POCSO Act consultation programme held in Imphal
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, March 27 2015 :
A State level consultation programme on 'Protection of children from sexual offences (POCSO) Act' was held on Friday at Manipur Press Club, organized by Manipur Alliance for Child Rights (MACR), Sagolband Moirang Hanuba Leirak.
The programme discussed about certain loopholes in POCSO Act and also dwelled on how it benefits the Juvenile.
Giving the keynote address, MARC convener, Keisham Pradip Kumar spoke about the role of CBSE-affiliated schools which focus on increasing awareness for teachers, management staff and all employees of the institutions on the provisions of the POCSO Act.
Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Imphal West secretary Rajkishor in his speech highlighted the activities of international committees on child rights and the world's view on child rights.
He said that out of 24,270 cases of rape recorded, 7,100 are children under14 and 18 years of age.