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KDU International Journal of Criminal Justice (KDUIJCJ)
Volume I | Issue II| July 2024

update prisoners and remandees on the whereabouts of their family
members especially their children or other dependants.

The National Child Protection Police Unit and the Department of
Probation should carry out spot checks on institutionalized children and

make surprise visits to these institutions and communicate with the

children and detect instances of violations of child rights and crime
against children. The Corporate Sector too has a role to play. Businesses

can have the child helpline number displayed on prominent, eye-catching

bill boards stationed at prime locations and create awareness among the
public to alert the authorities if they witness any of the child rights

violations they have listed in simple language on the hoarding. School
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Stationery and text books too should carry similar Human Rights

education messages in the form of colourful cartoons. A popular mascot

could be used and a student ambassador could be trained to carry the
message to rural schools. This could pave the way to combat social evils

such as cyber bullying and the use of narcotics among school children.

The sixth narrative was related by Lucille who was a foreigner from a

European Country who came to Sri Lanka as a tourist. She loved the
country and started visiting the island many times. A man much younger

to her befriended her. They started courting and he proposed her. They

married and started putting up their own marital home. She spent a huge

16 When Sri Lanka’s report was examined by the experts of the United Nations Child Rights
Committee the Government Delegation of Sri Lanka was asked what role the Sri Lankan
Business Community of Sri Lanka plays in the promotion and protection of Child Rights; See
also: ‘Corporate Responsibility to respect Human Rights- Office of the High Commissioner
of Human Rights, United Nations
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