These are just some few hand picked cases that happened this year. There has been child abuse going on from a long time. The society has to be well aware that abusers are still living among us and must not give any chances to these people to come in the way of young girls and boys in this society. Since most children tend to keep these matters secret or hidden could mean that there maybe more unfiled cases that have not been heard either by family or by the children themselves. Child Abuse Watch Maldives blog further explains the reasons why these children tend to hide their nightmares on the post ‘How do you know if someone has been sexually abused in their childhood’. It says, “Sexually abused children keep their matters secret. Specially the fact that they were sexually abused. This secrecy hides them from being recognized as sexually abused. In addition, you would find that sexually abused children are silent and like to keep quiet.”
The children who are victims of child abuse have several mental and physiological consequences and these circumstances have a huge impact in their lives, even after they are grown up. As mentioned above these children are quiet and silent and they tend to keep their issues to themselves. Children suffering abuse develop a range of maladaptive, anti-social and self-destructive behaviors and thoughts by trying to cope with the abuse - by trying to understand the situation and why the abuse is happening. Other changes include academic difficulties, aggressive behavior, anxiety, attention problems and bad dreams or nightmares.
Here are some few articles which I came across while I searched the web for the child abuse cases in Maldives.
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· Two arrested in Maduvvari for sexual assault on child. (Published on Oct 2007)
· Four Men Accused of raping a 12year old girl in LH. Kurendhoo (Published on July2007)
· Imaam accused of Molesting Children in Baa atoll Goidhoo (Published on May 2007)