National conference on crimes against women at UILS, PU
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Jan 24, 2020 10:52
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Chandigarh: A National Conference was organized at University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS ), Panjab University by the Legal Aid Society in collaboration with National Commission for Women, here today. The theme of the conference was “Crimes Against Women: Issues and Remedies.”
Prof. Rattan Singh, Director, UILS delivered the welcome address and introduced the theme of the conference.
Prof. Nishtha Jaswal, Vice Chancellor Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla was the Chief Guest and in her keynote address, she highlighted the need to start making a change for the smallest unit i.e. an individual and then move on to the family, society and the world at large.
Prof. Pam Rajput (Professor Emeritus) stressed upon the need to bring changes to the curriculum to promote capacity building programs for girls. She also stressed for the need for a National Plan of Action to check crimes against women.
Around 150 papers on various sub-themes such as sexual harassment of women at workplace, trafficking of women, safety of women in conflict areas, were received. A total participation of around 200 delegates was witnessed at the Conference. The Conference turned out to be an appropriate platform for discussing women-related issues and engaging a forward looking dialogue as to reducing crimes against women.
