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Zohra Yousuf

Pakistani children face high rates of incest, receive little support from family, state

In Pakistan, almost one-third of both girls and boys suffer some sort of sexual abuse. Often it comes at the hands of their own family members — and they seem to have nowhere to turn for help. So they suffer in silence, in the shadows, often for years.

Pakistan’s Hidden Victims of Child Incest

Conflict & Justice
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