Five-year-old rape victim in India puts spotlight on child abuse
- 11 years ago
In New Delhi alone 14 children go missing everyday.
The plight of children in India has come into focus after the abduction, rape and torture of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi.
Others have lost children never knowing what happened -- like this father whose 11-year old daughter went missing five years ago.
(SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) FATHER OF MISSING CHILD, AZHAR, SAYING:
"My family is shattered. She was our only daughter. We loved her a lot. She used to study and used to help her mother with the household work. This has affected us deeply."
It's a story too often told.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR OF "CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND YOU", VIJI ARORA, SAYING:
"They are probably potential victims of rape, abuse, or they are being basically trafficked for labor purposes, or for commercial sexual exploitation, or being put in something like begging or even organ trading."
The poorest are often the most vulnerable. Children left to fend for themselves as
The plight of children in India has come into focus after the abduction, rape and torture of a five-year-old girl in New Delhi.
Others have lost children never knowing what happened -- like this father whose 11-year old daughter went missing five years ago.
(SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) FATHER OF MISSING CHILD, AZHAR, SAYING:
"My family is shattered. She was our only daughter. We loved her a lot. She used to study and used to help her mother with the household work. This has affected us deeply."
It's a story too often told.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) DIRECTOR OF "CHILDREN'S RIGHTS AND YOU", VIJI ARORA, SAYING:
"They are probably potential victims of rape, abuse, or they are being basically trafficked for labor purposes, or for commercial sexual exploitation, or being put in something like begging or even organ trading."
The poorest are often the most vulnerable. Children left to fend for themselves as