Post by lace on Oct 15, 2006 14:47:10 GMT -5
[glow=red,2,300]On rampant child abuse[/glow]
13 October 2006
THE just released United Nations report uncovering global child abuse — involving physical, sexual and psychological violence – presents an outrageous and appalling picture.
Completed after four years’ research at the insistence of outgoing Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the first of its kind report delves deep into the child-abuse problem, and finds the problem plaguing ‘every country, every society and every social group’, with no country in the world is without its share of guilt. Regrettably, the extensive research proves that practically all international conventions on human rights for children framed so far have failed to achieve their aim, and by no small margins.
[glow=red,2,300]The abuse ranges from violence in the house and school to serious punishment for crime — both minor and major — and more disturbingly, to widespread rape and physical abuse. The statistics are hair-raising: approximately 53,000 children are murdered every year, 150 million girls and 73 million boys under-18 are subjected to sexual abuse, 1.8 million are believed forced into prostitution, and the list goes on. To make matters worse, as many as 77 governments have been found sanctioning or endorsing violent punishment for children including flogging, caning and in some cases, even amputation[/glow].
There can be no justification for the present state of affairs. It is extremely important to note that psychological experiences of formative years have the most pronounced bearing on an individual’s permanent state of mind. There is an urgent need to sort out this problem and the UN report is the first step in the right direction. As recommended by this report, there is now need for all countries to draft laws prohibiting child-abuse, physical or psychological, in the sternest terms, with strict punishment for those found guilty. It is said with good reason that an investment in children is the best investment in the future. All governments must come together to ensure they are well taken care of.
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13 October 2006
THE just released United Nations report uncovering global child abuse — involving physical, sexual and psychological violence – presents an outrageous and appalling picture.
Completed after four years’ research at the insistence of outgoing Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the first of its kind report delves deep into the child-abuse problem, and finds the problem plaguing ‘every country, every society and every social group’, with no country in the world is without its share of guilt. Regrettably, the extensive research proves that practically all international conventions on human rights for children framed so far have failed to achieve their aim, and by no small margins.
[glow=red,2,300]The abuse ranges from violence in the house and school to serious punishment for crime — both minor and major — and more disturbingly, to widespread rape and physical abuse. The statistics are hair-raising: approximately 53,000 children are murdered every year, 150 million girls and 73 million boys under-18 are subjected to sexual abuse, 1.8 million are believed forced into prostitution, and the list goes on. To make matters worse, as many as 77 governments have been found sanctioning or endorsing violent punishment for children including flogging, caning and in some cases, even amputation[/glow].
There can be no justification for the present state of affairs. It is extremely important to note that psychological experiences of formative years have the most pronounced bearing on an individual’s permanent state of mind. There is an urgent need to sort out this problem and the UN report is the first step in the right direction. As recommended by this report, there is now need for all countries to draft laws prohibiting child-abuse, physical or psychological, in the sternest terms, with strict punishment for those found guilty. It is said with good reason that an investment in children is the best investment in the future. All governments must come together to ensure they are well taken care of.
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