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India’s child victims of COVID-19 | Child Rights
Last year, Shyam , 17, became one of the thousands of children in danger of living on the streets of India.
Shyam’s father had abandoned his family in Gudhiyari – a village in Raipur in Chhattisgarh state – eight years earlier. Shyam’s older brother, Gopi, who was 16 at the time, had turned to alcohol to cope, subsequently becoming violent towards their mother, 47-year-old Kishori .
To protect her and help support the family, Shyam dropped out of school when he was 10 and worked odd jobs as a dishwasher. But, unable to bear the stress and violence at home, he ran away in February 2020, in the hope of reaching Mumbai.
Child rights activists want government to act against illegal adoption messages
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Messages on illegal adoption have been circulating on social media platforms as the second wave of COVID-19 rages on.
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Messages on illegal adoption have been circulating on social media platforms as the second wave of COVID-19 rages on.
“For Adoption: If anyone wishes to adopt a girl, please feel free to contact Priyanka. One girl is three days old and another is six months old. They have lost their parents recently due to COVID-19. Please help these kids get a new life, spread the word.”