2024-10-10 17:55:10
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Global Crisis of Child Sexual Violence
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Unicef report: Hundreds of millions of children worldwide are victims of sexual violence; 22% of those affected in sub-Saharan Africa, 8% in East and Southeast Asia, 9% in Central and South Asia, 14% in Europe and North America; Assaults often by acquaintances in supposedly safe places; Trauma often lifelong; Number of those affected rises to 650 million if online or verbal violence is included; Most attacks occur in adolescence, a significant increase between the ages of 14 and 17; Data from..
The Guardian
Three-quarters of sexual violence survivors subjected to rape myths in court
Politics
75% of sexual violence survivors face rape myths in court; trauma from process leads to PTSD, suicide attempts; long delays, with 3-year average for adult cases and up to 11 months for sentencing; low reporting, with 3.1 million adult victims and only 1 in 6 reporting; 11,506 defendants proceeded against, 3,004 charged with rape; 1 in 4 women, 1 in 18 men subjected to sexual violence; report analyzed 38 cases from March-October 2022, finding half were adjourned; one survivor faced 5-year delay,..
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UNICEF Report: 370 Million Girls Victims of Sexual Violence
Politics
UNICEF report: 370 million girls are victims of sexual violence, often by perpetrators from their family environment; the assaults cause deep trauma; UNICEF calls for combating inequality, false notions of masculinity, and a sense of sexual entitlement; boys are also affected, but the data situation is insufficient.
Al Jazeera
Over 79 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa raped, sexually assaulted: UN
Politics
UNICEF report finds over 370 million girls, 240-310 million boys/men faced sexual violence before 18; 79 million girls affected in sub-Saharan Africa, sexual violence rampant in conflict zones; victims suffer trauma, unable to learn at school; data has holes, under-reporting.
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