Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has advocated setting up a national children's tribunal, on the lines of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), to deal with cases of crime against children in a time-bound and expeditious manner.
Citing recent incidents of sexual abuse of minor girls, the child rights activist said such cases give the country a "bad name".
"Today incidents of rape of minor girls are being reported. In the national capital an eight-month-old girl was raped. Such incidents give the country a bad name. Besides the government, the society should also think about it," said Satyarthi in an interview to PTI.
The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize winner said, "There are laws, such as the POCSO Act, to deal with child rights violation and sexual abuse of children. The POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act is a good law. But the problem is, hearing of cases do not happen in a time-bound manner."
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