Attacker on Thoubal District Childline Team must be arrested
28th August, 2019
Youth’s Forum for Protection of Human Rights (YFPHR) strongly condemn the action of the promoters of Child Marriage for their alleged attack on the Thoubal District Childline Team on the 27th of August, 2019 committed by the family members of the Bridegroom from Wangbal while they were intervening into a matter of Child Marriage as per the report received through their 1098 Childline helpline number.
Such an act of attack to the child workers such as Organizations working on the field of child wouldn’t have been happened if the Child Institution of the state discharged their duty with commitment and dedication. It clearly indicates that CMPO, Thoubal District failed to discharge its duty as provided under the Section 16 (3) of the Child Marriage Prohibition Act, 2006.
It is one of the outcome of the failure of the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer, DCMPU, CWC and the child institutions of the state who only waits for the complaint and the action thereafter. It could be observed that the child institution of the state lacks responsibility, commitment and dedication which needs a serious attention to reform these institutions at this point of time.
We appeal the Officer-in-Charge, Thoubal PS to initiate a sue motto case and the offenders who promotes Child Marriage and attack to the team of Childline be arrested immediately.
Lastly, we would like to appeal the Chief Minister to review the functioning of the child institutions in Manipur.
(Kh. Phajaton)
Youth’s Forum for Protection of Human Rights (YFPHR)
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This Press Release was posted on August 29 2019
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