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  • NCPCR asks Centre to order removal of scenes from Netflix’s ‘Bombay Begums’

    NCPCR asks Centre to order removal of scenes from Netflix’s ‘Bombay Begums’

    KOLKATA: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) asked the ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) to direct Netflix to remove certain scenes from its recently launched show Bombay Begums.

    According to a PTI report, NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo wrote in a letter that the streaming service is continuing to violate law impacting the interest of children. It has asked the Centre to direct Netflix to immediately remove the scenes.

    “You are further requested to furnish an ATR [action-taken report] in this regard within seven days of issue of this letter, failing which the commission will be constrained to initiate proceedings under Section 14 of CPCR [Commissions for Protection of Child Rights] Act, 2005,” the letter read.

    Earlier this month, the NCPCR issued a notice to the streaming giant to stop streaming Bombay Begums. The commission said it received complaints from two Twitter handles regarding the Netflix original. The objection had been raised in regards to the scene where a 13-year-old girl is seen “snorting cocaine” at a party.

    The NCPCR further stated that a series with this type of content will pollute young minds and may result in abuse and exploitation of children at the hands of perpetrators and offenders.

    "Netflix should take extra precaution while streaming any content in respect of the children or for the children and shall also refrain themselves from getting into such things," the commission said in the notice.

    Bombay Begums, written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, started streaming on Netflix on 8 March and revolves around five women whose lives are interconnected.

  • Bombay Begums: NCPCR asks Netflix to snip ‘objectionable’ scenes

    Bombay Begums: NCPCR asks Netflix to snip ‘objectionable’ scenes

    NEW DELHI: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has issued an order asking Netflix to immediately remove specific scenes involving minors which are cited to be objectionable from the Bombay Begums series and asked it to stop streaming the series until then, the Times of India has reported.

    It has also sought an action taken report within the next three days.

    According to the report, the child rights body has also directed Mumbai police commissioner to take action with regards to the content in the series cited in the order and report back within a week. NCPCR has also given Netflix time till 18 March to reply.

    The order was passed following a meeting of Netflix officials with NCPCR to discuss the issues pertaining to representing and portrayal of children in the series Bombay Begums.

    “After detailed deliberations, the commission is of the view that these particular scenes are in violation of relevant sections of JJ Act, 2015, POCSO Act 2012 and IPC, 1860 as minor children were used in these scenes. Therefore, Netflix is directed to immediately remove these scenes from the series and meanwhile till the time they come to any decision in this regard, they shall stop the streaming of this series on their platform,” Kanoongo asserts in the order, according to the TOI report.

    As reported earlier, the NCPCR had issued a notice to OTT platform Netflix to stop streaming Bombay Begums. According to the notice, the commission received complaints from two Twitter handles regarding the Netflix original. The objections have been raised in regards to a scene where a 13-year-old girl is seen “snorting cocaine” at a party, as well as another plot point dealing with school girls sending nude selfies to members of the opposite sex.

    NCPCR had stated that the series with this type of content will pollute young minds and may result in abuse and exploitation of children at the hands of perpetrators and offenders and it does not allow representing, portraying, glorifying children in India in such manner on any platform including streaming services.

    Bombay Begums, written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, started streaming on 8 March and revolves around five women whose lives are interconnected.

    The action comes days after Netflix’s arch rival Amazon Prime Video issued an apology for its series Tandav in the wake of widespread furore over the depiction of Hindu deities.

    Meanwhile, the government has also notified new rules to better monitor and regulate the content on new age entertainment platforms consisting of a three-tier redressal mechanism. 

  • NCPCR asks Netflix to stop streaming Bombay Begums for inappropriate depiction of children

    NCPCR asks Netflix to stop streaming Bombay Begums for inappropriate depiction of children

    KOLKATA: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has issued a notice to OTT platform Netflix to stop streaming Bombay Begums. It has also asked the streamer to furnish a detailed action report within 24 hours, failing which it will be constrained to initiate appropriate legal action.

    According to the notice, the commission has received complaints from two Twitter handles regarding the Netflix original. The objections have been raised in regards to a scene where a 13-year-old girl is seen snorting cocaine at a party, as well as another plot point dealing with school girls sending nude selfies to members of the opposite sex.

    NCPCR stated that the series with this type of content will pollute young minds and may result in abuse and exploitation of children at the hands of perpetrators and offenders.

    The commission further mentioned that it does not allow representing, portraying, glorifying children in India in such manner on any platform including streaming services.

    "Netflix should take extra precaution while streaming any content in respect of the children or for the children and shall also refrain themselves from getting into such things," the commission said in the notice.

    Bombay Begums, written and directed by Alankrita Shrivastava, started streaming on 8 March which revolves around five women whose lives are interconnected.

