WALK
INTO ACTION
(Conference
on Child Abuse and Interventions)
On 10th October 2015, House of Learning
held an open conference on Child Abuse at Shah Auditorium in civil lines called
‘Walk into Action’. This conference
was held in association with Shri Ram Foundation, Delhi Legal Services
Authority and NGO Saakar.
Mr. Talwant Singh, District and Sessions Judge in
Delhi and Ms. Swati Maliwal, Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women were the
Guests of Honour. As the event began, both of them delivered prominent
speeches. Mr. Singh spoke on the live threat of cyber bullying that is part of
our life these days. He spoke on how important the role of the parents is and
how they must always be vigilant. Ms. Swati is an activist and spends most of
her days travelling from one part of the city to the other making sure that women and little girls get their legal rights
and women who are rescued are safe in our legal system. She spoke about the
cases where women being so close to police were still living in hazardous
conditions and were being completely ignored by the authority. She highlighted the
loop holes in our system and wanted the government to work towards making our
legal system better.
Other esteemed guests who served as panelists were Ms.
Bhavna Barmi, Sr. Clinical Psychologist,
Mr. Ashok Pandey, Principal of Ahlcon International School, Mr. Ajay Chaudhary,
Joint Commissioner, OSD to honourable Lieutenant Governor, Mr. Jitendra Singh
and Mr. Vijay Jha, Secretary, Delhi legal services authority and finally Mr.
Sandeep Sehgal, Senior Journalist and President of Saakar NGO.
The panelists discussed the psychological and
physical effects of child abuse on children, the different legal interventions
available to parents and schools to help them deal with such incidents with
more ease.
The panel was knowledgeable and highlighted cases
that made the social problem of child abuse more real for the present audience
and the interventions helped them to feel empowered and gave them hope.