byTamar Simonia

Lile is an eight-year -old girl. She lives with her mom, dad and elder brother. Lile is shy and mostly feels  lonely as she believes that her friends do not want to play with her.  Lile is fond of  dancing, though  she often misses her lessons. She feels ashamed that everyone will notice  bruises on her body. After school, Lile and her brother go home together, have dinner, and do their homework. In the evening, their parents get  home. The siblings are hiding in the room at this time as the parents start arguing and screaming loudly. Father treats the children very rudely.  He often shouts and threatens them.  He  often beats her brother  with a belt and   with  various items. The children are very scared and do  not leave the room. Lile does not know what to do  and how to help her mother and brother. She is afraid that if she tells someone  about his troubles, his father will be very angry with her

Lile is a victim of physical violence and physical violence implies hurting and harming  a child, which  is inadmissible.

Remember that there is always a way out  and the violent  people are punished. If you want to be free from violence, do divulge the violator.

Nikoloz is 10. He lives with his parents. Nikoloz does not go to school as he has not the necessary items for school. Nor does he have suitable clothes to attend  school. He really wants to spend time with friends, but everyone laughs because of his clothes. He  to be dirty and untidy. Nickoloz  is very upset that he can not go to school like other children. Nikoloz is neglecteb by his parents, and this is one of the forms of violence. Neglected means the kind of situations, when parents do not feed their child , do not give them the chance to  learn, do not pay attention 

Mariam  is a minor. She is very shy. Mariam does not like it when someone comes near her or touches her. At this time she feels tensed and  uncomfortable. She  always prefers to sit away from others. Neither likes she being  with her friends. 

She thinks that others will find out her secret and she is very scared of it. Mary is a victim of sexual violence. An acquaintance of hers, a senior man, touches her body parts   and threatens that if she tells anyone about it, he will be treat  her  very badly. The girl is very confused and scared.

Sexual abuse refers to a situation where an older person touches parts of a child's body that are covered by  a bathing suit or underwear. An adult forces a child to watch movies and videos where people are naked. Like any other form of violence, sexual violence is unacceptable and ionadmissible. Do not be afraid of other people’s   threatening , because in such a case it is possible to punish them properly.

Ioanne  is a 9 -year -old boy. He lives with his mother, father and grandmother. John loves to study, though he often misses school. His mother and father often argue with him, telling him that he is fat and unattractive. His parents never  praise John, but rather tell him that he is so ugly and awkward that he will not be able to study and will never have friends. John never goes out to play with friends because he thinks no one wants to be with him. His mother also forbids him to eat, telling him that if he does not lose weight, he will always be so unsuccessful and careless.
Ioanne  is a child victim of psychological violence. Psychological violence refers to child abuse, constant screaming and threatening by older people. Children who are victims of psychological violence feel very lonely.

Any type of violence, physical, sexual, psychological or child neglect, is a crime. Every child deserves to be cared for and loved.

If you are familiar with all this, or you think, that  you or your friend are in danger, if a friend has told you that he / she needs help to deal with violence, the Legal Aid Service will help you accordingly.

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