There are four major categories of child abuse neglect, physical abuse, psychological or emotional abuse, and sexual abuse.

The study covered all forms of physical and mental violence, injury, abuse, maltreatment or exploitation, including sexual abuse.

Continuous physical abuse or abuse which causes great pain is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to 5 years' imprisonment.

Victims of physical abuse, children also have to endure the beastly fantasies of warlords.

Threat ( 120), physical abuse ( 121) and torture ( 122) are qualified as acts of violence.

Acts of violence, such as beating or recurrent beating, are qualified as physical abuse.

Physical violence relates to 80 of cases, while 6 of cases relates to sexual abuse.

(d) Establish procedures for the investigation of complaints from children in cases of physical and emotional abuse.

In many cases these schools were also the scene of physical, sexual and psychological abuse of indigenous students.

In the first six months of 2004 32 criminal cases were registered under the section of physical abuse.

The subject of research was physical and mental violence inflicted on girls and boys under 18, particularly the cases of assault and battery, abuse, ill treatment, exploitation and sexual abuse.

Fewer than 7 percent were reported to have themselves been victims of physical, sexual or emotional abuse as children.

The adoption of Law No. 882 of 2004, which decriminalizes sexual abuse on the grounds that sexual abuse is physical abuse and therefore is already penalized, is not in accordance with international regulations regarding protection of women and children against violence.

Zahra s father claimed his daughter was set on fire to cover up the physical abuse she had suffered before death.

Some young women reported that if they suggested using condoms they faced physical and verbal abuse from their male partners.

In the first three months of the second half of the year approximately 1000 proceedings concerning physical abuse were registered.

The general intent is to enable the patient to cease substance abuse, in order to avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that can be caused, especially by extreme abuse.

Some may face psychological, physical, or sexual abuse and can get trapped in situations of forced labor, including by being trafficked.

(a) Sexual abuse The actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions

In the domestic setting, physical violence is often accompanied by sexual abuse, making it difficult, if not impossible, to have safe sex.

According to UNAIDS, up to 50 per cent of those who report physical abuse report that the perpetrator was an intimate partner.

The State party's Ambassador's visit the same day immediately followed the mother's visit, and the Ambassador observed no signs of physical abuse.

Shawn at Uncultured.com posts a video on eve teasing, a euphemism to describe forms of verbal and physical abuse by men against women.

Other testimonies of torture and physical abuse are collected in the report, including recurring insults, overwhelming working conditions and forced intercourse with animals.

Sexual abuse is defined as actual or threatened physical intrusion of a sexual nature, whether by force or under unequal or coercive conditions .

At none of the visits did he show signs of physical abuse or maltreatment, and he was able to move around without difficulty.

Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children among refugees and other persons of concern, including exposure to discrimination and sexual and physical abuse,

Recognizing the important role that educational institutions can play in preventing and detecting all forms of abuse and physical or mental violence against children,

The Government has not done enough to prevent the persistent sexual violence and physical abuse by armed men against internally displaced women and girls.

For the period January to November 2004, the Ministry of Women's Rights, Child Development and Family Welfare had registered over 1,600 cases of physical abuse and 850 cases of verbal abuse, the vast majority of which concerned women.

(d) Ensure that these children are provided with recovery and reintegration services for physical, sexual and substance abuse and services for reconciliation with their families.

In a survey on domestic violence taken by a non governmental organization (NGO), 84 per cent of the female subjects claimed to have suffered physical abuse.

He was dressed in a dark blue jacket and trousers and showed no external signs of recent physical abuse, at least on his hands or face.

It's a startling statistic One in five Brazilian women are likely to suffer from domestic violence. That includes physical, psychological, and emotional abuse as well as marital rape.

Parents were more willing to report cases of physical or sexual abuse knowing that their child would be interviewed by trained staff and given the necessary psychological support.

More than 8,000 Palestinians were being held in Israeli prisons or detention centres, where they lived in deplorable conditions and were subjected to physical abuse and even torture.

A poor woman who does not have a job is trapped in an unjust marriage, undergoes physical abuse or is forced to work in a factory for free.

(b) Ensure that these children are provided with recovery and reintegration services for physical, sexual and substance abuse, protection from police brutality and services for reconciliation with their families and

It is worth noting that 1 out of 3 women victims of domestic violence 33 had suffered abuse (psychological, physical or sexual) by the perpetrator before deciding to marry him.

Causing damage to the health of another person, or beating, battery or other physical abuse which causes pain, is punishable by a pecuniary punishment or up to 3 years' imprisonment.

All forms of abuse, particularly sexual abuse.

Each new revelation of physical abuse, maltreatment, and sexual humiliation of Iraqi prisoners by American and British soldiers shocks international public opinion, leaving officials to scramble desperately to contain the damage.

The new Labour Code would protect women against all physical and moral abuse, and the Penal Code would criminalize domestic violence, sexual harassment and any other kind of violence against women.

The World Youth Report describes the relationship between a refugee's situation and the probability of poverty, drug abuse, trafficking, violence, dropping out of school and exposure to physical suffering and psychological damage.

Other noteworthy youth protection measures include the adoption of the Orientations gouvernementales and the Action Plan in the area of sexual aggression (2001), as well as the Multisectoral Agreement for children who are victims of sexual abuse, of physical mistreatment or of a lack of care threatening their physical health (2001).