Rates of sexual abuse of India’s children shockingly high.
Despite a few films, some books, more studies and innumerable news reports on the controversial and shrouded issue of incest and child abuse, it is only the devastating statistics that tell the true horror of what children in India face on a daily basis. With sex trafficking being a profitable business, sexual abuse in the country is as rampant among boys as it is among girls.
According to the linked report, 53 percent of Indian children face one or more forms of sexual abuse, of which 50 percent is perpetrated by people they know. The author belabors the fact that it is not a social, cultural or class-specific issue. I infer that means it is not an issue that belongs to any one religious community either.
There are 150 million Muslims in India. Assuming these abuse figures are static in recent history, about 75 million Muslims are walking around India today as child sexual abuse victims and survivors.
Is there any reason to doubt that child sexual abuse statistics are not equally high in other South Asian nations such as Bangladesh and Pakistan?
johnpi 9:18 pm on October 12, 2009 Permalink |
Repercussions: “There is clear evidence that serious childhood adversity increases the risk of physical diseases and recurrent psychiatric disorder throughout life. The most serious are child abuse and child sexual abuse.”
johnpi 7:11 am on October 14, 2009 Permalink |
More repercussions: A therapist’s response to a letter from a man who is struggling with trauma from childhood rape. Here’s the man’s letter to the therapist:
Gretchen Paules 11:29 am on October 20, 2009 Permalink |
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gretchen Paules and I am the Administrative Director for a newly formed nonprofit called the Let Go…Let Peace Come In Foundation. Our mission at LGLPCI is to help heal and support adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse worldwide. We are actively seeking adult survivors who would be willing to post their childhood photo & caption, their story, or their creative expressions to our website http://www.letgoletpeacecomein.org. By uniting survivors from around the globe we hope to provide a stronger and more powerful voice to those survivors who have not yet found the courage to speak out or have been cast aside with disbelief.
I am writing to you today to ask you to please consider sharing our website with survivors you may come in contact with. Worldwide there are more than 100 million adult survivors living with the effects of childhood sexual abuse today. (some estimates are significantly higher) It is through the support of courageous advocates that we will succeed in our effort to help one survivor at a time. Our organization offers survivors a safe and judgment-free place where they can tell their story and continue their healing process. We realize that customs differ from culture to culture and we offer to post any stories anonymously, if the survivors so desires. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me directly at this e-mail address. Together we can; together we should; together we NEED to stand up and be counted.
Warmest Regards,
Gretchen Paules
Administrative Director
Let Go…Let Peace Come In Foundation
111 Presidential Blvd., Suite 212
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
Gretchen Paules 9:31 am on October 22, 2009 Permalink |
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gretchen Paules and I am the Administrative Director for a newly formed nonprofit called the Let Go…Let Peace Come In Foundation. Our mission at LGLPCI is to help heal and support adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse worldwide. We are actively seeking adult survivors who would be willing to post their childhood photo & caption, their story, or their creative expressions to our website http://www.letgoletpeacecomein.org. By uniting survivors from around the globe we hope to provide a stronger and more powerful voice to those survivors who have not yet found the courage to speak out or have been cast aside with disbelief.
I am writing to you today to ask you to please consider posting to our website. It is through the support of courageous survivors like you that we will succeed in our effort to help one survivor at a time. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me directly at this e-mail address. Together we can; together we should; together we NEED to stand up and be counted.
Warmest Regards,
Gretchen Paules
Administrative Director
Let Go…Let Peace Come In Foundation
111 Presidential Blvd., Suite 212
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004