South Asian women's organizations may be able to help in cases of
child abuse. See the domestic violence
page for a list of organizations sorted by geographic location.
Child
sexual abuse in Pakistan. An analysis of reported cases of abuse
from 1979 - 1999. From sahil.org,
which also has detailed facts and figures for 1997 onwards.
Perpetrators
of child sexual abuse. Excerpts of interviews with
psychotherapists, activists and attorneys, from Grace Poore's The
Children we Sacrifice.
What would
I say?. How to talk about sexual issues and abuse with children.
SAHIL is an organization in
Pakistan that works exclusively on child sexual abuse and exploitation.
Books, Films, Papers
Still from Monsoon Wedding
Bitter Chocolate, by Pinki
Virani. A nonfiction book about incestual abuse in India which
starts with the author's own experiences as a child.
[Sawnet review]
Cereus Blooms at Night, by Shani Mootoo. The story of Mala
Ramchandin, an old woman at a rest home, Tyler, her gay caretaker,
her cruel father who sexually abused her, and her vanished mother.
Blasphemy, by Tehmina
Durrani. A controversial novel from Pakistan. The pir (mullah) in
the book lives a life of orgiastic debauchery, and the victims are
the women of his household and the community.
An Obedient Father, by Akhil Sharma. Ram Karan is a
57-year-old corrupt bureaucrat in the Delhi school system, who
repeatedly molests his daughter.
Voices from the Silent Zone. A case study by RAHI, a
Delhi-based support center for female victims of incest.
The Children We
Sacrifice is a 61-minute video by Grace Poore. It "makes
visible the ways in which families prioritize family harmony,
honor and duty over accountability and pursuit of justice for
victims". More information on the film at
Shakti Productions.
Enemy
on the Inside, a new project by Grace Poore which focuses on the
perpetrators of incestuous sexual abuse. It attempts to answer
questions
like 'Why?' 'Does counselling or punishment work?'. See the website
for more info.
Maya film by Digvijay Singh which uncovers
sexual abuse of young girls in the name of religion.
[Maya
will not be cut, an article from Rediff] [Review from Rediff]
Monsoon Wedding is a
film by Mira Nair that confronts incestual child abuse against the
background of a large upper class family wedding in Delhi.
[Sawnet reviews]
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INT SOC WORK 42: (1) 39-+ JAN 1999
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Segal UA: Child-abuse by the middle-class - A study of professionals in
india. Child Abuse Neglect 19: (2) 217-231 Feb 1995
Segal UA, Ashtekar A: Detection of intrafamilial child-abuse - children at
intake at a childrens observation home in India.
Child Abuse Neglect 18: (11) 957-967 Nov 1994
Segal UA: Child-abuse in india - an empirical-report on perceptions
Child Abuse Neglect 16: (6) 887-908 Nov-Dec 1992
Segal UA: child-abuse in india - a theoretical overview
Indian J Soc Work 52: (3) 293-302 jul 1991
Hadi A: Child abuse among working children in rural Bangladesh:
prevalence and determinants
PUBLIC HEALTH 114: (5) 380-384 SEP 2000
Haffejee IE: Sexual abuse of Indian (Asian) children in South
Africa: first report in a community undergoing cultural change.
Child Abuse Negl 1991;15(1-2):147-51
Roland A: Sexuality, the Indian extended family, and Hindu
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