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ISLAMABAD: The National Commission for Human Rights Pakistan (NCHR) has expressed serious concern over increased violence against children in the country.
During a consultative meeting on Child Protection Mechanisms in Pakistan held on Thursday, participants stressed that child protection should be a priority in the country now.
“As a society it is our duty to take care of our future. Violations of rights of children in various sectors like labour, education, sports, health are on the rise which is very alarming,” the meeting noted.
“The NCHR has decided to deal with child rights issues as a priority,” said Chairman NCHR Justice Chowhan.
NCHR Member Chaudhry Muhammad Shafique said: “Despite having several laws, policies and institutions for the protection of children, incidents of abuses are increasing and children have become more vulnerable. We should put more effort to implement CRC.”
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A number of representatives from civil society, government departments and child protection institutions attended the consultation.
Prominent among them were Sadia Hussain from SPARC, Ashima Hussain from ARC, Tahir Khilji from VISION, Nasreen Azhar from HRCP, Khalid Latif from NCCWD, Afreen Athar from ROZAN, Zahra Naqvi from Idrak and Imtiaz Ahmed from SAHIL.
Participants of the consultative meeting emphasised the need to have a national standards/child protection policy and asked for launching systematic and coordinated awareness campaigns regarding existing legislations, institutions and mechanisms in the country.
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