Sensitisation of society is very important to prevent crimes against women, National Commission for Women member secretary Meenakshi Negi has said.
She was delivering the presidential address at a regional consultation meet of southern States and Union Territories organised by the National Commission for Women and hosted by the Kerala Women’s Commission here on Wednesday.
Ms. Negi said that in recent times, focus had shifted from rescue and rehabilitation after crimes have have been committed against women to preventing such incidents by making them aware of how to avoid such pitfalls. It would not do to wait till such things happened. “There is need to educate them to recognise the red flags when people promise them jobs, marriage, good life in the entertainment industry, and so on so as to prevent them from falling prey to crimes, including trafficking.”
