As the NCPCR policy document states, “[.] civil unrest exposes children to multiple deprivations. Children are killed, hurt and maimed as a direct result of violence. Access to food, water, sanitation, health care and schooling deteriorates during unrest. Political insecurity pushes children into situations that can circumscribe the remainder of their lives. It disrupts families and social networks that support children’s physical, emotional and social development. The NCPCR has encountered children who are displaced and forced to drop out of school as a result. Civil unrest renders children vulnerable to trafficking and sexual abuse. Some children are also pulled into violence against the State”. 107 “Militant groups have recruited adolescent boys in the Kashmir Valley for many.
