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Salman Khan and 500 other models and artistes including Arshi Khan consent to support “Stop Child Abuse in India” campaign

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Over 500 actors, models and artistes in Mumbai including Bollywood Badshah and superstar Salman Khan have endorsed their support for the “Stop Child Abuse in India” campaign on social media, even as an over-zealous Facebook blocked and suspended model  Arshi Khan’s official user account on the popular social networking site for sharing the page “Stop Child Abuse in India”. Poornima Salian campaign co-ordinator said they have approached Salman Khan’s  management for his endorsement to the campaign and have got a positive response. “We are sure Salman Khan will support this noble cause,” Salian said.

As reported earlier, model and actress Arshi Khan has joined the social forum Bharat Citizens Action Forum (BCAF) to support the campaign Stop Child Abuse in India. The campaign is supported and promoted online by IndiaNewsNetwork.IN. Over 500 aspiring models and actors in Mumbai are supporting the campaign along with Salman Khan, Arshi Khan and many other prominent names and posed for photographs at Starline Studios in Mumbai. “The target of the campaign is to enlist 5000 models and actors to become part of the awareness drive online and share the message on their profiles and timelines on Facebook and on Twitter,” said Flynn Remedios of IndiaNewsNetwork.IN. Arshi Khan did a special photo shoot for the campaign in Mumbai with fashion photographer Jude Fernandes. Additionally, Arshi Khan also launched the official FB page of the campaign at www.facebook.com/stop.child.abuse.in.india.

The child abuse problem is very severe in India. For every one case reported, three cases go unreported and hushed up by people close to the victims. Official UNICEF statistics indicate that a large number of children in India are sexually abused by known persons like relatives, neighbors, at school, and in residential facilities for vulnerable children.

The Indian government has failed to prevent much of the child sexual abuse from taking place. Additionally, the existing systems of child protection and the stakeholders involved including police, lawyers, media, teachers, parents etc. are simply not doing enough to help victims or to ensure that perpetrators are punished.

Most cases go unreported. Poor awareness, social stigma, and negligence remain attached to the issue. There is a culture of silence around it.

According to UNICEF violence against children can be “physical and mental abuse and injury, neglect or negligent treatment, exploitation and sexual abuse. Violence may take place in homes, schools, orphanages, residential care facilities, on the streets, in the workplace, in prisons and in places of detention.” Child Abuse Child Violence in India Such violence can affect the normal development of a child impairing their mental, physical and social being. In extreme cases abuse of a child can result in death.

Child abuse has many forms: physical, emotional, sexual, neglect, and exploitation. Any of these that are potentially or actually harmful to a child’s health, survival, dignity and development are abuse. This definition is derived from the W.H.O.

It is estimated that 150 million girls and 73 million boys under 18 have been subjected to forced sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual violence. In 2002 there were 53,000 reported cases of child homicide. A Global School-Based Student Health Survey found that 20% and 65% of school going children reported having been verbally and physically bullied in the last 30 days. ILO estimates show there were 218 million child labourers in 2004, out of which 126 million were engaged in hazardous work.

Half the children reported facing emotional abuse with 83% of that abuse begin conducted by parents. Girl child neglect was assessed girls comparing themselves to their brothers on factors like attention, food, recreation time, household work, taking care of siblings, etc. 70.57% of girls reported having been neglected by family members. 48.4% of girls wished they were boys. 27.33% of girls reported getting less food then their brothers. Of the young adults (ages 18-24) interviewed, almost half of them reported having been physically or sexually abused as children.

The Indian NGO Recovery and Healing from Incest (RAHI) conducted India’s first study of child sexual abuse. It surveyed 600 English-speaking middle and upper-class women, 76 percent of whom said they had been abused in childhood or adolescence, 40 percent by at least one family member, most commonly an uncle or cousin.

Tulir-CPHCSA`s study in 2006,conducted among 2211 school going children in Chennai,indicates a CSA prevalence rate of 42%.Children of all socio-economic groups were found to be equally vulnerable.while 48% of boys reported having been abused,the prevalence rate among girls was 39%.15 % of both the boys and girls were severely abused.

Manoj L

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