The East Garo Hills District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), in collaboration with the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), organized a one-day legal awareness programme at Do’bu today.
During the day-long event, Dr Jevi R Marak, the resource person from the Health Department, talked at length on teenage pregnancy and its disadvantages, while advocate Talse M Sangma deliberated on the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the punishment for sexual harassment and other subjects.
The Protection Officer, Mamun K Marak, while delivering the introductory speech, highlighted the activities of the DCPU.
