UNODC Goodwill Ambassador: Shehzad Roy visits juvenile jail
Following his appointment as a goodwill ambassador, Shehzad Roy said that sentencing children to jail until proven guilty was not reasonable. Photo: Dunya News
(Dunya News) – Determined to help underage prisoners, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Pakistan (UNODC) has named Shehzad Roy as a goodwill ambassador.
Visiting the Youth Offenders Industrial School of Karachi’s Central Jail, the popular Pakistani singer, humanitarian and social worker, Shehzad Roy, gave the underage inmates a few moments of happiness by performing for them.
Roy was also appointed as a goodwill ambassador by the UNODC at the event.
Following his appointment, the 40-year-old singer said the judicial system of the country needs reforms. He added that sentencing children to jail until proven guilty was not reasonable.
While Roy announced the end of sentence for six of the imprisoned children, the humanitarian performing for the underage inmates gave the poor souls a moment of relief.
For more on this, watch a report by Dunya News below.
