Child sexual abuse Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Asia=== {{Further|Child prostitution in Thailand|Child pornography laws in Japan|Ages of consent in Asia}} In [[Afghanistan]], some boys are forced to participate in [[Bacha bazi|sexual activities with men]]. They are also termed 'dancing boys'. The custom is connected to sexual slavery and child prostitution.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theweek.co.uk/105442/bacha-bazi-the-scandal-of-afghanistan-s-abused-boys |title=Bacha bazi: the scandal of Afghanistan's abused boys |date=29 January 2020|work=The Week|access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref><ref name= "Foreign Policy">{{cite magazine| last =Mondloch| first =Chris| title =Bacha Bazi: An Afghan Tragedy| magazine =Foreign Policy | date =Oct 28, 2013| url =https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/10/28/bacha-bazi-an-afghan-tragedy/| access-date = 16 April 2020}}</ref> In [[Bangladesh]], child prostitutes are known to take the drug [[Dexamethasone|Oradexon]], an over-the-counter [[steroid]], usually used by farmers to fatten cattle, to [[Prostitution in Bangladesh|make child prostitutes look larger and older]]. Charities say that 90% of prostitutes in the country's legalized brothels use the drug. According to social activists, the steroid can cause [[diabetes]] and [[high blood pressure]] and is highly addictive.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bangladesh-prostitution-idUSBRE82I02A20120319 |title=Bangladesh's teenage brothels hold dark steroid secret|publisher=reuters.com|access-date=2012-03-20|date=2012-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2010/apr/05/sex-workers-bangladesh-steroid|title=A new danger for sex workers in Bangladesh|publisher=guardian.com|access-date=2012-03-20|date=2010-04-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10173115|title=Bangladesh's dark brothel steroid secret|publisher=bbcnews.com|access-date=2012-03-20|date=2010-05-30}}</ref> In 2007, the [[India|Indian]] [[Ministry of Women and Child Development (India)|Ministry of Women and Child Development]] published the "Study on Child Abuse: India 2007".<ref name = IndiaStudy2007/> It sampled 12447 children, 2324 young adults and 2449 stakeholders across 13 states. It looked at different forms of child abuse: [[physical abuse]], [[sexual abuse]] and [[psychological abuse|emotional abuse]] and girl [[child neglect]] in five evidence groups, namely, children in a family environment, children in school, children at work, children on the street and children in institutions. The study's<ref name=IndiaStudy2007>{{cite web|url=http://wcd.nic.in/childabuse.pdf |title=Study on Child Abuse: India 2007 |publisher=Published by the Government of India, (Ministry of Women and Child Development) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326164558/http://www.wcd.nic.in/childabuse.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-26 }}</ref> main findings included: 53.22% of children reported having faced sexual abuse. Among them, 52.94% were boys and 47.06% girls. [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Assam]], [[Bihar]] and [[Delhi]] reported the highest percentage of sexual abuse among both boys and girls, as well as the highest incidence of sexual assaults. 21.90% of child respondents faced severe forms of sexual abuse, 5.69% had been sexually assaulted and 50.76% reported other forms of sexual abuse. Children on the street, at work and in institutional care reported the highest incidence of sexual assault. The study also reported that 50% of abusers are known to the child or are in a position of trust and responsibility and most children had not reported the matter to anyone. Despite years of lack of any specific [[child sexual abuse laws in India]], which treated them separately from adults in case of sexual offense, the [[Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act|Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill, 2011]] was passed the [[Indian parliament]] on May 22, 2012, which came into force from 14 November 2012.<ref>{{cite news |title=Parliament passes bill to protect children from sexual abuse |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/parliament-passes-bill-to-protect-children-from-sexual-abuse-214437 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |date=May 22, 2012 }}</ref> According to research published in 2019 India had the largest number of child sexual abuse imagery searches along with being responsible for producing a third of the worlds child sexual abuse content online.