Having worked with children and young adults as part of Human Touch NGO, Peter finds that attention to children’s rights is very slow. Speaking about educating children about their rights, she says, “Sessions on the rights of children based on the ‘Convention on the Rights of the Child’ need to be organised in schools. “The Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) and the Village Child Committee (VCC) need to work together to plan these sessions for children. She recently released her book ‘Know Thy Law - a layman’s guide to Basic Indian laws which Children’s rights. A part-time radio jockey with Akashvani, she was designated to speak on child rights, child labour on radio by District Legal Services Authority South.

Source: The Herald November 13, 2023 20:03 UTC