| Resumen: |
The report, which draws on data from 190 countries, also found that a significant proportion of adolescent girls were first-time victims of sexual violence before age 15, with Latin America and African countries being the nations with the highest incidence per-capita of such incidents. Overall the organization says that 120 million girls around the world are raped or sexually assaulted by age 20.
Disturbingly, among adolescent girls who were subjected to sexual violence, the most likely perpetrator was an intimate partner. Likewise, in almost all countries, parents, teachers and other caregivers are the most commonly cited perpetrators of physical violence against young girls. |
