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South Africa: Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation - 10 Things a New Study Found
News24Wire, 20 January 2019
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently released a report on child sexual abuse and exploitation, based on a study of the approach which 40 countries took to such offences. Read more »
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Africa: The Time for Silence is Over
allAfrica, 28 January 2019
This is the Year to Stop Child Sexual Abuse Read more »
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Senegal: Teen Girls Sexually Exploited, Harassed in Schools
HRW, 18 October 2018
Video: Senegalese activists campaign against sexual abuse in schools Read more »
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South Africa: SA Praised for Laws On Child Sex Abuse - but the Implementation Doesn't Match Up
Daily Maverick, 16 January 2019
An international study of measures to combat sexual violence against children says that South Africa is doing well in terms of legislation and policy. On these aspects, the country… Read more »
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Africa: Power and Sexual Abuse - the Danger of Doubling
IPS, 10 December 2018
Several celebrities use their power to insult or take advantage of women. We read about sexual abuse from men like Harvey Weinsten, Bill O´Reilly, Leslie Moonves, Jeffrey… Read more »
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Uganda: MPs Want Each School to Have Sex Abuse Policy
Monitor, 9 November 2018
Members of Parliament (MPs) have urged all institutions of learning across the country to formulate policies against sexual violence. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Registrar-General Denies Sexual Harassment Allegations
New Zimbabwe, 12 December 2018
Senior government officials have been accused of protecting perpetrators of sexual abuse in the civil service as pressure mounts on new Registrar General (RG) Clemence Masango. Read more »
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Nigeria: Child Protection - Who's On the Other Side?
This Day, 24 November 2018
In the game of football, there are two sides, each seeking to win the game. There is a ball being tossed back and forth until the referee's whistle marks the end of the game. The… Read more »
10 Things a New Study on Child Sex Abuse Found
It takes place mostly in the shadows, but sexual violence against children is happening everywhere, regardless of a country's economic status or its citizens' quality of life. It is a universal threat - no boy or girl is immune - and one that is enabled by vastly improved communications connectivity and mobility. Yet this especially pernicious form of abuse is rarely discussed, even though it has lingering and sometimes devastating socio-economic consequences, reveals a report by The Economist Intelligence Unit- casting a spotlight on how 40 countries are addressing sexual violence against children.
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18 January 2019
Trends in Online Child Sex Abuse
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The iconic American RnB singer has come under fire in a recent documentary that explore the numerous allegations of sexual abuse over more than 20 years. Last year, actress Lupita ... Read more »
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President Paul Kagame did not anticipate in 2009 when he launched the "One Child One Laptop" program that children will indulge in more dangerous things online. Read more »
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Of the 2,683 children that were sexually abused before they reached 18 years, 417 reported having suffered depression, according to a report by the International Child Protection ... Read more »
