“Too often, we see that legislation is on the books but that many children remain on the margins of society -not registered at birth, not in school, too poor to see a doctor and, for that, all the more vulnerable to violence and abuse.” (Rima Salah, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF) INTRODUCTION What is sex? sex […]
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ABSTRACT: The Internet offers plenty of opportunities for adults as well as children in imparting knowledge about anything that is in existence with the universe. Yet, it has some negative consequences. It contributes to the rampant increase of sexual abuse and exploitation such as pornography. Children, in specific, are more vulnerable to such abuse or
INTRODUCTION Sexual abuse of minors has become a global concern now. Almost every part of the world faces this problem. Child sexual abuse includes touching and non-touching activity. Examples of touching activity include touching a child’s genitals or private parts for sexual pleasure and making a child touch someone else’s genitals, play sexual games or
Invisible Shackles: A Closer Look at Today’s Silent Slaves Read More »
“Crime against children is increasing at an alarming rate. They are confronting more of sexual violence against them.” ABSTRACT As the world is developing rapidly, sexual offences against humans is increasing too. The scope of sexual offences in current world, is not only restricted to adults irrespective of their age or gender but it has
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ABSTRACT Sexual abuse of Children is not new, nor is it peculiar the need for the advertisement and discussion regarding sexual abuse against children has increased manifold mainly due to two rationale. Firstly, Within the legal system, children are regarded as unreliable witnesses this factor with number of additional factors such poorly investigated cases, unprepared
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INTRODUCTION “You have a daughter; her safety is of utmost importance. Boys can take care of themselves” There is an unending silence around this subject and a very large percentage of people feel that child sexual abuse happens only to girls. Indian society has tried very hard to sweep the issue of child sexual abuse
Don’t Boys Get Raped? Breaking the Silence on Sexual Abuse of the Male Child in India Read More »
