NGO Report Finds Child Abuse Rife in Cambodia.

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NGO Report Finds Child Abuse Rife in Cambodia.

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Child Abuse Rife Says NGO Report
Children in Cambodia face a range of threats to their safety including violence, sexual abuse and economic exploitation, with the justice system failing to prosecute alleged offenders, according to a 68-page report by a host of children’s welfare NGOs.

The report stated that more than 50 percent of children surveyed experienced a violent incident before the age of 18, with more than one child between the age of 13 and 17 witnessing physical violence in their home in the past 12 months. One in 20 said they had suffered at least one incident of sexual abuse before the age of 18.

It also noted that nearly 20 percent of children between the age of five and 17 are economically active, with 56.9 percent of them classified as child laborers and 31 percent working in hazardous labor conditions.

The organizations including World Vision, UNICEF, Plan International, Save the Children and Child Fund conducted research across 10 provinces, 32 communes and Phnom Penh...
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Re: NGO Report Finds Child Abuse Rife in Cambodia.

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And in the news today...

https://translate.googleusercontent.com ... IklgPzoIog
Phnom Penh: The district police arrested a young man at about 7 pm on 01 June 2016 after the father's complaint - mother of 6-year-old girl accused young man bellicose reputation of his daughter.

Keo police said the suspect Kim infrastructure youngest 20-year-old male occupations lights stay home to rent in Russey Keo district contribution The victim was just 6 years old Neighbors.

District police said that at about 3 hours and 30 minutes before dawn on June 01, 2016 Suspect club Golden Dragon go home when the suspects walked through the house, the girl victim girl's mother and the victim into the bathroom, then see girl sleeping in bed to touch hearts, but fear of being returned home. After a while he sat back again and fondling girls suffer genital Soon she awakened to suspect fears also took the opportunity to go home, sleep latency act like nothing had happened so. By morning the victim girl's parents had filed a complaint at the Post until reaching arrested.

Police confirmed that in front of the cops suspect admitted into the victim's genital fondling girls also true drug used 3 years.
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Judging by all the stories continually appearing on here, it sadly appears to be true
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