Rise in cases of child sex abuse
Child abuse and sexual abuse remain key problems in the Maldives, and a mandatory child sex offenders’ registry was published in 2015.
23 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
More than 400 cases of child sex abuse were reported last year, statistics have shown, confirming a rise in such cases.
According to statistics on the gender ministry website, child abuse cases have continued to make up the majority of lodged reports.
Within the sphere of child abuse reports, sexual abuse cases were the most reported, with 418 reports in 2017. Some 245 cases of physical abuse and 181 cases of emotional abuse were also reported.
Child abuse and sexual abuse remain key problems in the Maldives, and a mandatory child sex offenders’ registry was published in 2015.
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