Dimapur, June 30 (MExN): CHILDLINE Dimapur conducted a sensitization programme at Assisi Hr Sec School where team member, Amanwange Newmai highlighted on CHILDLINE 1098 - a 24x7 national toll free emergency phone call service for the children in need of care and protection.
In her presentation, different types of cases taken up CHILDLINE were presented with photographs. She encouraged the students to dial 1098 anytime for any problems, counselling, cases, and information and even for phone testing.
The second session, CHILDLINE Centre Coordinator, Lozua Kape spoke on Child Rights. “A child has some special essential needs for survival and development for which certain Laws and Acts has been set aside for children. The four sets of Rights set by the convention (UNCRC) Right to Survival, Right to Development, Right to Protection, and Right to participation were explained to the students present,” Kape said.
CHILDLINE Counsellor Aligha V Yeptho presented on POCSO Act, 2012 where focus were laid on the three aspects of Child Sexual Abuse; Sexual harassment, Non penetrative Sexual Assault, Penetrative Sexual Assault under POCSO Act and the punishment for the offender. Yeptho added that public servant, hospital, Religious institution, educational institution, CCI’s or any other place of custody or care and protection established by or under any law for the time being commits sexual assault etc falls under ‘Aggravated’ where the punishment is more strictly sanctioned. Educational movie, Komal, a movie by CHILDLINE India based on child sexual abuse was shown during the programme.
