A new report from the National Human Rights Commission found that nearly half of sexual assault victims in Taiwan are students under the age of 18. The report identified 5,000 cases of sexual abuse in 2023, an average of close to 100 a week.
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00:00A new report has found that over half the people who experienced sexual assault in Taiwan
00:05in the past decade were minors.
00:07The National Human Rights Commission is now calling for greater student safety in schools.
00:19The commission's report found that over 5,000 minors experienced sexual assault in 2023,
00:25an average of nearly 100 students every week.
00:29Students were most at risk from assault from their teachers or others in guardian roles.
00:35One commissioner who worked on the report read some of the survivor testimonies collected
00:39in the survey.
00:41Maybe you think that because there are so many things going on,
00:46you can't even imagine that a teacher would do this to a student.
00:50Students would do this to students.
00:52Maybe you think it's ugly when you hear it.
00:54Maybe you think it's insulting and you can't stand it.
00:58But just like what I just told you,
01:02these friends are willing to stand up and open their wounds for us to see.
01:07At least we need to hear what they have to say.
01:13The commission says they'll work on improving prevention, awareness and reporting procedures
01:17around sexual assault in schools.