Sexual violence against children is one of the most serious forms of abuse towards children and adolescents. It occurs to a greater extent in the family and daily environment of children, by people they trust. The statistics are alarming: according to data from UNICEF Argentina (2022), 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 13 boys suffer or suffered sexual violence before the age of 18, and 90% of the aggressors are men. Of these cases, only 10% are reported, and of every 1,000 complaints, only one has a conviction.
Sexual violence is torture, as stated by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The experiences of the survivors cause effects that accompany them throughout their lives. The State has the obligation to strengthen the System for the Promotion of the Rights of children and adolescents, to protect them against all forms of violence.
We continue to demand justice that promotes specialized listening to what children say, in their multiple languages of expression, that they house and respond through accurate protection actions to restore their rights, and that breaks with the complicity of silence that characterizes the crime of sexual violence against children.
Enough of patriarchal and adult-centrist justice!
Enough of sexual violence against children!
Sexual violence against children is one of the most serious forms of abuse towards children and adolescents. It occurs to a greater extent in the family and daily environment of children, by people they trust. The statistics are alarming: according to data from UNICEF Argentina (2022), 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 13 boys suffer or suffered sexual violence before the age of 18, and 90% of the aggressors are men. Of these cases, only 10% are reported, and of every 1,000 complaints, only one has a conviction.
Sexual violence is torture, as stated by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The experiences of the survivors cause effects that accompany them throughout their lives. The State has the obligation to strengthen the System for the Promotion of the Rights of children and adolescents, to protect them against all forms of violence.
We continue to demand justice that promotes specialized listening to what children say, in their multiple languages of expression, that they house and respond through accurate protection actions to restore their rights, and that breaks with the complicity of silence that characterizes the crime of sexual violence against children.
Enough of patriarchal and adult-centrist justice!
Enough of sexual violence against children!