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It is with deep concern that the Dominica National Council of Women (DNCW) has learnt of the increase in sexual offenses against minors as young as six years.<\/p>\nIt is with deep concern that the Dominica National Council of Women (DNCW) has learnt of the increase in sexual offenses against minors as young as six years.<\/p>\n
The DNCW strongly condemns such atrocities against our children.\u00a0 At such tender age they are extremely vulnerable and so are taken advantage by their own relatives in some cases. They will definitely be affected physically, emotionally and even socially throughout their lives.\u00a0 In such situations they can be exposed to and affected by sexually transmitted diseases thus creating greater physical and social problems.<\/p>\n
It is apparent that parents and guardians are not as vigilant as they should be and the community has let down its guard in term of adhering to the old adage, \u201cit takes a community to raise a child.\u201d<\/p>\n
Parents and guardians must take their responsibility more seriously and get involved in the life and upbringing of their children.\u00a0 With breakdown in the family structure there is the possibility that such ills can occur. This social ill is a development problem which must be dealt with urgently by engaging all sectors of society including first and foremost the family, school, church, youth groups, men\u2019s organizations, women\u2019s organizations, among others.<\/p>\n
We also call on the perpetrators to please stop this brutal attack against our children, the country\u2019s human resource, and future; allow them to enjoy their youth.<\/p>\n
Again the DNCW calls on all concerned to treat this as a social crisis and act urgently to rid our society from such ills.\u00a0 The family and the children must be central to any possible plan of action. The very future of our families, communities and country demands that we all condemn this evil and work towards solutions to eliminate it and protect this very vulnerable segment of our population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It is with deep concern that the Dominica National Council of Women (DNCW) has learnt of the increase in sexual offenses against minors as young as six years. The DNCW strongly condemns such atrocities against our children.\u00a0 At such tender…","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":44578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime-court-law"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n