THE profane curse of brutalising children is back in the news. The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has examined reports of torture, sexual abuse and corporal punishment at religious seminaries in Punjab, Sindh and KP, and demanded robust child protection measures, particularly in educational facilities. The panel has emphasised that child safety is the state’s most crucial obligation. It has also decried the absence of registration, financial transparency, regular inspections of institutions........

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