IT News
Imphal, April 28,
One Day Awareness Program on Crime Against Women & Children was held today at Eastern Shine School, Moreh .
It was jointly organised by Women Action for Development, Imphal and Eastern Shine School,Moreh.
In the program Mangsatabam Sobita (Secretary – WAD) stated that they are organising such awareness program to borders and remote area as cases Raping Minor girls, Molestation & murdering of minor girls etc. are on the rise.
“To control and make aware to the students about laws and also to prevent the minor girls from being victims of rape we are organising this awareness programme”, Sobita said.
She further stated that such cases are arising because of lake of Education and lake of caring by parents, lake of counseling , as in the early period of time Girls got married in the age of 15-16 but now there is a prohibition of marriage below 18 yrs for Girls and 21 for Boys , If anyone found getting married in minor ages then the hold marriage arrangers and their parents will be punished according to Law. She lastly advice to the students that as to make our country, our state free from rape then we all should know the law and Acts against it and we should be one of a volunteer as to prevent our mothers , our sisters to become a victims of Rape.
In the program three advocate spoke about POCSO and other law as a resource person U.Kamala, L. Kiranmala and T. Nomita, Don Ngaih Vung ( Project Manager – CSD) and K. Shymo ( Head master – ESS, Moreh) were the dice members .
