<B>By Roopah GANGALARAMSAMY</B> Member of Vishnu Mandiram, Saint-Pierre

?Before you finish reading this article, another human being will be abused, raped or tortured.?

Abuse and violence, so common among the rich and the poor, the well-educated and the less, the young and the old. It is a universal phenomenon, crossing geographical, socio-economic and cultural boundaries.

Family violence and abuse are among the most prevalent forms of interpersonal violence against women and young children. Sexual or any abuse of a child should never be ?just a family matter? but that of the whole society. Children under five years of age are getting abused sexually. Even their innocence is not respected! Nobody deserves to be abused, no matter the circumstances. We must support children who are being ill-treated daily. We must speak up for these children. If we do not ?. who will? Still, it is a form of complicity ABUSE! Kids Need Peace! Psychological or emotional wounds never heal and these kids are the adults of tomorrow.

Statistics prove that every woman is at risk of becoming a rape victim; (http://silent-screams.org).

Women?s abuse is a problem which was swept under the carpet for generations.

We have to build a culture of Peace & Non-violence right NOW, please do not wait for a single second after? it?s too late.

We have to recognize that violence is not acceptable in all communities globally. These happenings are nightmares for some, but for others ? everyday life!

In memory of those unjust deaths of children and others,

SAY NO TO VIOLENCE, RAPE AND CHILD ABUSE as such matters end into shattered love and broken lives. WAKE UP,

What are we waiting for?

Our crucial point is to end violence.

Violence does not equal strength but mere weakness.

Where there is help ? there is hope!