More than 100 cases of violence against children in July
There were 34 cases of child sexual abuse.
25 Aug 2019, 9:00 AM
The gender ministry attended to 105 cases of violence against children in July, including 34 cases of child sexual abuse, according to statistics released on Sunday.
There were 36 cases of child sexual abuse in June.
Almost half the 214 cases reported to the ministry during July involved violence against children, including 25 cases of negligence, 19 cases of physical abuse, 11 cases of emotional abuse, seven cases where a child was witness to domestic violence, eight cases of bullying and harassment and one case of child trafficking.
Physical and sexual abuse of children remain key problems in the Maldives.
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