Fight against children's exploitation: Satyarthi gets judges'

The government is doing little to end exploitation of children and ensure the rehabilitation of rescued juveniles, senior Supreme Court judges today said as they offered support to Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi in efforts to secure children's futures.
"As and when things come before us, we will be very keen to push it. Legally we would go to any extent to tackle the issues related to child abuse," said Justice TS Thakur.
Maintaining that "child labour and human trafficking is a very huge problem", the judge said the restoration of freedom of the child was of utmost importance.
"We want to see that the child labour menace is removed," Justice Thakur said at a lecture organised by the Delhi High Court Bar Association for lawyers on 'Child Rights- Protection from Abuse- Role of Judiciary'.

Justice Thakur said that there was a need to develop the sensitivity in the country that child labour cannot be tolerated and economic compulsion should take a back seat.
He also said that the role of police was important in curbing child trafficking and it has to be made more accountable.
Satyarthi said that child labour cannot be eradicated unless some accountability is fixed covering the government as also the lower judiciary, which has to be more responsible and take quick decisions.
"You and I can wait, but childhood cannot wait. Once it is gone, it will never come back. So it's time to rise and protect each child," the 2015 Nobel Peace prize winner said.