Legal awareness prog held

SAGALEE, 2 Apr: Seventy beneficiaries, including gaon burahs and gaon buris, attended a legal awareness programme organised here in Papum Pare district by the Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA), in collaboration with the Arunachal Women Helpline (AWHL)-181, on Saturday.

APSLSA Member Secretary Jaweplu Chai delivered a lecture on free legal aid, the victim compensation scheme, etc, while resource persons from the AWHL presented a skit on domestic violence.

AWHL project manager Binny Yachu presented an overview of the activities of the helpline.

The programme was supported by the union justice department and the state’s women & child development department.