Child sexual abuse. An analysis of the situation in post-war Sierra Leone (eBook)
60 Seiten
GRIN Verlag
978-3-668-93661-4 (ISBN)
Child sexual abuse is not a particular phenomenon to post–war Sierra Leone, but a common feature of most war-torn African countries. It is one of the most pervasive human rights challenges in post–war reconstruction and development. But the magnitude of the problem is often underestimated as most incidents of sexual abuse go unreported which is character of environments were the culture of silence is dominant. Although child sexual abuse predates civil wars, it is aggravated by breakdown of law and other created by the armed conflict which has physical, emotional and psychological effects on the child victims.
Globally, child abuse is one of the most pervasive human rights challenges but not often given the desired attention it deserves. Where states fail to uphold their obligation to protect children from abuse, they remain "silent victims’’. In conflict situations such as in DR Congo, Liberia and Ivory Coast, children are prone to systematic exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA), rape, neglect, abduction and conscription. For example, the zeid investigations of SEA allegations levied against UN peacekeepers in DR congo concluded that of the 105 cases of SEA committed by peacekeepers who were mandated to protect the vulnerable population, 45% were against girls below 18 years.
In 2002, similar allegations were also made against UN workers and peacekeepers in West Africa who were working with refugees and internally displaced women and children, a situation that brought the UN under disrepute. It is estimated that about 275 million children are potential victims of sexual violence. This may be an underestimation as most incidents of sexual violence go unreported.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.5.2019 |
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Verlagsort | München |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies |
Schlagworte | Child • Leone • Sierra |
ISBN-10 | 3-668-93661-7 / 3668936617 |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-668-93661-4 / 9783668936614 |
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