CRC organized a panel discussion on “Representing Child Survivors in POCSO cases: The good, the bad and the ugly”. The panel were consist of Ms. Urmi Chudgar, a Child Rights Lawyer with over 5 years of experience, and Ms. Nimisha Menon, Program Officer at iProbono India. The panel will be moderated by Prof. Avaantika Chawla, Assistant Director, Child Rights Clinic.

The panelist’s discussed the struggle of representing child sexual abuse survivors in courts and how to successfully  overcome those challenges using the trauma informed and child friendly approach. The Panel discussion also delved into the need for legal representation for child survivors and the practicalities of representing survivors in POCSO cases.