A total of 10,652 cases of child abuse were reported between January 1 and September 7, affecting at least 11,796 children, according to the Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection Ministry. According to the ministry 8,373 of the victims were female and 3,423 victims were male. Around 61.4% of the violence occurred in a family environment,...

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