Awareness programme on 'Child Rights and Protection' held at Noney
Source: The Sangai Express
Noney, September 30 2019:
A one-day awareness programme on "Child Rights and Protection", organized by the District Child Protection Unit, Tamenglong district, Dept of Social Welfare in coordination with the Inpui Naga Women's Union for the VA, women's leader and youth leaders of the Haochong area, was held at Haochong community hall, Haochong sub-division, Noney district on Sep 29, said a press release issued by District Child Protection Officer, Tamenglong district.
Babuna Dangmei, District Child Protection Officer, Tamenglong; G Janglung, member CWC, Tamenglong; and Lungganlung C Phaomei, Protection Officer, DCPU Tamenglong attended the programme as resource persons, it added.
It further said that the resource persons spoke on "Salient Features of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015", "Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012", "Adoption Regulation, 2017", and "Prevention of Child Trafficking".
Around 150 leaders from Haochong, Ijierong, Pungmon, Nungtek-II, Puichi, Bakuwa village and a team of Noney PS led by ASI Th Tiken Singh were also present in the programme, it added.
The participants along with the District Child Protection Unit took a pledge to work hand-in-hand in protecting the child rights, it maintained.