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YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts) Sat Sep 6, 2014, 11:30 AM Sep 2014

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

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

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One in 10 girls sexually assaulted by age 20, says UN report (trigger warning) (Original Post) YoungDemCA Sep 2014 OP

I'm sure it's more. n/t marym625 Sep 2014 #1

Also, which gender's representatives are overwhelmingly responsible for committing this violence? YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author trollpusen Sep 2014 #3

Welcome to DU. uppityperson Sep 2014 #4

Calling yourself "trollpusen" is probably a good sufrommich Sep 2014 #5

Actually, "trollpusen" Feral Child Sep 2014 #7

Underestimated tooeyeten Sep 2014 #6

marym625

(17,997 posts)

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

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 11:38 AM

Sep 2014

YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)

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

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 12:30 PM

Sep 2014

Not a trick question.

Response to YoungDemCA (Original post)

trollpusen This message was self-deleted by its author.

uppityperson

(115,902 posts)

4. Welcome to DU.

Reply to trollpusen (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 02:29 PM

Sep 2014

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

(22,871 posts)

5. Calling yourself "trollpusen" is probably a good

Reply to trollpusen (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 02:33 PM

Sep 2014

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

(2,086 posts)

7. Actually, "trollpusen"

Reply to sufrommich (Reply #5)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 04:57 PM

Sep 2014

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

(1,074 posts)

6. Underestimated

Reply to YoungDemCA (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2014, 02:57 PM

Sep 2014

Double that figure to meet reality.

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