'CCO offices actively working to address complaints'

Children Complaints Office (CCO) is operational in Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman) offices in Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and AJK to address the complaints against violation of rights of children by federal, provincial departments and/or agencies.
CCO provides relief to dozens of complainants every month and the number of complaints is increasing as the awareness about the institution is spreading across the country. This was stated by Ejaz Qureshi, CCO Chief. He said CCO deals with and rectifies excesses, abuse, or violation of rights of children by any federal agency. He pointed that media is reporting large-scale abuses, whether corporal punishment in schools or common criminals in jails for juvenile offences, or small boys in bonded labour working in hazardous positions.