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In a revival of ancient Japanese custom to abandon old mothers or fathers in forests or mountain-tops, modern Japanese parents have decided to punish their 7-year-old boy in a forest as punishment for his mischief — throwing stones at passing by cars in his street. Though they intended to teach him mere a lesson, it proved dearer as the boy went missing ...

In a shocking and bizarre development, some UN peacekeepers stationed in the Central African Republic were allegedly trading food to children in return for oral sex gratification by the hungry kids, said Sunday Express quoting a report that was hushed up by the French peacekeepers. The allegations “passed from desk to desk, inbox to inbox, across multiple UN offices, with ...

A new study indicates that domestic violence on pregnant women may result in affecting babies in their womb. It plays a major role on the well-being and developmental growth of children, who witness or experience violence. The study is the first to link abuse of pregnant women with emotional and behavioural trauma symptoms in their children within the first year ...

The Australian Catholic Church has admitted that the vow of celibacy may be responsible for the extensive incidents of sexual abuse of children by priests and clergymen. In its response to a Royal Commission into institutional child sexual abuse, the Church’s Truth, Justice and Healing Council released an “activity report” Friday that conceded that “obligatory celibacy may have contributed to ...

The incident of three-year-old girl child studying in a private school, who was allegedly sexually abused on Tuesday in her nursery class, triggers widespread protests from parents who gathered at the campus seeking answers from the authorities of the "International" school on Wednesday. According to reports, a parent said, "I’m shocked that the incident has happened in this school where ...

Actor Aamir Khan’s TV show ‘Satyamev Jayate’ in its second episode brought in a new twist to the cause of child sex abuse. Focusing on childhood experience of one Harish Iyer from Mumbai, the episode has brought out the traumatic abuse of him for several years by a male relative. Since his mother did not realise his sorrow, the child ...