It is reported that the National Child Protection Authority has received nearly 10,000 complaints regarding child abuse cases in the past year 2023.
Its chairman, Senior Lecturer Udaya Kumara Amarasinghe said that between January 1 and December 31 last year, 9,434 complaints were received by the Child Protection Authority.
It is stated that 2,242 complaints related to child abuse, 472 complaints related to sexual abuse, 404 complaints related to serious sexual abuse, 51 complaints related to rape of girls and 06 complaints related to using children in obscene posts are among them.
In addition, Udaya Kumara Amarasinghe further mentioned that complaints have been received regarding the use of children for drug transportation, use as laborers, oppression by domestic violence, neglect, kidnapping, injury, sale of children, and not providing school education.
Lecturer Udaya Kumara Amarasinghe said that 7,466 complaints have been received by the National Child Protection Authority regarding child abuse in the year 2022 and these child abuse complaints have been forwarded to the relevant departments to take further action.