Meet 34-year-old child rights activist Miguel Das Queah, whose Guwahati-based non-profit UTSAH (Universal Team for Social Action and Help) works for children’s rights, particularly those affected by sexual violence, in Assam.
His organisation has provided end-to-end psychosocial and legal assistance to 300 child survivors and provided immersive child safety training to over 2 lakh children across schools and communities in Assam. Miguel has also trained and mentored over 500 police personnel in child protection practices and played an instrumental role in designing the Assam Police Sishu Mitra Programme, a child-friendly policing and police reform initiative.
“My first encounter with Miguel Da happened in 2014 while rescuing a child labourer in Birubari, Guwahati. Over the years, UTSAH has closely assisted Assam Police in Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and child labour-related cases, ensuring that child survivors receive the proper protection and…