Saturday, September 06, 2014

UN: 77% of teenage Indian girls endure sexual violence...

About 77% of girls aged between 15 and 19 in India have been subjected to sexual violence by their spouses, according to a report by UNICEF which also said more than half of the girls in the age group faced physical abuse at the hands of their parents. The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) report titled "Hidden in Plain Sight" said violence against children is so prevalent and deeply ingrained in societies that it is often unseen and accepted as the norm.

The report said that 77% of girls aged 15 to 19 years in India have at least once experienced forced sexual intercourse or any other forced sexual acts by their current husband or partner.Partner violence is also pervasive in South Asia, where at least one in five girls who have ever been married or in union experienced partner violence. In this region, the prevalence of partner violence is particularly high in Bangladesh and India.The report said that in India 34% of ever-married girls aged 15 to 19 years have experienced some form of physical, sexual or emotional violence committed by their husbands or partners.

The report added that about 21% of girls aged 15 to 19 in India had experienced physical violence since age 15. It said the identity of the most common perpetrator varied by the marital status of the victim. "Not surprisingly, among ever-married girls who experienced physical violence since age 15, a current or former partner was cited most often in all of the countries," it said. The report further added that girls who had not been married were most likely to report physical violence at the hands of family members, friends, acquaintances and teachers. Full story...

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