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GOVT TO LAUNCH NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
Jakarta, July 20 (ANTARA) - The government will soon launch nationwide campaigns to stop violance against children as part of efforts to minimize violation of child rights, a minister said.
"In the observance of the next Child Day, the government will issue a statement and launch national campaigns to stop violence against children," Social Service Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah said here on Sunday.
Following the launch of the national campaigns, the government would carry out a series of activities aimed at familiarizing the public with the need to stop violence against children, he said.
He said a number of mass organizations and non-governmental organizations would be involved in the activities.
"The campaigns will target parents to stop committing violence against children and educate children with love and affection," he said.
He said economic difficulties facing low and medium income bracket families had often been the cause of family problems that might give rise to violence against children in the country.
But he added that parents must make every effort to prevent the violence because it was against Law No.23/2002 on child protection.
"Law enforcers must take action against violators of the law. I appeal to law enforcers to uphold the law to put an end to violence against children," he said.
Earlier, Chief of the National Commission on Child Protection (Komnas Anak) Seto Mulyadi said violation of child rights in the country had reached an alarming level.
According to data from the commission quoting the results of surveys made by 33 child protection institutes across the country, violations of child rights jumped to 40,398,625 in 2007 from 13,447,921 in 2006.
In the first half of 2008 alone, 21,872 children fell victim to physical and mental violence, the commission said.
"Most of the violence was committed by people close to children," Komnas Anak Secretary General Arist Merdeka Sirait said quoting reports from 33 child protection institutes across the country.
He said the regional child protection institutes affiliated to the commission also reported that in the January-June 2008 period a total of 12,726 children fell victim to sexual abuses by close people, including natural parents, step parents, foster parents, teachers, uncles, grandfathers and neighbors.
"In the observance of the next Child Day, the government will issue a statement and launch national campaigns to stop violence against children," Social Service Minister Bachtiar Chamsyah said here on Sunday.
Following the launch of the national campaigns, the government would carry out a series of activities aimed at familiarizing the public with the need to stop violence against children, he said.
He said a number of mass organizations and non-governmental organizations would be involved in the activities.
"The campaigns will target parents to stop committing violence against children and educate children with love and affection," he said.
He said economic difficulties facing low and medium income bracket families had often been the cause of family problems that might give rise to violence against children in the country.
But he added that parents must make every effort to prevent the violence because it was against Law No.23/2002 on child protection.
"Law enforcers must take action against violators of the law. I appeal to law enforcers to uphold the law to put an end to violence against children," he said.
Earlier, Chief of the National Commission on Child Protection (Komnas Anak) Seto Mulyadi said violation of child rights in the country had reached an alarming level.
According to data from the commission quoting the results of surveys made by 33 child protection institutes across the country, violations of child rights jumped to 40,398,625 in 2007 from 13,447,921 in 2006.
In the first half of 2008 alone, 21,872 children fell victim to physical and mental violence, the commission said.
"Most of the violence was committed by people close to children," Komnas Anak Secretary General Arist Merdeka Sirait said quoting reports from 33 child protection institutes across the country.
He said the regional child protection institutes affiliated to the commission also reported that in the January-June 2008 period a total of 12,726 children fell victim to sexual abuses by close people, including natural parents, step parents, foster parents, teachers, uncles, grandfathers and neighbors.
