PETALING JAYA: The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has joined the chorus of organisations hailing the new laws being proposed to combat child sexual crimes in Malaysia. A draft of the Child Sexual Crimes Bill was presented by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said to the government’s sexual crimes task force on Tuesday, and it included wide-ranging laws to protect children from sexual exploitation. “(The draft) is another step forward for child rights in Malaysia,” said Unicef representative in Malaysia Marianne Clark-Hattingh. Unicef has been pushing for more awareness on online child sexual exploitation, through its #ReplyForAll campaign as well as its support of R.AGE’s Predator In My Phone undercover documentary series. Unicef was quick to emphasise that new laws alone will not be enough to combat child sexual exploitation.

Source: The Star October 07, 2016 22:52 UTC