Nation cannot celebrate its achievements if women and children not safe: Rijiju

New Delhi: A society or a nation cannot celebrate its achievements if its women and children are not safe, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday, dubbing the crime of child sexual abuse as one of the most grave and disconcerting challenges.

Addressing a national conference on 'Child Sexual Abuse Material', hosted by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at the Vigyan Bhawan here, Rijiju said "we



will have to go beyond legal provisions" and the society must come together to ensure safety of women and children.

He described the conference as "timely and very relevant", and said, "We expect that concrete outcomes will come out of it." In his address, Rijiju underlined that "a society or a nation cannot celebrate its achievements if their women and children are not safe".