Establishment of a child rights commission sought
‘It will include scholars and NGOs, govt and public representatives’
It will include scholars and NGOs, govt and public representatives. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
The sub-committee of the Cabinet Committee on Protection of Child Rights has completed iats deliberations on ways to revamp the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau and the district-level Child Protection Units across the province, said a press statement on Monday.
It said that a meeting held on Monday decided to send a recommendation to the authority concerned that a Child Rights Commission be established in the province.
The commission would include prominent religious scholars, representatives of well-reputed non-government organisations (NGOs), senior government officers and elected representatives, it added.
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The statement said the commission would be responsible for developing a comprehensive child protection policy. It would also monitor progress in cases involving juveniles at reporting, registration, investigation, prosecution and conviction stages, it said.
It said that for children affected in incidents of domestic violence, trafficking, labour, marriage, abuse of physical, emotional or sexual nature, pornography, prostitution and neglect (by step-parents or guardians) the commission would arrange appropriate medical and legal aid and rehabilitation facilities. It said protection of identities should be ensured in such cases.
Another recommendation mentioned in the statement was strengthening of district-level child protection units. It said that the sub-committee would recommend to the authority concerned that a referral system should be introduced in the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau. Child protection committees set up at the district level should refer cases to the bureau, it added.
It said these committees should also undertake advocacy and awareness raising activities for promotion of child rights. The sub-committee also proposed that information on child rights related to the police, judiciary, healthcare, social welfare and education sectors should be included in the curriculum taught at schools as well as teachers training institutes, it added.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 12th, 2016.
The sub-committee of the Cabinet Committee on Protection of Child Rights has completed iats deliberations on ways to revamp the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau and the district-level Child Protection Units across the province, said a press statement on Monday.
It said that a meeting held on Monday decided to send a recommendation to the authority concerned that a Child Rights Commission be established in the province.
The commission would include prominent religious scholars, representatives of well-reputed non-government organisations (NGOs), senior government officers and elected representatives, it added.
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The statement said the commission would be responsible for developing a comprehensive child protection policy. It would also monitor progress in cases involving juveniles at reporting, registration, investigation, prosecution and conviction stages, it said.
It said that for children affected in incidents of domestic violence, trafficking, labour, marriage, abuse of physical, emotional or sexual nature, pornography, prostitution and neglect (by step-parents or guardians) the commission would arrange appropriate medical and legal aid and rehabilitation facilities. It said protection of identities should be ensured in such cases.
Another recommendation mentioned in the statement was strengthening of district-level child protection units. It said that the sub-committee would recommend to the authority concerned that a referral system should be introduced in the Child Protection and Welfare Bureau. Child protection committees set up at the district level should refer cases to the bureau, it added.
It said these committees should also undertake advocacy and awareness raising activities for promotion of child rights. The sub-committee also proposed that information on child rights related to the police, judiciary, healthcare, social welfare and education sectors should be included in the curriculum taught at schools as well as teachers training institutes, it added.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 12th, 2016.