If our women and children are not safe, what is the point of development ? – Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi: The Union Minister of Law and Justice, Mr. Kiren Rijiju said that there are many legal provisions in the country to check the menace of Child Sexual Abuse Material, CSAM but more requires to be done beyond the legal provisions to ensure that human rights of children, in particular, are not violated. He said that if our women and children are not safe, what is the point of development?   government has to be responsive to the call and needs of the time to do everything that requires to be done in this regard, Production, distribution, and consumption of CSAM is one of the most serious forms of sexual abuse faced by children and consecutively a grave violation of their human rights psychologically disrupting their development.

He said there are a number of Fast Track Special Courts to deal with cases of sexual violence against children. These courts have disposed of more than 1,37,000 cases. However, he said that the disposal of such cases and the conviction rate needs to be improved. The High Courts need to look into it. The State Governments need to strengthen the investigation Agencies and Forensic Labs to ensure the quick disposal of CSAM cases. He said that the Centre is committed to taking more proactive action as far as the legislation is required but Judiciary and Executive along with the Civil Society need to work in tandem to make our society safe and progressive.