A Poem-Video and Child Sexual Abuse
Child sexual abuse came in for discussion all over the world with reporting of two heinous crimes, one in India and the othere abroad. There is no specific law against child sexual abuse in India. That makes the matter worse for prevention.
A 2007 study by the Ministry of Women and Child Development found that more boys in India were abused than girls. This is something I found very difficult to believe, but sometimes facts can be differerent from impressions.
[Illustration Farzana Cooper]
What are the warning signals to watch? The website http://www.stopitnow.org/ gives some useful information.
Is there :
[a]Pain, discoloration, bleeding or discharges in genitals, anus or mouth
[b]Persistent or recurring pain during urination and bowel movements or
[c]Wetting and soiling accidents unrelated to toilet training?
If the answer is ‘yes’ to any one of the questions, you are advised to see the doctor.
I stumbled upon this poem, actually a slide show. If you can watch it without tears in your eyes, you will be one in a million! Here is the link [poem].
Vivek
I got shivers down my spine when i attended the workshop !
Unbelievable that as a human kind we inflict so much damage to our own !
I don’t have the guts to watch the video:( Can’t believe this happens in India… despicable, indeed.
Kavi and naperville mom,
This is one subject which we will find it difficult to discuss without getting emotional.
The video is actually a slide show!
Vivek
Spine chilling and sickening!
As a mother of a three year old, reading about child abuse, I;m so scared all the time….
Seeing and reading about such inhuman crimes, I feel our world isnt such a beautiful place after all.
The fact is that people are more aware and therefore, more careful about girls and girl abuse; and fail to realise that to pedophile, not much difference exists: just the exploitation of a child.
I tried to watch the slideshow but then closed it. I am already so scared about my sons getting lost and molested that I don’t really want the added tension and disgust associated with it!
Thanks for writing this post and making people aware of this heinous crime.
This scares me very very much, not just because I have two young daughters, but because it signals a kind of depravity which is beyond my imagination to concieve or my capacity to forgive.
Very touching but reprehensible act of abuse. Its a cause to fight for .
Slide show’s combination with poem touched my heart.
hi vivek,
sorry, the video is not available for viewing. 🙁