KARACHI: Due to raising cases of sexual abuse with women and children in the country, the Sindh government on Thursday set up Anti-Rape Crisis Cells (ARCC) across the province, ARY News reported.
A notification has been issued by the Sindh government to establish Anti-Rape Crisis Cells (ARCC) throughout the province in which the victims can get treatment and rehabilitation, as a pilot project, the first cell will be established in Police Surgeon Office Karachi.
Summaiya Syed, a police surgeon who has been designated as the
focal point for ARCCs, said that these cells were modelled on one-stop-protection centres and shall provide a host of services to sexual violence victims, including male, female and transgender persons.
The ARCCs will ensure all the legal proceedings including medico-legal examinations without any delay, collection of evidence, and forensic analysis, as well as register a first information report (FIR) if required with the approval of the competent authority.
The ARCCs will be later installed in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, and other districts of Sindh.
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