Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI) chairman Asrorun Ni’am Sholeh says there has been a continuous rise in cases of sexual violence against children, with 459 incidents recorded during the period between January and June of this year.
“As many as 590 reports of sexual violence against children were made throughout 2013, while by the middle of this year, the number of reports has reached 459 cases,” he said at commission headquarters in Jakarta on Monday, as quoted by Antara.
The KPAI recorded that from 2011 through 2014, there were 2,124 cases of sexual violence against children, comprised of crimes of rape, sodomy, molestation and pedophilia.
Margaretha Hanita, chairwoman of the P2TP2A, said, in April, the number of women and children falling victim to violence continued to rise, with the figure of reported cases reaching 468 last year, up from 325 in 2012 and 251 in 2011. That's nearly double in 2 years.
Asrorun said rates of sexual abuse against children continued to increase yearly as compared to the rates of physical violence, which had reached only 94 cases as of June.
According to KPAI official data, he said, most cases of sexual violence against children were committed by persons closest to the victims. “They [relationship between perpetrator and victim] could be teachers and students, employers and helpers, and parents and children,” said Asrorun.
He added that providing early sex education was critical for helping prevent sexual abuse against children.
“As many as 590 reports of sexual violence against children were made throughout 2013, while by the middle of this year, the number of reports has reached 459 cases,” he said at commission headquarters in Jakarta on Monday, as quoted by Antara.
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The KPAI recorded that from 2011 through 2014, there were 2,124 cases of sexual violence against children, comprised of crimes of rape, sodomy, molestation and pedophilia.
Margaretha Hanita, chairwoman of the P2TP2A, said, in April, the number of women and children falling victim to violence continued to rise, with the figure of reported cases reaching 468 last year, up from 325 in 2012 and 251 in 2011. That's nearly double in 2 years.
Asrorun said rates of sexual abuse against children continued to increase yearly as compared to the rates of physical violence, which had reached only 94 cases as of June.
According to KPAI official data, he said, most cases of sexual violence against children were committed by persons closest to the victims. “They [relationship between perpetrator and victim] could be teachers and students, employers and helpers, and parents and children,” said Asrorun.
He added that providing early sex education was critical for helping prevent sexual abuse against children.
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