Child Abuse in South Asian Eyes

This is an interesting research article posted in the Stop Honour Killings website. "Child Abuse is Dishonour" basically presents the survey results from the communities from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Communities across the South Asian countries deal sexual abuse cases with their victims. They don't bring the perpetrators to justice.

This article says, "Most people surveyed said they would prefer to deal with suspected child abuse themselves rather than involve the police or social services. They were afraid that the child could be removed from their family, and felt that the authorities did not understand their religion and culture. NSPCC Asian helpline manager Saleha Islam said: “We want to send out a message to the British Asian community that putting up a wall of silence will not protect children. It will only protect the abuser who will be free to abuse again.”

What should we do for these communities to increase their awareness about child protection? Read more!

Land of Missing Children

Watch this 3 part video documentary that shows how children are trafficked in the underworld. Indian Police raided the brothel in Bombay and rescued the underaged children. If you want to see how the children are trafficked from South Asian countires, such as Bangladesh, India, Bhutan and Nepal, this series is a must see. please watch this 3 part video.

Part 1


Part 2


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Faces of Victims

I always find audio visual presentations are to be more powerful than hundreds of words to show the pains of children across the globe who are victim of child trafficking. When I'm working here as a child welfare professional to ensure safety, permanency and well being, thousands of children are becoming commodities of heartless criminals who sell these young children's innocence. Please watch this video "Toys of Lust and Greed" presented by Campaign Against Child Trafficking in India. This situation is no different for children from neighboring Bangladesh. So please watch this video and act on it:

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Bangladesh beats India

Bangladesh beats India in child welfare filed. Times of India reports on December 12, 2003: "Bangladesh and Sri Lanka look after their children better than India does. Unicef’s State of the World’s Children Report 2004, released on Thursday, says they are way ahead of India and Pakistan in providing health care and education to children. Among the 160 countries covered, India fares a little better than the sub-Saharan African countries in terms of infant mortality. Net primary school enrolment is as high as 96 per cent in Bangladesh and 97 per cent in Sri Lanka. In India it is 76 per cent and in Pakistan, 56 per cent..." Read more!