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11th November 2017
Justice for our Child at Supreme Court:

This August, a child victim of sexual abuse, who was pregnant and had crossed the legal deadline of 20 weeks for Medical Termination of Pregnancy was put under the support of Swakshatra by a Child Welfare Committee at Bangalore.

Apathy of the system had brought us to a juncture where we were left with no choice but to file a writ petition against the state in Karnataka High Court to permit the MTP under exception, a move that created a lot of friction with the government agencies. We lost the case at the High Court due to inconclusive medical opinion by experts.

However, in the process, we found a crusader of a lawyer, Aarti, who worked pro bono for this case and got her entire network of friend lawyers involved in the fight. Thus, we could appeal to the Honorable Supreme Court with fresh medical opinion- all thanks to the selfless support of Aarti and her team.

Finally on 21 Sep 2017, the Supreme Court bench, headed by CJI, pronounced a favourable judgement in the case enabling the child victim to undergo an MTP under specialist care.

6 weeks of relentless pursuit by Bhavana against an apathetic system finally brought justice to the child, who is now recuperating from the set back and planning her future.

Another positive outcome is the initiation of the process of judicial reform to prevent procedural delays in such cases which compromises a child's life and well being.

Let us hope that the provision for a standing medical commitee for expediting expert opinion in such cases gets implemented at the earliest.

The case is covered in the news link below :-
http://m.timesofindia.com/india/sc-allows-two-rape-victims-to-abort-orders-preservation-of-fetus-for-dna-test-to-nail-accused/articleshow/60787728.cms
Justice for our Child at Supreme Court:

This August, a child victim of sexual abuse, who was pregnant and had crossed the legal deadline of 20 weeks for Medical Termination of Pregnancy was put under the support of Swakshatra by a Child Welfare Committee at Bangalore.

Apathy of the system had brought us to a juncture where we were left with no choice but to file a writ petition against the state in Karnataka High Court to permit the MTP under exception, a move that created a lot of friction with the government agencies. We lost the case at the High Court due to inconclusive medical opinion by experts.

However, in the process, we found a crusader of a lawyer, Aarti, who worked pro bono for this case and got her entire network of friend lawyers involved in the fight. Thus, we could appeal to the Honorable Supreme Court with fresh medical opinion- all thanks to the selfless support of Aarti and her team.

Finally on 21 Sep 2017, the Supreme Court bench, headed by CJI, pronounced a favourable judgement in the case enabling the child victim to undergo an MTP under specialist care.

6 weeks of relentless pursuit by Bhavana against an apathetic system finally brought justice to the child, who is now recuperating from the set back and planning her future.

Another positive outcome is the initiation of the process of judicial reform to prevent procedural delays in such cases which compromises a child's life and well being.

Let us hope that the provision for a standing medical commitee for expediting expert opinion in such cases gets implemented at the earliest.

The case is covered in the news link below :-
http://m.timesofindia.com/india/sc-allows-two-rape-victims-to-abort-orders-preservation-of-fetus-for-dna-test-to-nail-accused/articleshow/60787728.cms
12th September 2017
Dear Supporters,

Please find images attached in connection with the previous update.

Thank you for the support.
Dear Supporters,

Please find images attached in connection with the previous update.

Thank you for the support.
12th September 2017
Dear Supporters

We are grateful to you for contributing towards our campaign for construction of roof-top activity area for our shelter in Bangalore. The construction work for the same is in progress. Sharing with you some pictures of the partially completed new facility.

Also, we are looking for manpower (graduate & above) in  Bangalore to assist in shelter management & operational tasks at Swakshatra. Please refer suitable female candidates , if you know of any, who would be interested in our work.

We also welcome volunteers at Bangalore for conducting vocational training, remedial teaching and hobby classes/ other activities for children at the shelter.

Looking forward to your inputs...

warm regards
Ritu

Your compassion is our strength....
Dear Supporters

We are grateful to you for contributing towards our campaign for construction of roof-top activity area for our shelter in Bangalore. The construction work for the same is in progress. Sharing with you some pictures of the partially completed new facility.

Also, we are looking for manpower (graduate & above) in  Bangalore to assist in shelter management & operational tasks at Swakshatra. Please refer suitable female candidates , if you know of any, who would be interested in our work.

We also welcome volunteers at Bangalore for conducting vocational training, remedial teaching and hobby classes/ other activities for children at the shelter.

Looking forward to your inputs...

warm regards
Ritu

Your compassion is our strength....