ISPs allow more online abuse

There is greater awareness of child and woman sexual assaults worldwide and a strong reaction against them in recent years after centuries of tolerance and cover-up by society, religious institutions and government agencies. Despite this awareness and more cases in court filed against the attackers, child sexual abuse is getting worse. The child and adult pornography on the internet spread by the internet service providers (ISPs) is a major cause.

During the implementation of the lockdown from March 1 to May 24, 2020, incidents of online sexual abuse of children and exploitation increased by 265 percent. The first National Baseline Study on Violence Against Children conducted in 2015, which was led by the Council for the Welfare of Children, revealed that 1 in every 5 children (17.1 percent) 13 to 17 years old experienced sexual violence while 124 (1 in 25 or 3.2 percent) of all respondents experienced rape during childhood. The perpetrators are mostly family members and that more boys (65.2 percent) than girls (60.4 percent) were raped. Yet, hundreds of thousands of sexual assaults go unreported because the victims fear they will not be believed or will be blamed. The victims bury the feelings of anger, hurt and fear deep within them that can cause negative psychological effects for life.