The children’s complaints cell of the Punjab Ombudsman’s Secretariat received 247 applications from minors complaining about violations of their rights in 2010, according to the first annual report of the cell.
The report was made public on Friday on the directions of Ombudsman Khalid Mehmood in a ceremony at local hotel. Apart from addressing complaints directly through “friendly investigations”, said the report, the cell launched an awareness campaign about child rights with the help of child volunteers, conducted capacity enhancement exercises for support institutions, and carried out research and analysis to identify the problems faced by children.
The cell also addressed psychological and social issue of children and women in flood-hit areas.
The complaint cell was established in 2009 with the assistance of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef).
Published in The Express Tribune, January 1st, 2012.
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