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Move comes in response to mounting criticism that the high degree of confidentiality has been used to protect pedophiles, silence victims and prevent police from investigating crimes.
The report estimates that 650 million girls and women alive today were married in childhood, about half of them in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, India or Nigeria.
The groom is no more than 11 years old. The incident has once again shed light on the phenomenon of early marriage.
Children numbering up to 484 who have been exposed to abuse are being protected and provided care by Sharjah School Service Department.
The Independent Committee for the Study of Child Abuse in the Catholic Church, set up by Portuguese bishops just over a year ago, looked into alleged cases from 1950 onward.
If your child is suffering from trauma or extreme psychosocial deprivation, then s/he is at risk of developing stomach issues later which could affect the brain and behaviour, finds a new study.
The resolution was presented in the parliament by Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan and passed by all lawmakers, apart from those of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
The Lebanese authorities on Sunday, reported that a woman was arrested because she tortured her child and tied to metal chains for a period of 72 hours.
The UAE Public Prosecution explained on Sunday that custodians who expose children in their care to any form of rejection, homelessness or neglect shall be imprisoned or fined not less than Dhs5,000.
The children were students at the Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia that closed in 1978, according to the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Nation, which said the remains were found with the help of a ground penetrating radar specialist.