Recent child abuse cases in Japan ‘just the tip of the iceberg’, say experts Lack of knowledge, poverty and reduction of a nuclear family are accountable for the increase of child abuse the true level of which is not identified. Public support groups for children have been alarmed by an evident increase in occurrences engaging […]
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Comments Off on Recent child abuse cases in Japan ‘just the tip of the iceberg’, say expertsAsia: Home of Natural Beauties and Heritage Sophia Tan There are so many things that people would be interested in visiting different places in Asia. Some of these would be their culture, traditions, what they eat, their taste in fashion, music and the people themselves. But of course, it is indeed very interesting to visit […]
Touch me not: protecting children from abuse The duty of UNICEF is to support the rights of children, including the right to security from abuse. The Philippines legally embraced a law in year 1990 which protect the children from abuse, oppression and unjust treatment. But children are still victims of child abuse like sexual and […]
Social Impacts of Population Aging Population aging is one of the major social challenges facing many countries today. In China in particular, it refers to the growing share of older adults and the gradual decline in the working-age population. This shift has significant effects on society: it increases pressure on the state and communities and […]
A Tale of Two Cities Traffic enforcers in Bangkok are always ready to bring special scissors in order to trim the umbilical cords of new born babies in the city’s street every year to mothers who go into labor on their ways to the hospital. This scenario is not surprising since the capital city is […]
