Curbing child sexual abuse in India
Anecdotal reports have shown a troubling surge in child sexual abuse during and in the aftermath of the lockdown in...
Prerna Barua holds a master’s degree from the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University. She has been conducting field research on issues of politics, peace, and conflict in South and West Asia, Africa, and the United States. Her research interests include gender-based violence, restorative justice, transitional justice, transformative justice, and resilience and trauma work.
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