THE Bao’an District People’s Court was commended by the organizing committee of Shenzhen Project Care for having granted the city’s first protection order for children against domestic violence, the Bao’an Daily reported yesterday.

An awards ceremony was held to honor Shenzhen individuals and organizations for promoting public wellbeing at the Shenzhen Media Group building Monday night.

At the end of 2017, Niuhu Police Station applied to the Bao’an court for a protection order for a juvenile surnamed Ling, who reportedly had multiple bruises on her body from beatings by her parents.

The injuries were slight according to a forensic examination. After the case was accepted by the court’s juvenile comprehensive trial division, a social investigation was launched into Ling’s family and community to find out the cause of her injuries.

The investigation found that Ling’s parents had beaten her with their hands, clothes hangers, brooms and other items.

On Jan. 31, 2018, the court made a civil ruling prohibiting Ling’s parents from committing domestic violence against Ling. Meanwhile, the court criticized Ling’s parents and educated them about the law and family education. At present, everything is going well with Ling’s life.

“We need to supervise the implementation of the protection order, solve problems, such as the kid’s school enrollment and welfare support, and provide her with continuous psychological consultation. These are the aspects that we are striving for,” said Qiu Biyuan, head of the juvenile comprehensive trial division.

Shenzhen Project Care is a large-scale charity activity brand initiated by the city government.

According to the organizing committee, the first protection order for children issued by a Shenzhen judicial organ is of great significance. It not only demonstrates the government’s determination to protect minors, but also conveys a clear message to the public that it is illegal to physically or verbally abuse children. (Zhang Yu)