Govt launches child-friendly transport system for provincial protection departments

Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs, Saroja Savitri Paulraj, says the government has paid special attention to establishing a dedicated system for child transportation to the Provincial Probation and Child Protection Departments. “Children have faced difficulties when transported in prison vehicles, including being moved in buses marked as prison transport, travelling alongside adult offenders, and, in some cases, victims being transported in the same vehicle as their alleged perpetrators. These situations have resulted in secondary victimization within the justice process,” she said.  Minister Paulraj pointed out that the Supreme Court, during the fundamental rights case S.C. (F/R) 335/2010, has also…

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