Bappoo plans child protection body

Minister of Gender Equality Sheila Bappoo gave some worrying figures for abandoned children in Mauritius at her ministry headquarters on Friday. Thirty-six cases have been registered for the first quarter of 2011 while figures reveal that 141 children were abandoned in 2010. “Parents just abandon their children and the government collects them like garbage. These [...]

11 Jun 2011, The Independent Daily