Victims’ Information, Sensitisation, Welfare and Assistance Society (VISWAS) India secretary general and deputy director of prosecutions P. Premnath has said that teachers are facing the toughest challenge in ensuring the safety of today’s children.
He was delivering the keynote address on Sunday at a programme held as part of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons at Government Teachers Training Institute, Chittur. The Palakkad chapter of VISWAS, a non-government body engaged in helping the victims of crimes and excesses, organised the programme.
Pinpointing data, Mr. Premnath said that many of the children who ran away from their homes were found to have been sexually abused and were victims of human trafficking.
