Porvorim Free Legal Aid CEll ( Sanjay School) organized a talk on "Child Rights" at Sanjay Centre for Special Education, Porvorim, Goa on 8th March 2016. The Chief Guest and the keynote speaker for the function was Adv. Wahida Elgar, member of Persistent Unit ,member of legal aid committee of Taleigao, and lawyer of the Juvenile Justice Board. Asst. Prof. Kamxi Sambhari, the faculty in charge attended the programme.
Adv. Wahida Elgar introduced the topic
with the various definitions of the term “child” under the various statutes. She
also discussed the various statutes such as POCSO Act, Right to Education Act,
Juvenile Justice Act etc. She dealt with the various crimes that are committed
against children. She also explained the concept of “child in need of care and
protection” and “child in conflict with law”. She also had a one-on-one
question and answer session with the audience present wherein she dealt with
the various situations wherein they may come across any child who is in need of
care and protection and what are the actions that can be taken on their part.
She also dealt with capital punishment and how to deal with a child if such
child refuses to behave properly despite various efforts by the parents and the
teachers.
The teaching staff of
Sanjay centre for special education (Sanjay School) and Dattaram Chopdekar High
School attended the program. Also present for the function was Mr. Tatu Kudalkar, principal of
Sanjay School. Ms.Namrata Shirodkar compered the function Ms. Dannica D'Souza proposed the vote of thanks.
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