    Lately, the content on OTT platforms have come under severe scrutiny. Netflix’s arch rival Amazon Prime Video issued an apology for its series Tandav in the wake of widespread furore over the depiction of Hindu deities. The government has also notified new rules to better monitor and regulate the content on new age entertainment platforms consisting of a three-tier redressal mechanism. Although the Centre has emphasised it is a “soft-touch regulation”, many experts have criticized the guidelines, saying they give the government overriding power to step in.

  • Govt’s animated video message on child abuse to be shown in theatres, online plaints encouraged

    Govt’s animated video message on child abuse to be shown in theatres, online plaints encouraged

    NEW DELHI: Over a decade after a government report declared that every fifth child is subject to child abuse in his or her own home, an anti-child abuse documentary is planned to be made mandatory for all movie theatres across the country to spread the message of “Acting against child abuse.”

    Urging viewers to ‘Say no to child sexual abuse’, the idea of the film came after an assessment of anti-tobacco films screened in movie theatres and television. The short 30-second animation video will be screened not only at the start of the film, but also during intervals so that viewers do not miss the message.

    The short has been made by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), which is an official body under the ministry for women and child development. It is aimed at encouraging people to report such incidents.

    The NCPCR claims that no fee will be charged by the theatres for screening the video, which is in Hindi and English, and features the minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi.

    Initially, this short will be screened in 11 theatres in the capital but will later be extended in all theatres in the country.

    A victim or someone known to the victim can report the matter by just writing ‘Please help’. It is mandatory to provide a mobile number so that the complainant can be contacted. It is not necessary to narrate the incident on the digital platform.

    According to National Crime Record Bureau, 94,172 cases were reported in 2016 across the country.

    Apart from conveying the message, the POCSO e-box facility will be promoted to encourage people to register online complaints. This is an online complaint management system for easy and direct reporting of sexual offences against children and timely action against offenders under the POCSO Act, 2012.

    While launching the e-box in 2016, Gandhi had said the idea came out of a police initiative in which complaint boxes were placed in schools. ‘A large number of abuse incidents are against close relatives and so they get pushed under the carpet,’ she had said.

    According to a study, sources in NCPCR said, about 53 per cent of children surveyed reported having faced some form of sexual abuse. In most cases, the offender is a family member/ near relative or an acquaintance.

    “Victims in such cases do not generally report the offences. Sexual abuse scars the psyche of the affected child for life. A child who is sexually abused has to face serious consequences such as cognitive impairment, violent and risky behaviour, including depression and anxiety,” the study notes.

    “Feeling shameful and guilty with poor interpersonal relationship and self-esteem are other consequences of sexually abused children,” the study observes.

  • Govt gets active against cyber child porn

    NEW DELHI: Considering the growing menace of cyber crimes targeting children, child victims of cyber crimes can now lodge their complaints at National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)’s POCSO e-box.

    NCPCR has now enhanced the scope of POCSO e-box to handle cyber bullying, cyber stalking, morphing of images and child pornography.

    Child victims themselves or their friends, parents, relatives or guardians can report cyber crimes by pressing the e-box button available at the Commission’s website, www.ncpcr.gov.in They can also register their complaints on email id:pocsoebox-ncpcr@gov.in or mobile no.: 9868235077.

    Child abuse is finding new forms and channels through mobile and digital technologies. In India about 134 million children have access to mobile phones and the number is growing very fast with even faster access to internet. While this provides opportunities for accessing useful material for learning purposes, lack of digital literacy and online safety measures expose children to hazards of cyber crime.

    POCSO e-box is an easy and direct medium for reporting of child sexual abuse under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

    Developed by NCPCR, POCSO e-box was launched by Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Sanjay Gandhi last year.

  • I&B urges IBF, NBA to exercise restraint in content selection

    I&B urges IBF, NBA to exercise restraint in content selection

    MUMBAI :The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry has issued an advisory to the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF) and News Broadcasters Association (NBA) to direct their member channels not to telecast any news item which may endanger the life of a person.

    In the advisory, I&B ministry has also desired IBF and NBA to ensure that their member channels exercise restraint in selection of their content for broadcast.

    The ministry has issued the advisory on a request from National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). The commission had raised objection by writing to the ministry on the repeated telecast of the live interview of the balloon seller who is a key witness to the Delhi blast.

    The NCPCR said that it has found the act of media as insensitive and negligent which endangered the life of Rahul, a 12-year boy, with no one to protect or advise him of the serious consequences. It has also observed that media exhibited reckless behaviour and instead of having concern for the safety they allowed the identity of the child to be exhibited to the nation in their attempt to encash on the sad tragedy.