Global InformationMamatha Raghuveer Achanta information
Dr. Mamatha Raghuveer Achanta | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mamatha Achanta 19 December 1967 Nalgonda, Telangana, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Activist |
| Known for | Activism for children's rights and work against child marriages |
| Website | mamatharaghuveer |
Mamatha Raghuveer Achanta (born 19 December 1967) is a women's and children's rights activist.[1][2][3] She has served as chairperson of the Child Welfare Committee, Warangal District, as a member of the A.P. State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights,[4][5][6][7][8][9] and as the founder and executive director of Tharuni,[10] a non-government organization (NGO)[11][12] that focuses on the empowerment of girls and women.[13] She has participated in rescues and adjudicated issues such as exploitation, violence, child sexual abuse,[14] child marriages,[11][12][15][16] and child neglect.
- ^ "New Body Formed to Protect Women's Rights". The Hans India. 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Conflict fuels child labour in India". South Asia Post. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ ""Bikeathon" to save girl child today". The Siasat Daily. 10 October 2015.
- ^ "National Commission for Protection of Child Rights". Ncpcr.gov.in.
- ^ "Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act". Delhi.gov.in. 28 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ "Graveyard is Home for forty Yrs for 300 Families". The New Indian Express. 27 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
- ^ "Kids in Nellore play with human skulls". Deccanchronicle.com. 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Media coverage on child rights issues dismal: study". The Hindu. 24 September 2014.
- ^ "6th UNICEF Awards" (PDF). Cmsindia.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "NRI Samay - Tharuni.Org Empowering Adolescent Girls for over a decade - Dr Achanta Mamatha Raghuveer". citymirchi.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Maternal Healthcare Evades Marginalised Mothers | Inter Press Service". Ipsnews.net. 28 May 2013.
- ^ a b Paul, Stella (28 May 2013). "Maternal Healthcare Evades Marginalised Mothers — Global Issues". Globalissues.org.
- ^ "'To be born a girl is still looked at as a curse'". The Hindu. 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Hyderabad: School under scanner for sexual abuse of students". IBNLive. 1 November 2014.
- ^ "SHAHEEN WOMEN´S RESOURCE AND WELFARE ASSOCIATION" (PDF). Shaheencollective.org. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "KCCI / 2008 - 04 : Championing Gender Issues : A case study of Balika Sanghas in Warangal and Kurnool" (PDF). Kcci.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.