GOVERNMENT TO AMEND POCSO ACT TO MAKE IT GENDER-NEUTRAL

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Government to amend POCSO Act to make it neutral for both genders

According to reports, the Centre is planning to amend the POCSO Act to provide justice to male child victims of sexual assault too. This was reportedly revealed by the Women and Child Development Ministry, days after an ordinance promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind.

 

"The government has always strived to develop gender-neutral laws. The government has proposed the amendment in the POCSO Act to seek justice for survivors of child sexual abuse," it said on its official Twitter handle on Thursday.

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