Last Change:
04/30/2025
Balochistan Child Protection Act, 2016
Year: 2016
Type: Domestic law
Rights Category: Liberty & security of person, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life
Description
An Act to provide for the protection of children in Balochistan from all forms of physical or mental violence, injury, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse and matters incidental thereto.
Selected provisions
(1) The Government shall establish a Child Protection Commission.
(2) The Social Welfare Department shall provide necessary services to the Commission.
(3) The Government shall allocate adequate budget for effective functioning of the Commission.
(1) To coordinate and monitor the issues relating to child protection, abuse, violence and exploitation at the provincial and district level;
(2) to advise on policy, legislation and regulatory matters relating to child protection in accordance with International standards;
(3) to monitor implementation of article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of child in Balochistan;
(4) to ensure effective coordination/ implementation of the child protection referral mechanism; and
(5) to support the deployment of effective rapidresponse child protection intervention capability for provincial level emergencies such as natural disasters or the outbreak of armed conflict.