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REPORTS REVEAL CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE ALSO IN FAMILIES IN ARMENIA
13:13 * 12.12.14
Criminal cases involving child sexual abuse amounted to 143 in Armenia
in the past decade, an expert from the OSCE Office in Yerevan has said,
introducing the statistics.
At a news conference on Friday, David Tumasyan noted that minors
often experience most different forms of violence almost everywhere,
including school and families. "Children are mainly subjected to
sexual violence in families or by a person having family relations. We
have had cases, for instance, when a child was sexually abused by a
step-farther and forced to go begging. Also, there are cases when an
uncle committed [such an act]," he said.
Noting that most of the cases are registered in capital Yerevan,
Tumasyan said he isn't inclined to think that the problem doesn't
exist in the regions. "People there are more prone to keep it secret
from the society," he noted.
Addressing the topic, Tatevik Aghabekyan, a programs manager from
the Sexual Assault Crisis Center, said she finds the issue to be
more of more societal nature. "As for sexual violence, it is mostly
kept secret, as the future marriage issue appears important for
many. This is a problem of societal perception," she said, asking
media representatives to refrain from publishing personal data of
child victims when covering such events.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/12/kid-violance/1534035
13:13 * 12.12.14
Criminal cases involving child sexual abuse amounted to 143 in Armenia
in the past decade, an expert from the OSCE Office in Yerevan has said,
introducing the statistics.
At a news conference on Friday, David Tumasyan noted that minors
often experience most different forms of violence almost everywhere,
including school and families. "Children are mainly subjected to
sexual violence in families or by a person having family relations. We
have had cases, for instance, when a child was sexually abused by a
step-farther and forced to go begging. Also, there are cases when an
uncle committed [such an act]," he said.
Noting that most of the cases are registered in capital Yerevan,
Tumasyan said he isn't inclined to think that the problem doesn't
exist in the regions. "People there are more prone to keep it secret
from the society," he noted.
Addressing the topic, Tatevik Aghabekyan, a programs manager from
the Sexual Assault Crisis Center, said she finds the issue to be
more of more societal nature. "As for sexual violence, it is mostly
kept secret, as the future marriage issue appears important for
many. This is a problem of societal perception," she said, asking
media representatives to refrain from publishing personal data of
child victims when covering such events.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2014/12/12/kid-violance/1534035