Child Rights Watch, Chandigarh

22/03/2021

Over 450 million children, globally, live in areas of high or extremely high water vulnerability, as per a recent study conducted by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Simply put, one in five children, across countries, does not have access to sufficient water to meet their everyday needs. In India, this threat looms over 20 million children.

In India, this threat looms over 20 million children.

22/03/2021

The brief finds that not only are children and adolescents highly vulnerable to the impacts of the pandemic, but that these ramifications are manifold and require immediate attention. The analysis highlights the disproportionately greater vulnerability of girls in the areas of education, domestic violence, child marriage, domestic workload, and mental health.

At the time of writing this brief, there were 111 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the globe; the death toll was at 2.46 million

22/03/2021

Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of progress in reducing the practice, according to a new analysis released by UNICEF today.

COVID-19: A threat to progress against child marriage – released on International Women’s Day – warns that school closures, economic stress, service disruptions, pregnancy, and parental deaths due to the pandemic are putting the most vulnerable girls at increased risk of child marriage.

With 25 million child marriages averted in the last decade, UNICEF issues warning on International Women’s Day that these gains are now under serious threat

22/03/2021

On 22.03.2021 in Government Model Senior Secondary School, Maoya, Sh. Mahavir Singh, Learned Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority, UT Chandigarh inaugurated the Anti-Drugs Club. Sh Mahavir Singh ji enlightened the students with valuable knowledge. He made students aware of the ill effects of the drugs and laws related to illegal drug issues
Sh. Mahavir Singh ji also visited the EWSN students' skill training and appreciated the students as well as faculty members of GMSSS Maloya.

21/03/2021

A traffic cop from Chandigarh has caused debate on social media after videos of her performing her duties on a busy intersection while holding a baby went viral on Friday. The constable, named Priyanka, was filmed by locals near her roundabout and photos soon went viral on social media. While many praised the woman for the grit and dedication she showed toward both her jobs as a cop and a mother, many questioned felt the incident reflected the lack of resources and obstacles women, especially mothers, face at work due to gender-insensitive institutions.

The constable, named Priyanka, was filmed by locals near her roundabout and photos soon went viral on social media.

12/03/2021

The Anti Human Trafficking Unit of Chandigarh Police has started Operation “MUSKAN- 6, March 2021, a mission to recover missing children. They have also sought the cooperation of the Public to recover missing children.
Under this mission awareness camps are organized by AHTU Department of Chandigarh Police at different places in Chandigarh to make the people aware of child trafficking. On 12.3.2021, AHTU organized an awareness camp at Govt. Middle School, Burail, Sector 45, Chandigarh where the police personnel and the school children made people aware of child trafficking through their plays and other performances.

12/03/2021

On 11.03.2021, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jaswant Singh, Judge Punjab & Haryana High Court-cum-Executive Chairman, State Legal Services Authority, UT, Chandigarh cm Chairman, Juvenile Justice Monitoring Committee, Punjab and Haryana High Court inaugurated the first of its kind multidisciplinary centre for children in conflict by setting up “Bal Kalyan Kendra - One Stop Solution Centre for Children in conflict with Law” and “Digital Library” in the Observation cm Special Home, Sector 25, UT Chandigarh.
The Bal Kalyan Kendra and Digital Library was inaugurated in the presence of Sh. Vijay Singh, Ld District & Sessions Judge, Chandigarh, Sh. Mahavir Singh, Member Secretary, State Legal Services Authority, UT, Chandigarh, Sh. Ashok Kr. Mann, Chief Judicial Magistrate-cum-Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, UT, Chandigarh and Ms. Navjot Kaur, PCS, Director, Department of Social Welfare – Women and Child Development.
Speaking during the inauguration Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jaswant Singh, Judge Punjab & Haryana High Court said that “During the inauguration of the Nyay Seva Kendra, he felt that there is a need for inter-departmental convergence to work for the rehabilitation of Children in Conflict with Law. He is pleased that a quick need assessment exercise was carried out by District Legal Services Authority and they planned the centre within a short time.” He further said that is the first of its kind and only integrated centre in the country that is bringing together 5 different departments to serve Children in Conflict with Law.

17/10/2020

As per direction of *Hon'ble Mr Justice Jaswant Singh,* Judge, Punjab and Haryana high Court cm Executive Chairman, SLSA a program under NALSA (Legal Services to the Victims of Drug Abuse and Eradication of Drug Menace), Scheme, 2015 a project by the name of *Nai Disha* has been launched by Legal Services UT Chandigarh.
Today on 17th October 2020 Don Bosco Navjeevan Society in collaboration with District Legal Services Authority will be conducting a drug awareness program in Dhanas.
Children will be going from door to door and getting pledge cards signed in support of the slogan *No to Drugs and Yes to Life*
A national campaign of *Nasha Mukt Bharat* has been launched by Government of India. Department of Social Welfare, UT Chandigarh is the nodal department in Chandigarh.

01/05/2020

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/the-hunger-challenge-of-the-lockdown/article31480844.ece

India’s hunger statistics are among the poorest in the world. The slump in earnings and employment among the vulnerable sections during the lockdown is likely to worsen the situation

01/05/2020

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/urgent-pleas-on-the-rise-for-e-access-to-children-during-lockdown-in-mumbai-pune-family-courts/articleshow/75480234.cms

Over the weekend during lockdown, a father called up his young daughter for a face-time chat. It was his 15-minutes of court assigned access, twice we

27/03/2019

Training program for support persons, interpreters and translators being organised by District Child Protection Unit on 27th March 2019.

14/03/2019

On 12.03.2019, under the able guidance and directions of Ld District and Session Judge, Sh Balbir Singh, and in presence of Sh Amrinder Sharma, CJM cm Secretary, DLSA a workshop was held for media personelle on sensitive and legal reporting in cases of women and children.
Details and directions in case of Nipun Saxena v. UOI were also discussed.
Provisions of Victim Protection Scheme also shared with press.