Tunisia-UNICEF:80 % of Tunisia’s children Are Victims of Violence

UNICEF issued a statement condemning two recent cases of child abuse in Tunisia. In both cases, the savage brutality was intentionally inflicted in a family environment. The UNICEF asserted in its published report that more than 80% of children In Tunisia suffer violence in their family.

The education of children should be systematically based on unconditional love and never on violence,said UNICEF , adding nothing justifies violence in all of its aggressive forms.

The UNICEF pointed out in its report that a national strategy to battle domestic violence has been recently adopted by Tunisia.

They urged Parents to benefit from special education programs to use positive discipline techniques for their children, including adolescents.

UNICEF also requested relevant authorities to continue to act against perpetrators of violence. They further requested the government to completely implement existing laws to prevent violence against children.