15 countries to take part in first International conference

Altogether 15 countries from across the globe would take part in the first International Conference on "Sexual Exploitation of Children in a Digital Era" to be held here from Thursday, organisers said. The two-day programme would see the participation of senior police officers, government representatives, prosecutors and judges from the 15 nations including Germany, Uganda, Canada, Kenya, the US, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.

Representatives of major corporates besides and chairpersons of state commission from the protection of child rights as well as chairpersons from women commission of states would also attend the conference, WBCPCR chairperson Ananya Chakrabarti told a press conference here on Wednesday.

The programme is being organised by the West Bengal Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) and the International Justice Mission (IJM), a global body that protects the most vulnerable from violence and oppression.

The key discussions at the conference would include four-panel sessions - trends, challenges, bridges and solutions. The recommendations accrued from the conference would be submitted to the governing bodies globally, Chakraborti said. She unveiled the logo of the conference amid the presence of the director of operations director Saji Philip.