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Music put to use to promote reformative justice for juveniles
Song video narrates story of a child caught in drug trafficking
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ISLAMABAD:
A civil society organisation has released a music video sensitising people on child rights and the juvenile justice system catering for reforming instead of punishing the underage offenders.
Speakers called for effective measures for the rehabilitation of children caught in the web of criminal groups like drugs and human traffickers.
In a statement, the Group Development Pakistan (GDP), which is working on protecting and promoting child rights and strengthening child protection and justice with children across Pakistan, said the video song was released to raise awareness on justice with children and the benefit of reformative justice.
Karachi gets two child courts
National
February 25, 2021
KARACHI: Sindh High Court Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Shaikh and Director-General of Sindh Judicial Academy Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar inaugurated child courts at Malir and East districts in two separate ceremonies with an aim to take the criminal justice reform agenda forward.
Efforts were made to establish child courts in the province aimed at providing expeditious, child-sensitive and fair justice to children in contact or in conflict with the law as envisaged in the Juvenile Justice System Act (JJSA) 2018, and other relevant child protection laws and the Constitution.
The SHC, with the assistance of Group Development Pakistan (GDP), a local civil society organisation working on protecting and promoting child rights and strengthening child protection and justice with children across Pakistan, transformed the physical spaces to make a child-friendly and conducive environment for the children visiting the courts.
Child courts established in Karachi s Malir and East districts
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Thursday Feb 25, 2021
The development comes in line with measures to provide expeditious, child-sensitive, and fair justice to children. Representational Image (STOCK IMAGE)
Two child courts have been set up in the city s Malir and East districts
SHC Justice Ahmed Ali M Shaikh and Director-General of Sindh Judicial Academy Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar inaugurated child courts
The development comes in line with measures to provide expeditious, child-sensitive, and fair justice to children
KARACHI: With an aim to take the criminal justice reform agenda forward, two child courts have been established in the city s Malir and East districts,
Sindh Gets its First Child-Friendly Juvenile Courts
Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC) Ahmed Ali M. Shaikh inaugurated the province’s first juvenile court on Tuesday.
According to an official statement, the juvenile court has been established in accordance with the Juvenile Justice System Act (JJSA) 2018 and the Constitution of Pakistan at the Malir District Court to speed up the judicial proceedings of cases involving children.
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The court will conduct the hearings of complaints and cases against children below the age of 18 and will pass verdicts on such matters within six months of each case.
The SHC had collaborated with a civil society organization called ‘Group Development Pakistan (GDP)’ to transform the juvenile court premises into a child-friendly area that will be calming and stress-reducing. The court is also equipped with toys and books to help juvenile delinquents deal with pain and mental trauma in a stress-free environment.