MACR announces child rights award winner
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 27 2018:
Manipur Alliance for Child Rights (MACR) has announced the MACR's child rights award winners for this year.
The nominated persons for the award are Ningthoujam Sanajaoba Meetei, Reporter ISTV, Kabib K, Sr SP Churachandpur and M Pradip Singh (IPS), SP Senapati.
The main pointers for considering the prestigious award were the relentless and dynamic engagement towards containing and giving justice to murder and child and child sexual assault cases, child trafficking menance particularly in hill areas and highlighting the untold stories of children who are deprived of their fundamental rights, said a statement issued by convenor of MACR.
It stated that the award will be presented in the 9th Children Cultural Meet 2018, which is scheduled to be held on 29 this month at Tribal Research Institute Chingmeirong.
Governor Dr Najma Heptulla and Health Minister L Jayantakumar will grace the event as chief guest and president respectively, it said and added that the function will be participated by around 1000 children.