Measures Are Being Taken in Tajikistan to Reduce Juvenile Delinquency Level

A targeted event in connection with the implementation of the governmental decree “On the National Program for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency for 2020-2024” was held yesterday in Dushanbe, reports the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The event was attended by representatives of the Presidential Executive Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor’s Office, the Drug Control Agency, the Ministries of Finance, Education and Science, Healthcare and Social Protection of the Population, Committees for Youth and Sports, TV and Radio, as well as UNICEF representatives.

The goal of the program is to bring the legislation and practical activities of the relevant structures in the field of preventing juvenile delinquency in line with the requirements of international norms and standards.

The program includes a positive approach to providing assistance, safety and resources for juveniles in order to prevent delinquency.

Head of the Department for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Mansur Bukhorizoda spoke about the results and achievements of the department and implementation of paragraphs of the governmental decree “On the National Program for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency for 2020-2024.”

The “National Program for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency for 2020-2024” is based on the Constitution of Tajikistan and other legal acts of the country to implement the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Source: National information agency of Tajikistan