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Children in Media
- Blood cancer
among children common
[The Rising Nepal, February
5, 08]
- Child soldiers
still recruited
[Annapurna Post, February 1, 08]
- A girl raped
by a teacher [Naya
Patrika, February 2, 08]
- A
daughter being gambled [Kantipur Daily, February
3, 08]
- Mentally
ill child chained for five years [The
Rising Nepal, February 14, 2008]
Blood cancer among
children common [Go
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More children have been identified having cancer because of
the better availability of testing services. At least 50 percent
of the diagnosed children could be cured completely if the
cancer was found on time and the treatment started immediately.
The amount of diagnosed cases has risen due to increased awareness
amongst people and their willingness to bring their children
for check-up. Furthermore, as the assistant director at Kanti
Children's Hospital, Dr. Kailash Shah, noted the easy access
to health services and testing facilities has helped to identify
more cases of cancer. He said 80% eye cancer, 90% of kidney
and 80% of lymph nodes in children are curable if they are
detected on time. He said this year's World Cancer Day focuses
on children and in providing them with smoke free environment,
because smoke is the major cause of cancer among children.
The theme for this year is "I Like My Smoke Free Childhood."
Dr. Shah also said that blood cancer
was most common among children and 80% of the children with
cancer are found to have blood cancer or leukemia.
If children suffer from high fever
for long time, if the whole body turns white, there is bleeding
from the gum, swelling of liver, spleen and gland, they might
be symptoms of leukemia and should be taken seriously, he
informed. Most leukemia can be cured with chemotherapy.
Source: The Rising Nepal, February 5, 08.
Child
soldiers still recruited [Go
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According to UN, children are still recruited as child soldiers
even after the peace agreement in Nepal., A report prepared
by UN on the situation of 12 countries' armed conflict and
recruitment of child soldiers states that within the period
of one year of peace agreement in Nepal, four children have
been recruited as combatants by CPN-Maoist. Two of the children
have escaped from the camp. The report was launched by UN
general secretary Ban Ki-moon, who is concerned about the
fact that such an activity can take place even after the peace
process.
The use of children in Young Communist League
(YCL) by Maoists was also included in the report. The UN criticized
the state for not giving attention to the reintegration of
more than 300 children who have come out of the camps. The
situation of Armed conflict and child soldiers of Nepal, Afghanistan,
Burundi, Chad, Columbia, Democratic Republic Congo, Myanmar,
Philippines, Somalia, Srilanka and Uganda were reported in
the UN publication.
Source: Annapurna Post, February 1, 08.
A
girl raped by a teacher [Go
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A social science teacher of Amar Jyoti Secondary School, Jamuni,
Bardiya raped 9 year old girl from Manau 4, Bardiya. The teacher
was living in a rented house in Nepalgunj, where he kept the
girl as a domestic worker. The girl has accused him of raping
her two nights in a row. The incident came out in public after
the girl had told the incident to the owner of the house.
.After the incident she was not able to walk. Her cheeks and
lips were hurt and tongue and private parts swollen.
The teacher has been arrested and
human rights organizations have put petition in district police
office to take actions against the teacher. NHRC, Advocacy
Forum, Human Rights Planning and Nepal Bar were amongst the
organisations calling for action against the teacher. At present
the girl is under protection of Maiti Nepal.
Source: Naya Patrika, February 2,
08.
A daughter
being gambled [Go
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In Doti, on the 3rd of February 2008,
a gambler gambled his own daughter after losing 30 thousand
rupees, and being unable to pay his depths. Therefore, , in
order to keep his promise he will wed his 9 years old daughter
with the 30 years old son of the man who had won.
According to Ms. Deepa Shrestha, President
of Women Rights Forum, Doti; Dil Bahadur Mahara from Kafalekhi,
had promised to wed his daughter after loosing in gambling.
The names of the winner and the person who is to marry the
girl have not yet been published.
Ms. Shrestha clarified that she had received
the information from the female leaders of the same VDC. Furthermore,
she had informed the District Police Office, Doti soon after
receiving the message.
Similarly, Assistant Police Inspector of
District Police Office, Mr. Dilip Deupa reported that a team
of investigators had been sent to investigate the issue. Kafalekhi
is four hours away from Dipayal, district headquarter of Doti.
Source: Kantipur Daily, February 3, 08.
Mentally ill
child chained for five years [Go
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Jhalari (Kanchanpur): A seven-year-old
child has been kept chained for the last five years. Lal Singh
Srki of Bhujela village of Mahendranagar Municipality-11 is
living in chains since he was two years old. He was kept in
chains after he was found to be mentally imbalanced. Lal Singh's
father Jamjati said that the family could not gather enough
resources for the treatment of his son. "As thee is no
one to take care of him when the family members go to work,
he has to be kept in chains." he said. The family said
no social organization has approached the family to rescue
and treat the child so far.
Source: The Rising Nepal, February 14, 2008.
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