PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE UPON STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS AT HYDERABAD, SINDH, PAKISTAN: AN ANALYSIS OF CHILD PROTECTION AUTHORITY ACT 2011

Abstract

Psychological or emotional abuse is one of the major types of child abuse. It is usually observed to be done upon children by parents, teachers, fellows, relatives and family members at Home, School and in streets, shops etc. Abuse of which children are victims, is divided into three major types each of them has its own subtypes i.e. Physical Abuse, Psychological Abuse and Sexual Abuse. There have been made many laws to control child abuse by International, National and Provincial Legislatures but unfortunately, awareness about this type of abuse is still lacking. In schools, like Primary and Secondary, a ratio of 5 to 15 years old students get education who are said to be the future of the nation and most of the Psychological Abuse is observed to be done there upon such students. In Sindh, there are Government and Private Primary and Secondary Schools in which approximately 2.9 million students are enrolled, according to a report published in The Nation newspaper in 2020, who are vulnerable to this kind of abuse. This research paper is based upon analysis of the Child Protection Authority Act 2011 in order to address this type of abuse and to suggest and recommend basic reformations and amendments to be made in concerned Policies and Laws.