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| Violence raised the count of orphans in Kashmir. | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Dec 3
Since armed conflict started in valley in 1989, the count of orphans has gone more than one lakh, with about 15308 from militancy affected families, as per a survey conducted by a local non-governmental organization.
Voluntary Associations Network (VAN) – an amalgam of around 13 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) – working for the upliftment of orphans and marginalized people in troubled Kashmir reveal that the count of orphans has risen unabatedly since conflict began here. "We have around one lakh orphans in the whole state and 15308 identified orphans from the militancy affected families in valley only," said general secretary of VAN Kashmir Abdul Rashid Hanjura. He said that they have done a door-to-door survey in valley to conduct the survey.
He added that the conditions of orphans of militancy related families are "disappointing" as government has not adopted any policy for the rehabilitation and upliftment of these children.
"Orphans of militancy affected families are living a life of utter discrimination. Neither state nor state government has taken any step or adopted any policy for their rehabilitation. They are only discriminated and deprived of their rights because their fathers or other relatives were militants," said Hanjura.
Showing concern with the plight of orphans of militancy related families, Hanjura said. "If we (people and government) will not take immediate steps to rehabilitate these orphans and give them their rights, they will go waste and will adopt false track". Notwithstanding government's non-seriousness towards the orphans of valley, experts urge people and civil society to work for the welfare of orphans, by creating "child protection groups" who will help in safe guarding rights of children in valley. "We to blame government for doing nothing regarding child rights. We (people and civil society) should come forward to work orphans and children," said R.N.Yadav, director of SOS Children's Village of India. "Child protection groups should be formed". |
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