Protect children from sexual abuse

It is also worrying that more than half of all the perpetrators are either close relatives or neighbours.

A society’s worth is measured not by the level of economic growth or the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), but how well it treats the most vulnerable.

Using this yardstick, there’s something gravely wrong when the very people supposed to safeguard and nurture children turn them into sex objects, preying on their vulnerability.