A few months back, 2 courageous mothers moved me to tears with the following narratives of the sexual abuse of their children. <a href="http://pressinstitute.in/speaking-aloud-and-inspiring-others-to-break-the-stereotype/">http://pressinstitute.in/speaking-aloud-and-inspiring-others-to-break-th...</a> Families in India rarely address the painful reality of Child Sexual Abuse due to 'honour' and the offender's 'power'. Hence Bengaluru-based Suja Jones Mazurier is an exception. In 2012, she daringly reported her husband, a Frenchman, for sexually abusing their three-year-old. Unfortunately, Suja endures many trials herself, as I've portrayed here. See more at <a href="http://www.theindianrepublic.com/tbp/fighting-pitched-battle-child-sexual-abuse-100036867.html">http://www.theindianrepublic.com/tbp/fighting-pitched-battle-child-sexua...</a>

South and Central Asia

When children are raped

Gender-based Violence

Human Rights

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