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According to the World Health Organization, child abuse is defined as “all forms of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect or negligent treatment or commercial or other exploitation, resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power” (WHO 1999). This entry focuses on child abuse against girls. The topic intersects with “violence against women,” which is defined as all forms of “gender-based violence that results in or is likely to result in physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of acts such as coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life” (UN 1993).
Introduction
Child abuse is a growing human rights and public health concern with a global magnitude. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),...
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Matsuura, H. (2020). Child Abuse in Relation to Girls. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P., Wall, T. (eds) Gender Equality. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70060-1_63-1
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