BHOPAL: Violence and exploitation of children increased multi-fold including children adopting to self harm during pandemic, suggested a study commissioned by UNICEF on “Violence against children in the context of Covid in Bhopal- A participatory study with children”.
The report was released during a meeting of high court- juvenile justice committee (HC-JJC) held at Noronha Academy of Administration, Bhopal on Saturday, as per an official release by Lolichen P Joseph, a child protection specialist, UNICEF, MP.
As per the release Justice Sujoy Paul, chairperson of the Juvenile Justice Committee, Justice GS Ahluwalia, and Justice Anjuli Palo, members of the committee conducted the review discussion. Senior officers of departments such as Woman and Child Development (WCD), School Education, Revenue, Social Justice and MP Police were present during the meeting.The study was carried out in 15 wards of Bhopal with 472 children and 179 adults. “With Covid-19 and the lockdown, violence and exploitation of children had increased multi-fold, including children adopting to self harm”, stated the study.
