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Child abuse cases down 30% in Georgia in Jan - Aug 2020

The majority of the cases of child abuse included psycholgical viollence, neglect and coercion. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 14 Oct 2020 - 11:17, Tbilisi,Georgia

Child abuse cases have decreased in Georgia by almost 30 per cent, with 1,146 cases reported in January and August 2020.

The figure stood at 1,624 in the same period of last year, IPN writes, citing the Agency for State Care and Assistance for the Victims of Human Trafficking.

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The 1,146 cases included:

Psychological violence - 256 cases
Neglect - 401 cases
Coercion - 152 cases
Sexual violence - 55 cases
Domestic violence - 120 cases
Abandonment - 7 cases
Economic violence - 19 cases
Early marriage / pregnancy of a minor - 87 cases
Attempted suicide - 19 cases
Bullying - 6 cases
Cyberbullying - 5 cases
Trafficking - 2 cases
Watch - 2 cases
Femicide - 5 cases
Illegal movement - 1 case
Juvenile conflict - 6 cases

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