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Child Abuse
Is any form of child maltreatment and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age by an adult, which is violent or threatening for the child. Child abuse includes all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, negligence and commercial or other exploitation, which results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power.
Domestic violence
Is also called "Domestic abuse" or "intimate partner violence" and it is a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner, this can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic or psychological actions or threats of actions that influence another person. Domestic violence includes any behaviors that frighten, intimidate, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, injure, or wound someone. It can range from subtle, coercive forms to marital rape and other violent physical abuse, such as choking, beating, female genital mutilation, and acid throwing that may result in disfigurement, death, stoning.
Gender Inequality
Gender inequality is discrimination on the basis of sex or gender causing one sex or gender to be routinely privileged or prioritized over another. Gender inequality is the social phenomenon in which men and women are not treated equally and this treatment may usually arise from distinctions regarding biology, psychology, or cultural norms prevalent in the society. Some of these distinctions are verified by observation or experiences rather than theory or pure logic, while others appear to be social constructs.
Vulnerable Persons
A vulnerable person can be defined as someone who belongs to a group within the society that is either oppressed or more susceptible to harm or oppression. They are those who are in a particularly dangerous positions and as a result are a lot less capable of protecting or defending themselves. They are usually in a positions that may make them susceptible to abuse or more specifically susceptible to mistreatment by those who may potentially hold power over them. Old people are often particularly vulnerable members of our society