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Dr. Temsula Ao speaks during a legal awareness programme on human trafficking at the town hall of Phek on Wednesday.[/caption]
Dimapur, May 25 (EMN) : The Naga society is vulnerable to human trafficking for which it is the responsibility of every parent and elder to be vigilant, says Dr. Temsula Ao, chairperson of the Nagaland State Commission for Women (NSCW) during a legal awareness programme on human trafficking at the town hall of Phek on Wednesday.
The event was organized by the NSCW in collaboration with the National Commission for Women.
The Naga people are ‘very fortunate to have many unions and organizations,’ she said, ‘which could help us directly or indirectly which can also be inform to respective unions to help in monitoring the progress and wellbeing of children living in different areas.’ Ao advised the gathering not to think that unions are set up to ‘do only politics.’ Rather, Dr. Ao stated, they should make youths’ welfare their foremost priority. Only then, exploitation of children by own people can be checked, she said.
Also cautioning citizens to be vigilant about violation of Human Rights in the guise of charitable activities either by individual families or social groups, she asserted that cases of abuse and ill-treatment of minors living in other homes must be brought to the notice of the authorities ‘for thorough investigation and redress for the victims.’
During the programme, Akumla Longchari, master trainer of the NSLA spoke about awareness and preventive measures.
