President Pranab Mukherjee today marked his 81st birthday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by launching a campaign to end child labour, child slavery and violence against children.
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Government Spends Paltry 4% Of Its Budget On Children: Kailash Satyarthi
New Delhi: Notwithstanding the suffering of the common people, Kailash Satyarthi supports the government’s demonetisation move as it will help curb trafficking, but the Nobel laureate and child-rights crusader asserts that unless and until children become a political priority, India will continue to be dogged by the evils of child labour and chil...
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Floods Raise Risk Of Women, Children Being Sold Into Slavery: Aid Workers
New Delhi: Women and children in flood-hit eastern region are at risk of being preyed upon by human traffickers and sold into slavery in middle class homes, restaurants, shops, and even brothels, aid workers have warned. Heavy monsoon rains have caused rivers including the Ganges and its tributaries to burst their banks, forcing more than 2 lakh pe...
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New UNICEF Deputy To Focus On Hate Politics, Child Slavery And Virtual Reality
The new deputy head of the UN children's agency is determined to rein in the politics of hate over migration following the murder of one of his closest friends during Britain's polarised debate about leaving the European Union (EU).
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Kamala Harris Botches Juneteenth History Lesson To Children: Report
Kamala Harris, the Vice-President of United States of America (USA), made a gaffe while addressing students during the Juneteenth holiday on Monday, telling children that Black people were enslaved in America for 400 years.
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From Child Drug Mules To Migrant Smuggling, Reports Of Slavery Soar In Britain
From children being forced by gangs to carry illegal drugs, to migrants smuggled into Britain and trapped in exploitative work, reports of slavery in Britain have surged as authorities crack down on the crime, according to data released on Monday.
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In A First, Andhra Pradesh To Criminalise Sex Buyers
Andhra Pradesh will become the first state in the country to target people who purchase sex in brothels as part of a crackdown on the sexual slavery of women and children, authorities said.
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A 'Lost Generation': India's Search For Its Missing Children
New Delhi: It was a balmy August afternoon last year when 11-year-old Piyush Sharma disappeared while playing outside his home in Jharkhand’s Hatia town in Ranchi. The skinny little boy, with big brown eyes and an infectious smile, had just returned from school and told his mother he wanted to play outside before lunch. When she called for him 15...
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Maids, Labourers, Migrants, Children: The Faces Of Slavery In 2016
By Anuradha Nagaraj Chennai: Housemaids, brick makers, labourers, textile workers, fleeing migrants and children risking their lives in mica mines. These were the faces of modern day slavery in 2016 when the world saw a renewed resolve to combat all forms of human bondage. An estimated 45.8 million people globally live in some form of slavery, eith...
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Nobel Laureates, Leaders Gather To Push Child Slavery Onto Global Agenda
By Nita Bhalla New Delhi: Seven-year-old Siyam stands speechless when asked what he would like to do when he grows up. He stares blankly as if being asked the most ridiculous of questions. The boy, dressed in a faded red t-shirt with a picture of a superhero and tattered blue shorts, has never been to school and cannot see a world beyond the narro...
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President Pranab Mukherjee Launches Campaign To End Child Labour, Child Slavery
President Pranab Mukherjee today marked his 81st birthday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by launching a campaign to end child labour, child slavery and violence against children.
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Government Spends Paltry 4% Of Its Budget On Children: Kailash Satyarthi
New Delhi: Notwithstanding the suffering of the common people, Kailash Satyarthi supports the government’s demonetisation move as it will help curb trafficking, but the Nobel laureate and child-rights crusader asserts that unless and until children become a political priority, India will continue to be dogged by the evils of child labour and chil...
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Floods Raise Risk Of Women, Children Being Sold Into Slavery: Aid Workers
New Delhi: Women and children in flood-hit eastern region are at risk of being preyed upon by human traffickers and sold into slavery in middle class homes, restaurants, shops, and even brothels, aid workers have warned. Heavy monsoon rains have caused rivers including the Ganges and its tributaries to burst their banks, forcing more than 2 lakh pe...
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New UNICEF Deputy To Focus On Hate Politics, Child Slavery And Virtual Reality
The new deputy head of the UN children's agency is determined to rein in the politics of hate over migration following the murder of one of his closest friends during Britain's polarised debate about leaving the European Union (EU).
