World Report News reports tell of child abuse becoming a serious problem in many countries. For example, a recent study indicates that in the United States, there may be more than twice as many deaths caused by child abuse than are being reported.
Chile is another case in point.
Chilean National Television reported recently on CNN World Report that a majority of children in that South American country are abused, and that is prompting the government to launch a campaign to try to stop it. The investigation also reveals that 14.5 percent of the children had been psychologically abused. Another extremely alarming result of the investigation is that many minors are also physically punished or abused by their teachers at school. Broadcasters also focus on youth, the disabled, the disadvantaged Children's issues, and stories about the disabled and disadvantaged, got prominent play on CNN World Report last week. CNN World Report viewers also learned about villagers forced from their homes by Israeli-backed militiamen in southern Lebanon in a report by Future TV, and about a program to provide compensation to Poles whose property was confiscated during the communist era in Central Europe.