NGOs suggest training for policemen for better understanding of POA Act

Three NGOs working for the welfare of Dalit women in the country have recommended training sessions for police and pubic officials for a better understanding of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The NGOs -- Sisters For Chnage, National Dalit Movement for Justice and Dalit Shree Sakthi -- have prepared a report on crimes against Dalit women in India.
The report was released by Delhi's Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam at the "National Convention on Violence Against Dalit Women" today.
"Violence against Dalit women is a social mechanism aimed at maintaining their subordination to reduce their capacity to participate in society and restrict their rights," the report read.

The NGOs called for dedicated training on the the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act to "ensure that all police and public officials understand the scope of the Act and their duties under it in terms of timely probe, prosecution and payment of compensation".
Director generals of police and district magistrates should work together to increase the number of convictions for crimes of sexual violence against Dalit women and girl children, the NGOs suggested in the report.