Abuse

Abuse is the violation of a person's human and civil rights. It can be a single act or a series of repeated acts. It can take many forms ranging from disrespectful acts, verbal insults or actual physical harm. All forms can cause both physical and emotional trauma to individuals.

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The Different Types

Physical: This includes hitting, kicking, punching, biting, poisoning, drowning, suffocating, burning or any other way of inflicting pain, torture or injury on someone else.

Emotional: This can include constant humiliation undermining a person’s self-esteem and confidence. There is a certain amount of emotional abuse within ALL forms.

Neglect: Neglect takes place when a person’s basic rights to food, warmth, safety and respect are not met.

Sexual: Can include unwanted kissing, touching the genital area, vaginal, anal or oral sex and rape. This can also include being forced to watch sexual acts or DVDs/films and look at pornographic material.

Men as well as women can suffer from sexual abuse, assault or rape.

Bullying

Domestic Violence

Racism

Sexual Abuse

FGM

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