Teen Relationship Violence Intervention Programs

Teen Relationship Violence Intervention Programs

ABSTRACT

Teen Relationship violence is the most pervasive form of human rights abuse in the world today . It includes assault , battery , rape and sexual slavery . Instead , it cuts across social and economic situations and is deeply embedded in cultures around the world - so much that millions of women consider it a way of life . Over the past decade , national and international groups have turned a spotlight on the hidden brutality of violence in teen relationships . They have called on the international community to value human rights

. This focus on teen relationship violence has spurred the development of strategies and programs to address the problem . Still , efforts to eradicate violence remain in their infancy and most societies continue to consider violence in teen relationships is a so-called private issue

Young girls are the most frequents targets of rape . Forty to 60 percent of known sexual assaults are committed against girls aged 15 years and younger , and of course those who are in relationships . Another face of rape aside for those that happen in teen relationships is that rape is used as a weapon of war has been internationally condemned in Nuremberg trials following World War II , armies continue to use it in conflicts around the world . In 1992 , as many as 20 ,000 women were raped in the first months of the war in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Responding to Violence

The international community has a role to play in reducing the violence against female . For example , Brazils ' new...