Child abuse is rife in Kuwait yet society continues to keep a blind eye on this pressing issue. It's almost as if it's taboo to talk about the relationship between parent and child regardless of any sort of abuse that child maybe going through. Not only that, but the fact that the representative body of this country are not adequately regulating nor preventing this continuous epidemic occurring in some of Kuwait's households.
Disciplinary beatings is not criminalized in Kuwait, and it is not clearly defined by Kuwaiti law. But Animal abuse is punishable by up to 1000 KD or three years in prison. This is not to say that animals in Kuwait should not concern us, but there are detailed regulations dedicated to this issue. Yet we are still trying to figure out what distinguishes disciplinary beatings and abuse for our children. It has been reported in the past that doctors in hospitals report possible domestic violence concerning some of their patients, only for investigators to intervene and conceal these cases in fear of harming a family's unity. The problem is the mentality of many Kuwaiti's who are blinded by culture and are failing to see the bigger problem; children abused! But family unity comes first right?
Abuse can come in many forms and it is not limited to physical abuse. Sexual and psychological abuse are other forms of abuses that children face time and time again while it goes unnoticed. It is our duty to identify these issues and gather as much information as we can about child abuse. Please contribute to this cause by taking part in this survey.
Disciplinary beatings is not criminalized in Kuwait, and it is not clearly defined by Kuwaiti law. But Animal abuse is punishable by up to 1000 KD or three years in prison. This is not to say that animals in Kuwait should not concern us, but there are detailed regulations dedicated to this issue. Yet we are still trying to figure out what distinguishes disciplinary beatings and abuse for our children. It has been reported in the past that doctors in hospitals report possible domestic violence concerning some of their patients, only for investigators to intervene and conceal these cases in fear of harming a family's unity. The problem is the mentality of many Kuwaiti's who are blinded by culture and are failing to see the bigger problem; children abused! But family unity comes first right?
Abuse can come in many forms and it is not limited to physical abuse. Sexual and psychological abuse are other forms of abuses that children face time and time again while it goes unnoticed. It is our duty to identify these issues and gather as much information as we can about child abuse. Please contribute to this cause by taking part in this survey.
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