Exposing Victims

^_By Jessica Esther ^{_{Child Rights Lawyer}} &
Sophia Graceline ^{_{Child Psychologist}}

Victims of sexual abuse, physical abuse (domestic violence), trafficking, prostitution and various forms of addictions and exploitations go through so much trauma that they feel like the whole world is judgementally staring at them at all times and hence crave utmost privacy at the core of everything they say and do. When they imagine that they could be exposed, they tremble in fear, which is often pounced upon by the abusers and those who do not want legal cases to succeed. So when they find out that they are exposed, their already fragile pieces of heart disintegrate into oblivion making them take unimaginable decisions.

But on the flip side of abuse and horrific things happening to children and women around the world, there exists a vibrant world consuming the news and stories of the victims which offers lots of benefits to greedy publishers. So why do we want to know who is the child who was raped? Why are we so concerned about these victims but don’t respect their privacy? We search for videos of rape and abuse but don’t want the names of our family members to be shared in public spaces even when they commit a crime. Why??

So let us learn about what the law says about a victim’s privacy and how it affects them so that we can help victims get justice and privacy.