South Asia Failing to Address Its Child Rape Problem

Protests broke out in the Maldives recently after the rape of a 2-year-old girl. She had apparently been attacked by her father, grandfather, and great grandfather, all of whom were arrested. Her 82-year-old great grandfather had previously been investigated over allegations of sexual abuse of children but faced no charges because of his age. Numerous other cases have since surfaced around the island country of authorities failing to prosecute cases of child sexual abuse. Expand A 12-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by three men in Varanasi, India. Police did not believe her account…

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