Child Abuse India 2007

April 10, 2007

- Two out of every three children face some form of physical abuse

- Fifty per cent of abusers are known to the child or in some position of trust/responsibility

- Over seventy per cent of abused children remain silent about the abuse

- Two out of every three children face corporal abuse at school

- Every second child faces some form of emotional abuse

- Almost half of the girls wish they were boys

These are some of the deeply disturbing findings of this study of over 12000 children across 13 states.