by SUKA Society | Sep 8, 2010 | News
The Home Ministry will record the statement of human trafficking victims to be used in court proceedings against the perpetrators of such activity, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop said. He said that at the moment, the ministry had set up three shelters...
by SUKA Society | Sep 7, 2010 | Statistics
KUALA LUMPUR: Child abuse by parents and guardians is on the rise, with the number of cases going up from 992 in 2007 to 1,266 last year. There are 8.9 million children below the age of 15 in the country. Between January 2005 and May last year, she said, 4,968...
by SUKA Society | Sep 3, 2010 | Statistics
There is no escaping the ugly spectre of worsening statistics: Child abuse cases have increased by 60 per cent in the past five years, from 1,242 in 2002 to 1,999 last year. Mothers were responsible for 493 of the 1,999 cases of child abuse last year, according to...
by SUKA Society | Sep 3, 2010 | Statistics
Since 2004, a total of 5,996 children aged below 18 went missing from their homes. However, except for 1,904, the rest subsequently returned home or were found. The majority of those who went missing are girls. Of the four-year total, 3,398 were girls. In fact, girls...
by SUKA Society | Aug 24, 2010 | Children's Right
“BACHOK: A poor student faces the risk of being barred from taking her Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) examination next week, all because of her parents’ failure to report her birth 15 years ago. A brother who is due to take his Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah...
