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Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Rakesh Saxena said that children are supreme asset to the nation. He was speaking at the inaugural of a two-day judicial symposium on child rights and law here on Saturday.
The symposium is being organised by Human Rights Law Network in partnership with UNICEF office for Madhya Pradesh and Department of Women and Child Development. He said that there are laws for children in India are there but challenge is their enforcement, and also for people to recognise from their 'hearts' that child care and protection is our obligation and need to be fulfilled. Tania Goldner Chief, UNICEF field office for Madhya Pradesh said, "We are happy to see this high-level commitment from Judiciary and government departments to discuss how to enhance the efficacy of enforcement of the laws in the best interest of the child."
She added that the best interest of child is safeguarded through creating a protective environment for children. In her address to participants, she said that the Government has taken many positive steps for benefit of children but they still face lot of challenges, like declining child sex ratio, malnourishment, crime against children, child marriage and trafficking. There is an urgent need to bring in higher level of enforcement and strengthen implementation of laws and schemes to let children realise their rights, she added. Justice SK Gangele, Judge at Gwalior Bench of MP High Court spoke about the challenges that Indian children face particularly malnutrition and female foeticide. He called on the need to engage grass root workers in implementation of laws for children and stressed on the need to push for implementation for the laws at ground. Justice NK Modi of Indore, MPS Raghuvanshi, Add Advocate General of HC Gwalior Bench, Gwalior Division Commissioner SB Singh, IG Gwalior Arvind Kumar, Suresh Tomar Joint Director Women and Child Development also expressed their views on the occasion.
Madhya Pradesh High Court judge Rakesh Saxena said that children are supreme asset to the nation. He was speaking at the inaugural of a two-day judicial symposium on child rights and law here on Saturday.
The symposium is being organised by Human Rights Law Network in partnership with UNICEF office for Madhya Pradesh and Department of Women and Child Development. He said that there are laws for children in India are there but challenge is their enforcement, and also for people to recognise from their 'hearts' that child care and protection is our obligation and need to be fulfilled. Tania Goldner Chief, UNICEF field office for Madhya Pradesh said, "We are happy to see this high-level commitment from Judiciary and government departments to discuss how to enhance the efficacy of enforcement of the laws in the best interest of the child."
She added that the best interest of child is safeguarded through creating a protective environment for children. In her address to participants, she said that the Government has taken many positive steps for benefit of children but they still face lot of challenges, like declining child sex ratio, malnourishment, crime against children, child marriage and trafficking. There is an urgent need to bring in higher level of enforcement and strengthen implementation of laws and schemes to let children realise their rights, she added. Justice SK Gangele, Judge at Gwalior Bench of MP High Court spoke about the challenges that Indian children face particularly malnutrition and female foeticide. He called on the need to engage grass root workers in implementation of laws for children and stressed on the need to push for implementation for the laws at ground. Justice NK Modi of Indore, MPS Raghuvanshi, Add Advocate General of HC Gwalior Bench, Gwalior Division Commissioner SB Singh, IG Gwalior Arvind Kumar, Suresh Tomar Joint Director Women and Child Development also expressed their views on the occasion.
