Srilanka, May 14 -- According to media reports and police department statistics, during the 11 months up to January this year, Sri Lanka recorded 2,937 crimes against children. This number includes 1,526 cases of rape and 544 instances of serious sexual abuse. The Western Province reported the highest number of incidents (489), with Anuradhapura district leading with 173 cases.
A study carried out by Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Sri Lanka, shows 35% of the children live in a single-parent family or under another guardian, more than 60% of the parents have low education, 74% of the families are in debt and 77% of the fathers use drugs. The repo...