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Call for awareness on laws against child abuse
Call for awareness on laws against child abuse, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences. There was a need for creating greater awareness on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
- Parents, teachers, caretakers should be fully aware of POCSO Act, says CJ Sengupta
- Police have a crucial role to play in combating child sexual abuses
- Protecting girls is primary responsibility of parents: Justice Rohini
Hyderabad: There was a need for creating greater awareness on Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and parents, teachers, caretakers and people in the authority should be fully aware of the provisions of the Act, said Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta, Chief Justice of the AP High Court.
Inaugurating a sensitisation programme for the stakeholders on ‘POCSO Act’ organised jointly by AP State Legal Services Authority and RBVRR - Andhra Pradesh Police Academy (APPA) here on Sunday, the Chief Justice said that the police had a crucial role to play in combating child sexual abuse as they were the first point of contact for anyone initiating a criminal case.
‘‘POCSO Act is one of the recent initiatives for protection of children from any form of sexual abuse. There was a felt need for such legislation as recent statistics revealed that sexual crimes against children were steadily increasing. This Act has now been in place for over a year and even in this short period several implementation challenges have emerged,” explained Sengupta.
AP High Court Judge G Rohini stressed on the role of parents in protecting the children.
‘‘Protecting girls is the primary responsibility of the parents. It is imperative that parents take the first initiative to teach children so that children do not take the help of Internet or friends for finding answers for their questions,” she said. AP High Court Judge and Chairman of AP High Court Legal Services Committee, L Narasimha Reddy, pointed out that the sex education sought to be given to the students in the schools should not undermine the ethos of Indian culture and systems.
‘‘ Sex education was introduced in schools in 2005-2006 and it was supported visually with pictorial illustrations for children in the age group of 15-18. This opened the flood gates of curiosity on sexual matters,’’ L Narasimha Reddy added.
Director of APPA M Malakondaiah said the parents were the first teachers for the children and they would give due consideration to discipline. Director General of Police (DGP) B Prasada Rao stressed the advantages of joint family and said it would serve like a nursery to teach social values such as cooperation, sacrifice, affection and obedience, which were missing nowadays.
