Attacker on Thoubal District Childline Team must be arrested
Source: IT News
Imphal, August 28 2019:
Youth's Forum for Protection of Human Rights (YFPHR) in statement strongly condemn the action of the promoters of Child Marriage for their alleged attack on the Thoubal District Childline Team on August 27 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, 200" , the statement said.
The Forum further said that the incident 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, it added.
The Forum appealed 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.