IGP assures support to HRCP for minor’s rights
Recommendations by HRCP regarding the rights of minors arrested by police should be implemented
PHOTO: AFP
Khan added that directions defined in the Juvenile Justice Act, 2018 regarding the cases of children involved in criminal activities should be ensured, whereas police will see the matters of children of prisoners in accordance with the parameters of human sympathy and the law.
A focal person from Punjab police has been nominated so that matters can be resolved quickly. The four-member HRCP delegation apprised the IGP about the problems faced by the families of prisoners.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 30th, 2019.
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