All over the world, children with disabilities are suffering from sexual violence at the hands of perpetrators who operate with almost total impunity.

Almost as shocking as the abuse itself is the fact that so little is known about it.

This report seeks to make this issue more visible and to challenge governments and communities, including the international community, to tackle it head on.

Owner: Save the Children and Handicap Internationalpdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/out_of_the_shadows.pdf

Organisation:

no associated organisation

Articles:

Article 19: Protection from abuse and neglect

Article 2: Non-discrimination

Article 23: Children with disabilities

Web:

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/54_out-from-the-shadows.htm

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Countries

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