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Top child rights body flags Shaheen Bagh protest over "Mental Trauma" to children

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The country's top child rights body has expressed its concern over the participation of children in the ongoing protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh. The body has asked authorities to identify and arrange counselling for children. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said the children "may suffer from mental trauma" as a result of "rumours and miscommunication".