Violence towards children in the EU: Current situation

20 November 2014 was Universal Children’s Day. This annual event is promoted by the United Nations, with member countries encouraged to raise awareness of issues which specifically effect children such as potential infringements on their basic rights, access (or lack of) to education and both the physical and psychological abuse which many children continue to suffer across both the developed world and third world countries.

On this occasion, EPRS published a new in-depth analysis on Violence towards Children in the EU. It details the main problems in this area still afflicting children today and makes clear that violence against children is not just confined to the family home, but also takes place in educational establishments, day care institutions and medical centres and online, where children are considered to be particularly at risk. The analysis provides detailed statistics on the reporting of incidents of child abuse across countries and points to the continuing difficulty in quantifying and indeed defining such abuse.

• Primary Source

Blog: EP: EPRS, 20.11.14: Universal Children’s Day 2014 http://epthinktank.eu/2014/11/20/universal-childrens-day-2014/

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