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Paradigms of Socio-Legal Paradoxes Pertaining to Sexual offences against Children
INTRODUCTION: “If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace”[1] Children are the greatest gift to humanity and their sexual abuse is one of the most heinous crimes imaginable. In any civilized society, children are “supremely important national asset”[2] and the future of the nation depends upon […] -
Impure Lust Eats Innocent Lives – Deafening Silence
“Too often, we see that legislation is on the books but that many children remain on the margins of society -not registered at birth, not in school, too poor to see a doctor and, for that, all the more vulnerable to violence and abuse.” (Rima Salah, Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF) INTRODUCTION What is sex? sex […]