PESHAWAR: Speakers at a workshop on child rights said Thursday the media could play an important role in raising awareness about children’s rights. The capacity-building workshop on child rights was organised by the Children’s Complaint Office, Peshawar.
“Pakistan is among the countries that signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, but violation of the rights continues and only the mass media can play a positive role in bringing about a change,” said one of the speakers.
Another participant said Article 17 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child recognised the important function performed by the mass media and stressed upon the states to encourage the mass media to disseminate information and material that is of social and cultural benefit for children.
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