Awareness on child rights held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, August 26 2023:
District Child Protection Unit, Imphal West, of Department of Social Welfare organised an awareness programme on rights of children for the inmates of the relief camp opened at THAU Ground, Thangmeiband, here, on Saturday.
According to district child protection officer Yurembam Indramani, the department has been holding counselling sessions from May 18 onwards for children staying in the relief camps after being displaced due to the current humanitarian crisis in the state.
As staying for a long period in relief camps and recent incidents of kidnapping and attempted kidnapping of children could impact their mental health, the awareness programme is part of the effort to give comfort to the children that DCPU, Childline and other agencies exist for protection of their rights, he said.
High Court of Manipur advocate Thiyam Rajkishore spoke as resource person of the event.