Consultation programme
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 14 2015:
Manipur Alliance for Child Rights (MACR) organised a one-day State level consultation on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act today at Manipur Press Club.
Chairperson of CWC Imphal East, K Pradip Kumar moderated the programme.
Panel members included chairperson of CWC Bishnupur L Pishak, member secretary of CWC Imphal West and Th Rajkishor, convener of Women in Governance (WinG).
To appoint special educator, translator under District Child Protection Unit, to spread awareness on POCSO Act among doctors, to do away with mob justice and to administer post exposure prefertilizers (PEP) on rape victims compulsorily within 72 hours after rape incidents take place are the recommendations made during the consultation programme today.