Medog is the hometown of Padma Yudron, a first-level judge of the People’s Court of Medog County, Nyingchi City, Tibet Autonomous Region, and a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Once, it was known as an isolated plateau island. In 2013, Medog ended its history as the only county in China with no road access.
Padma Yudron left Medog to pursue her study when she was young. After graduating from university, she chose to go back to work in Medog.
"Years ago, people in Medog did not even know about law, however, they are using the law to protect their rights today." Padma Yudron said. In the past, when disputes occurred in the village, the villagers were more inclined to ask the elderly for coordination, not willing to come to the court. Padma Yudron and her colleagues have done a lot of work to popularize the law. "We popularize legal knowledge to the people, explain clause and tell them that if their rights and interests are infringed, they can choose to use legal weapons to defend."
Today, Padma Yudron feels that Medog is undergoing obvious changes, and more and more people come for legal consult and help. For example, when people face divorce disputes and child raise disputes, they no longer confined themselves to the home as before, but take the initiative to the court for help.
"Because Medog is an ethnic area, it is better to popularize the law in local words so that it can be understood by the common people. In Medog, the people are more willing to accept if the law is taught by a cadre who speaks as a native speaker." During this year's two sessions, Padma Yudron prepares to put forward proposals on training ethnic legal workers. "Ethnic areas are in great need of legal personnel who are familiar with local language and folk customs. I hope I can make more contributions to the popularization of the law." Padma Yudron said.
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