Child Rights: October 2004 Archives

Exploitation of Tribal Children Continues

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PROUT Editor's note: Contrary to the claims of many belonging to the higher castes, casteism in India is alive and kicking. The entire caste system, created by arrogant Brahmins, is a disgrace to the Indian subcontinent. A prime goal of PROUT in India is to delete the caste system - wipe it off the face of the earth - and advance the interests of every human being without discrimination. Mr. Laloo Yadav, while notorious for destroying the state of Bihar and putting it in the dark ages, has to be commended on just one point. He has worked hard to eradicate the caste system in Bihar, and the lower castes are beginning to have opportunities that they never had before the arrival of Yadav.
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by AJAZ AHMED

DUMKA: The thirty-year-old infamous Chirudih massacre case, which recently got the media attention following the arrest of JMM supremo Shibu Soren, is said to be an outburst of the tribal community against Dikus (non-tribals), who had cheated them. Much has changed since then. Many movements were launched to protest exploitation by Dikus and many leaders emerged and rose to prominence at the national level also. However, tribal people, particularly in rural areas are still being exploited.

Nepal Rebels Train 50,000 Child Soldiers

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by Sanjaya Dhakal

KATHMANDU

Nepal's Maoist rebels announced plans to raise a militia of 50,000 children by April, amid reports of mass abduction, even sexual abuse of kids, who they allegedly use as cannon fodder.

From Nepal to the Indian circus

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by Rahul Verma

PROUT Editor's note: Kailash Satyarthi is world famous for his tremendous work to free the slaves, particularly the child slaves, in India. Some of the slaves he found had been in literal chains for years. Due to his untiring efforts, he has obtained the release of more than 40,000 child slaves in India during the past ten years. In this instance, another strategy would be to distribute leaflets to the audiences during circus performances, informing them that the little girls in front of them on the stage are slaves and that they should demand their immediate release from the circus owners. It is persons such as Kailash Satyarthi whom we should all join hands with and work with to fight the injustices rampant in the society. In that process, all our lives can become dignified.

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NEW DELHI, July 7 (OneWorld) - Child rights activists awaiting the release Thursday of eight minor Nepalese girls working in an Indian circus are launching a countrywide campaign to free others like them, who face rampant sexual abuse.

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