NATIONAL

Child Rights Day and Child Rights Week 2015

Bangladesh began observing ‘Child Rights Day and Child Rights Week 2015’ on Oct 11 amid a rise in violence against children around the country.
In the first nine months of this year, a total of 4,677 children were subjected to different forms of violence, according to a report by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum. Incidents of rape, suicide, abduction and death by torture have significantly risen this year, compared to the past three years.
From January to September, at least 404 children were raped, a total of 246 children were killed and 182 committed suicide, more than 200 were abducted and at least 111 went missing, while 191 children were physically tortured.

 

 

NATIONAL

Child Rights Day and Child Rights Week 2015

Bangladesh began observing Child Rights Day and Child Rights Week 2015 on Oct 11 amid a rise in violence against children around the country. In the first nine months of this year, a total of 4,677 children were subjected to different forms of violence, according to a report by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum. Incidents of rape, suicide, abduction and death by torture have significantly risen this year, compared to the past three years. From January to September, at least 404 children were raped, a total of 246 children were killed and 182 committed suicide, more than 200 were abducted and at least 111 went missing, while 191 children were physically tortured.