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-tops-list-on-reported-child-sexual-abuse-imagery/articleshow/71383544.cms | title=India tops list on reported child sexual abuse imagery | newspaper=The Times of India | date=October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.in/law-order/crime/news/a-third-of-the-worlds-child-porn-is-flagged-off-in-india-indonesia-and-thailand/articleshow/71385866.cms | title=A third of the world's child porn is flagged off in India, Indonesia and Thailand }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7ez8a/india-has-a-child-pornography-problem-and-delhi-tops-the-list-of-uploads | title=India Has a Child Pornography Problem, and Delhi Tops the List of Uploads | date=28 January 2020 }}</ref> In [[Pakistan]], sexual abuse of children is a problem in some [[Madrassas in Pakistan|madrassas]].<ref name= "sex abuse">{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/ddd9660f63ae4433966684823f79d3e9/Islamic-schools-in-Pakistan-plagued-by-sex-abuse-of-children |title=Islamic schools in Pakistan plagued by sex abuse of children |author=Gannon, Kathy|date=22 November 2017|work=[[AP News]]|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/89873/why-are-we-silent-about-the-sexual-abuse-at-madrassas/ |title=Why are we silent about the sexual abuse at madrassas? |author=Ernest, J|date=26 October 2019|work=Pakistan Express Tribune|access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> Child sexual abuse has also been reported in Madrassas across Bangladesh and India.<ref name="prothomalo">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=29 August 2019|title=Bangladeshi students speak up about rapes in madrasas|url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/Bangladeshi-students-speak-up-about-rapes-in|newspaper=Prothomalo}}</ref><ref name="Siasat">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=14 March 2021|title=Torture, including sexual, taking place in madrasas across B'desh: SC|url=https://www.siasat.com/torture-including-sexual-taking-place-in-madrasas-across-bdesh-sc-2110137/|newspaper=Siasat}}</ref><ref name="FE">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=30 December 2017|title=Madrasa horror in Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow police rescues 51 girls, arrests manager over charges of sexual abuse|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/madrasa-horror-in-uttar-pradesh-lucknow-police-rescues-51-girls-arrests-manager-over-charges-of-sexual-abuse/995619/|newspaper=Financial Times}}</ref><ref name="IT">{{cite news |last= P Khelkar|first= Pankaj|date=28 July 2018|title=36 kids rescued from Pune madrasa after reports of sexual abuse surface, 1 arrested|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/36-kids-rescued-from-pune-madrasa-after-reports-of-sexual-exploitation-surface-one-arrested-1298621-2018-07-28|newspaper=India Today}}</ref> The [[Kasur child sexual abuse scandal]], which involved [[forced sex|forced sex acts]] and an estimated 280 to 300 children, was termed the largest child abuse scandal in Pakistan's history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/935471/kasur-child-pornography-ring-lawyer-accuses-police-of-protecting-culprits|title=Kasur child pornography ring: Lawyer accuses police of protecting culprits|date=August 10, 2015|website=The Express Tribune}}</ref> In 2019, Pakistan's Human Rights Minister, Shirin Mazari has said that Pakistan was ranked as the country with the largest numbers of [[child pornography]] viewers.<ref name= "HRM">{{cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/430785/child-pornography-in-pakistan-reality-or-myth/ |title=Child Pornography in Pakistan: Reality or myth?|author=Shahab-ud-Din, Makhdoom|date=15 July 2019|work=Daily Times|access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref> Geo Pakistan, the [[Federal Investigation Agency]], cyber-crime chief has said, "Child pornography is a business . . with those involved in the crime linked to international child pornography rings."<ref name ="FIA">{{cite news|url= https://www.geo.tv/latest/228026-child-pornography-a-business-in-pakistan-fia-cyber-crime-chief|title= Child pornography a business in Pakistan: FIA cyber-crime chief|date=13 February 2019|work=Geo News|access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref> In [[Taiwan]], a survey of adolescents reported 2.5% as having experienced childhood sexual abuse.<ref>{{cite journal | doi = 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.06.003 | pmid = 18308392 | last1 = Yen | first1 = Cheng-Fang | last2 = Yang | first2 = Mei-Sang | last3 = Yang | first3 = Ming-Jen | last4 = Su | first4 = Yi-Ching | last5 = Wang | first5 = Mei-Hua | last6 = Lan | first6 = Chu-Mei | year = 2008 | title = Childhood physical and sexual abuse: Prevalence and correlates among adolescents living in rural Taiwan | url = https://archive.org/details/sim_child-abuse-neglect_2008-03_32_3/page/429 | journal = Child Abuse & Neglect | volume = 32 | issue = 3| pages = 429β438 }}</ref> In [[Uzbekistan]], the UK Ambassador [[Craig Murray]] wrote that the government, under president [[Islam Karimov]], used child rape to force false confessions from prisoners.<ref>Dirty Diplomacy, Craig Murray, Scribner, 2007</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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