Child abuse

Commenting on the horrific murder of Sarah Everard, Lindsey German argues that violence against women and institutional sexism must be combated through collective action

New far right movements claim that Muslim men are a threat to white girls but this old racist trick should not fool us, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

New revelations of police and intelligence agencies using children as spies is a chilling practice of child exploitation argues Jamie Wright

The Story of Baby Pis a shocking account of how the media scapegoated social workers, revealing the depth of tabloid hatred for our social services, argues Elaine Graham-Leigh

A 14-year-old girl, who had been a victim of sexual abuse was arrested and forcibly stripped of all her clothes by police officers - It's not an isolated case write Shauneen Lambe and Paola Uccellari

New internet security legislation is being presented as child protection, in reality it's an attempt to further restrict freedom of expression for the wider public argues Anita de Klerk

We should, as a society, be working together to target predatory men and protect our vulnerable from abusers and those who protected and enabled them. Let's not forget how the authorities failed these children and blamed the victims. That's the real issue, not ethnicity.

Thousands of children have been strip-searched in child prisons and secure children’s homes despite a government pledge to stop, half of them were black or ethnic minority, many under 12 years old

The recent coverage of child abuse has given rise to sickening displays of hypocrisy from the sections of society who should be hanging their heads in shame, argues Richard Allday

The revelations about Jimmy Savile expose wider institutional and social problems, explains Lindsey German

David Lammy’s cunning plan of hitting children to make them less likely to be violent has a fairly obvious flaw writes Laura Woods.

Jack Straw’s comments scapegoat the Pakistani community for the actions of two sexual predators who preyed on vulnerable children.

The Vetting and Barring Scheme raises serious questions, but doesn't seek to answer how we can really tackle child abuse, with increased funding to services being the minimum needed if we are to ever protect children