Child Sexual Abuse - India

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NOW is as good as any other time.The Children cannot wait. Any longer!! "It is not what you know, think or feel that matters ultimately. It is what you do that defines you." Show . Wear a yellow bow to indicate your solidarity and support to prevent child abuse. Learn . Knowledge is power. Only when you know more about child rights and child sexual abuse can you help ensure the safety of children in your family, your neighborhood and your community Examine . Be conscious of your own role in allowing abuse to happen Talk . Talk to your colleagues, friends, relatives and family . Help break the silence around child sexual abuse. Educate. Teach children the Touching Rules. That they have a right to be safe all the time, anywhere, with anyone from child sexual abuse Encourage. Support Awarness activities and prevention programmes . Too often intervention occurs only after abuse is reported. Observe. Be alert to the behavioral and physical indicators of sexual abuse in ch...

A Wake up Call - The Countdown has begun!!! Alerting Governments and civil society organizations to play a more active role in the promotion of and respect for the rights of the child (article 19 and 34 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child), and contribute to the prevention of child abuse, WWSF ( www.woman.ch ) launched in 2000 the World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse, a Day to be commemorated every 19 November in synergy with the anniversary of the International Day for the rights of the child (20 November) which has as its objective to be a rallying point around the issue of child abuse and the need for urgent effective prevention programs. The World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse is a process for the emergence of a culture of prevention around the issue of violence against girls and boys. Alerting Governments, civil society organizations and concerned citizens to play a more active role in the respect, promotion and fulfillment of rights of all children and contribute...

UPDATE: http://www.equalitynow.org/english/actions/action_3302_en.html Japan -Rape Simulator Games & the Normalization of Sexual Violence _______________________________________________________________ http://www.mg.co.za:80/article/2009-05-08-software-firm-shrugs-off-rape-game-protests TOKYO, JAPAN May 08 2009 Japanese computer game maker dismissed a protest by US rights campaigners against the game RapeLay, which lets players simulate sexual violence against women. New York-based Equality Now launched a campaign this week "against rape simulator games and the normalisation of sexual violence in Japan".It urged activists to write in protest to the maker and Prime Minister Taro Aso, arguing the game breaches Japan's obligations under the 1985 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.The Yokohama-based games manufacturer Illusion brushed off the campaign."We are simply bewildered by the move," said spokesperson Makoto Nakaok...

Article 34 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - "States Parties undertake to protect the child from all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse. For these purposes, States Parties shall in particular take all appropriate national, bilateral and multilateral measures to prevent: (a) The inducement or coercion of a child to engage in any unlawful sexual activity; (b) The exploitative use of children in prostitution or other unlawful sexual practices; (c) The exploitative use of children in pornographic performances and materials" The awards: The awards have been instituted by Tulir-CPHCSA with an aim to affirm, support and celebrate efforts that strengthen every child’s right to be safe from sexual violence, as enshrined in Article 34 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The awards for the year 2009 will be presented to (a) An organization (government or non-government) (b) An individual in her/his professional capacity who have worked substantial...

Harish Iyer is one of the research subjects in a movie on child sex abuse being made by Onir (Photo: ALIEFYA VAHANVATY) http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/true-life/surviving-child-abuse I was seven years old when it started. I was at a relative’s home. His wife was also there. As always, he wanted to give me a bath. He soaped me to a rich lather and suddenly started playing with my penis. I didn’t know how to react, but didn’t mind it. I think it felt nice, though weird. He asked me to do the same to him and I obliged. He then asked me to suck his penis. I was repelled by it. He forced his penis into my mouth. I moved away and started crying loudly. He told me that he would kill me and everyone in his family if I didn’t shut up. He then asked me to suck his penis again and this time, I did it till he spurted on my face. There was a knock at the door then. It was his wife. “I will be back in a while,” she said from outside. He lifted and took me out. He pushed me on the cot,...

Forum Against Child Sexual Exploitation (FACSE) invities you for a play "Yoneechyaa Maneechya Gujgoshti", a Marathi translation of the internationally acclaimed play The Vagina Monologues. FACSE believes that anyone interested in working or understanding the issues of sexual abuse needs to also comprehend related issues of sex and sexuality. Being in Marathi, it will also allow a connection to a much wider audience. Date: 27th October, 2009 Time: 7:30 to 9:30 pm Venue: Mini Theatre, 3rd Floor, P.L. Deshpande Maharashtra Kala Academy,Near Ravindra Natya Mandir, Sayani Road, Prabhadevi, Mumbai 400 025 As there are limited seats, kindly R.S.V.P by 20th October 09 at facse95@gmail. com or Ms. Ketki (Coordinator) : 9820996223 or 022- 23002683.