Sri Lanka, Feb. 9 -- Badulla District has been identified as one of the areas in Sri Lanka where children are most frequently subjected to abuse by their own parents, largely due to the absence of birth certificates, Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Savitri Paulraj said.

Speaking at a programme held at the Badulla District Secretariat Auditorium, the Minister revealed that over 3,000 children living on estates remain without birth certificates, leaving many effectively unregistered in official records. She said steps have already been taken to issue these children with presumed age certificates.

"The highest number of cases of children being assaulted by their parents has been reported from Badulla. The main reasons are parent...