One in 10 girls sexually assaulted by age 20, says UN report (trigger warning)

[YoungDemCA]

About 120 million girls around the world - slightly more than one in 10 - have been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 20, a UN report says.

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The violence "cuts across boundaries of age, geography, religion, ethnicity and income brackets,'' Unicef executive director Anthony Lake said.

"It occurs in places where children should be safe, their homes, schools and communities.

"Increasingly, it happens over the internet, and it's perpetrated by family members and teachers, neighbours and strangers and other children.''

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One in three girls, aged between 15 and 19, who had at some time been in cohabiting relationships, had been victims of emotional, physical or sexual violence committed by their husbands or partners, the report said.

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Of the countries surveyed, nearly half of all girls aged 15-19 believed that a husband was justified in hitting his wife under certain circumstances, the study added.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-29071073

[marym625]

1. I'm sure it's more. n/t

[YoungDemCA]

2. Also, which gender's representatives are overwhelmingly responsible for committing this violence?

Not a trick question.

[uppityperson]

4. Welcome to DU.

What do you want to start a discussion on? You will need to get a number of posts before doing so, look around for threads to participate in and join the fun.

[sufrommich]

5. Calling yourself "trollpusen" is probably a good

indication that you're stay won't be long enough to start your own discussion,so is making your first post in a feminist subforum.

[Feral Child]

7. Actually, "trollpusen"

seems to be the nick of a gamer in an online RPG. I'm thinking this sign-on just used a nick from another of his/her interests.

Room enough to give him/her benefit the doubt.

[tooeyeten]

6. Underestimated

Double that figure to meet reality.