Rights violations: Increased violence against children stirs concernMubarik said that violence against children cannot be defeated through sectoral interventions alone, it requires coordination of a variety of actors and institutions. Chairperson Punjab Commission on the Status of Women Fauzia Viqar said that strengthening the capacities of key stakeholders around child rights and child protection will surely contribute to promotion and protection of child rights. Minister for Environment Protection Zakia Shahnawaz during her address emphasised that child protection should be the top priority of all political parties as to deal with violence against children is our national goal beyond our party politics. “We must invest in children protection and must increase the allocation of budget to carry out continuous campaigns focusing on behaviour change of public at large toward children. Violence against children is the clear violation of a child’s dignity, which is not acceptable in any way.”Published in The Express Tribune, January 6th, 2018.

Source: The Express Tribune January 06, 2018 05:37 UTC