Speakers at a discussion unequivocally called for combating all sorts of violence and repression against children caused by the abuse of the internet.
They expressed their grave concern over escalating the incidents of internet-based child repression and stressed the need for community support to address the problem.
Utmost emphasis should be given on halting the crimes through concerted efforts of all government and non-government entities concerned.
They came up with the observations on Wednesday while addressing a meeting titled “Child Repression through abusing Internet and its Prevention” in Rajshahi city.
Association for Community Development (ACD), a rights-based development organization, hosted the meeting at its conference hall in association with its ‘Sexual Exploitation of Children Online and travel tourism Project’.
Deputy Director of Department of Social Services Hasina Momtaz and its Assistant Director Dr Hamidul Islam, ward councillors of Rajshahi City Corporation Muhammad Kamruzzaman and Umme Salma Bulbuli and Assistant Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Sonia Parveen addressed the meeting as resource persons.
ACD Executive Director Salima Sarwar welcomed the participants, while its Project Coordinator Mostofa Kamal illustrated the aims and objectives of the project and its implementation strategy.
The discussants noted that forging social resistance side by side with creating awareness among the parents and other guardians concerned has become crucial to end the internet-based child repression.
The government has adopted various time-fitting measures to end cybercrimes. So, all the government and private entities concerned should come forward and work together to supplement the government endeavour, they added.
