Smrithi Athreya, Christ (Deemed to be) University
“There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they can grow up in peace.”
— Kofi Annan
ABSTRACT
Child sexual abuse is a genuine and far and wide issue in India all things considered in numerous pieces of the present reality. The trauma related with sexual abuse can add to captured development, just as a large group of psychological and emotional disorders, that a few children and adolescents may never survive. At the point when sexual abuse goes unreported and children are not given the defensive and helpful help they need, they are left to endure peacefully. Child maltreatment in India is an unavoidable issue that frequently brings about prompt negative consequences for children, trailed by the potential for various issues all through the life expectancy. Child sexual abuse may prevent appropriate development and development and spot children in danger for a large group of mental wellbeing disorders, including yet not restricted to: anxiety, depression, anger, cognitive distortions, post traumatic stress, dissociation, identity unsettling influence, interpersonal issues, substance abuse, self-mutilation, bulimia, dangerous or dysfunctional sexual conduct, somatisation, hostility, suicidal thoughts, and personality disorders. Sexual abuse toward children and adolescents is an unmistakable reality around the world. A common misperception about child sexual abuse is that it is a rare function executed against young ladies by male strangers in poor, downtown territories. Unexpectedly, is an excessively common event that outcomes in harm to millions of children, young men and young ladies the same, in huge and little networks, and over a scope of cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. These demonstrations are executed by numerous sorts of offenders, including men and women, strangers, trusted friends or family, and people of every single sexual direction, socioeconomic classes, and cultural backgrounds. This article examines the nature and frequency of the sexual abuse of minors in India.
