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Article: Child abuse: No more under the carpet.
- Article from:
- The Star (Amman, Jordan)
- Article date:
- March 8, 2004
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By Mike Derderian, Star Staff Writer Her Majesty Queen Rania inaugurated The First Arab Forum on child abuse, which was entitled "Violence against the children, Break the silence," at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Amman last Week. Government Spokesperson Asma Khader chaired the conference, which was also attended by representatives from various international and local organizations. "With the help of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse (ISPCAN) and all the participants, I can confidently say that throughout the three days, we were able to break the silence barrier and encourage other countries to do as well," Khader addressed the participants during a ...