Child Protection Bill: Govt to set up child safety institutions

The bill introduced has already been approved by the cabinet on February 7

ISLAMABAD: Government will establish child protection institutions to take special measures for protection and care of children ensuring an environment conducive for their proper upbringing. Under the new Islamabad Capital Territory Child Protection Bill 2017, recently passed by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights, these institutions would receive reports of children who were in need of protection and care.  The bill introduced by Minister for Human Rights Senator Kamran Michael, has already been approved by the cabinet on February 7. Under the new bill, after its passage, Child Protection Officers would be appointed and made responsible to collect, maintain and update child protection and case management data, an official of Ministry of Human Rights said.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 18^th, 2017.