I would think not. Yet once we pull them out of the undesirable circumstances, why is it that they once again are laid at the mercy of the insensitive staff manning the homes which are supposed to be places of recuperation and rehabilitation for a child who has just got out of a traumatic situation. And this time round with no hope of rescue! While we think that sending rescued children to the children homes will take care of their protection issues and keep them safe from the oppressors they had faced, do we really believe that with incidences like Shiv Kuti/ Apna Ghar or Preet Mandir where abuse of unimaginable proportions were unleashed on the children, we are actually safeguarding their welfare and ensuring they are protected once institutionalized? [Read More]

—–
Source: Weekly Blitz :: Writings