‘Punjab to ensure child rights’
Child rights activist Imran Takkar said all expectations from the PTI-led government to introduce an active and efficient child protection system have vanished and this was most unfortunate. STOCK IMAGE
Provincial Human Rights Minister Ejaz Alam Augustine has said Punjab enacted various laws for the protection of children. He expressed these views while speaking at a three-day workshop organised by Punjab department of Human Rights and Minority Affairs in collaboration with the Democratic Commission for Human Development (DCHD) on child protection and rights framework on Wednesday.
The workshop that began on December 28 was attended by child rights activists, representatives of civil society, lawyers and government officials while the Human Rights Minister Ejaz Alam Augustine gave the concluding remarks at the final ceremony.
Sources said as many as 21 officers from various government departments were trained over the course of three days. The workshop built capacity of professionals in the child rights framework, Pakistan’s international obligations towards children rights and protection.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 31st, 2020.