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STOP CHILD CRUELTY TRUST (SCCT)

MASSIVE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED WITH SRI LANKA’S FIRST CHILD PROTECTION AMBASSADORS

#NOගුටි /#NOguti (NOhit) is a multi-pronged campaign launched to End Violence Against Children in Sri  Lanka. 

The Stop Child Cruelty Trust (SCCT) with the Child Protection Alliance (CPA) launched #NOගුටි, 
 
The National Campaign to End Violence Against Children was held on February 21, 2022, in Colombo, in its latest efforts to protect the children of Sri Lanka. The event also saw the appointment of influential persons as Child Protection Goodwill Ambassadors, a first in Sri Lanka. Renowned singer Umara Sinhawansa and ‘Voice 2021’ Winners Harith Wijeratne and Adithya Wellawatta launched a special song for the campaign. at the event, drawing people’s attention to the plight of victims of child abuse. 

 

 
 
 
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 Speaking on the launch, Dr. Tush Wickramanayaka, founder and chairperson of the Stop Child Cruelty Trust and co-convener of the Child Protection Alliance, said:“Corporal punishment is a form of abuse that is rarely discussed within the Sri Lankan community. 30 years ago Sri Lanka ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), but there seems to be no palpable progress. SCCT, along with the CPA, has already commenced strong advocacy efforts. Ten children were physically and sexually abused and murdered during the past 16 months, and there has been no meaningful action taken by relevant authorities to resolve the crisis.

Sri Lanka is the only South Asian country that is committed to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16.2, to end violence against children, yet it is considered one of the least safe for children in the world. We, as a collective of social activists, are working committedly to address these issues by the #NOගුටි campaign. Abuse is not the alternative to rectifying the (mis)behaviors of a child.” SCCT, with CPA, launched #NOගුටි with the goal of eradicating corporal punishment and obtaining cabinet permission to implement the historic Supreme Court ruling of February 2021, which unambiguously prohibits corporal punishment through Penal Code revisions. The campaign will be led by children, with the guidance of the influential celebrity. Child Protection Goodwill Ambassadors and Sri Lanka’s child protection officials.

 

 
 
 
 

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