Tag: child abuse
Activists concerned over increasing violent incidents against children
Demand exemplary punishment for child abusers
LAHORE: Activists have expressed grave concerns over the growing number of incidents of violence against children in Punjab.
They referred to...
Police arrest two over torturing special children
LAHORE: Two school bus conductors, Hafiz Usman and Akram, were arrested over torturing children with disabilities. Lahore Police said that the accused were arrested...
Seminars held to create awareness against child abuse
LAHORE: Plan International, in collaboration with Social Welfare Department, District Education Department Kasur, and Good Thinker, organised awareness and capacity building sessions on September 13...
5-year-old draws shattering pictures showing priest abusing her
The parents of a five-year-old girl discovered heartbreaking sketches drawn by her showing how she was sexually abused by priest in Brazil. Father Joao...
2,127 reported cases of child sexual abuse so far this year,...
Punjab has most instances of abuse, followed by Sindh, KP and Balochistan
Sahil, an organisation working in alleviating the suffering of those children who fall...
Ahsan Khan wins hearts in B-Town for performance in Udaari
Udaari, the hit Pakistani drama with a powerful subject has not only captivated the Pakistani audience but also managed to win hearts across the...
Bishops could be fired over ‘negligence’ on child abuse: pope
Bishops guilty of “negligence” in dealing with sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic Church can be dismissed, Pope Francis decreed on Saturday.
The decree...
Teacher on trial for child abuse in case that shocked Turkey
The trial has opened in Turkey of a teacher accused of sexually abusing 10 boys under his care at two religious foundations, a case...
10 children sexually abused every day in Pakistan, report finds
At least 3,768 children were sexually-assaulted during the year 2015. This comes down to an average of 10 children being abused each day. The...
Three Kasur child abuse suspects walk free over lack of evidence
The anti terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore acquitted three suspects of the Kasur child abuse case on Friday on the basis of lack of...
Kasur’s child sex abuse victims struggle to rebuild their lives
“I don't regret speaking out, but since then, people have looked at me with strange eyes," laments a 16-year-old Ahmed*.
He was one of 20...
Kasur child-abuse case: ATC refuses to discharge four accused
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday rejected the police report for discharging four accused in Kasur child abuse scandal.
Earlier, the police produced 20 accused...
HRCP sees alarm over growing threats to democracy and human rights
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday expressed alarm over growing threats to democracy and human rights in the country.
“The HRCP Executive...
Tutor abuses female minors for “sex education”
A tutor arrested on Wednesday in Lahore has admitted to sexually abusing his students in the name of “sex education”.
According to local media reports,...
Bill approved to punish culprits in child abuse cases
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights approved on Thursday, a bill to amend the criminal law regarding punishment of...
HRCP says credible proofs of child sexual abuse in Kasur
The team found none, including the parents, were concerned about physical and psychological impact of the abuse on the victims
