Min Al-Huwailah orders legal action into child abuse video

Minister of Social Affairs, Family, Childhood, and Minister of Youth Dr. Amthal Al-Huwailah on Monday ordered an investigation to the Public Prosecutor regarding an incident related to child exploitation. This came after a video circulating on social media showing a child - no more than ten years old - tied with ropes and compelled to pull a vehicle with his body, an act deemed as physical abuse, according to the statement. Dr. Al-Huwailah directed the Supreme Council for Family Affairs to follow up the matter and take serious actions to protect children from violence, according to the law as she emphasized the necessity to combat child abuse, protecting them from exploitation and raising awareness. Under Article three of Law No. 21 of 2015, which outlined the rights of the child, every child is entitled to life, growth, and protection from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation, the statement added. It further noted that Article 6, Paragraph 3 of the same law underscored the state's obligat ion to provide a safe and healthy environment for children, actively combating practices detrimental to their well-being. Psychological abuse, as defined in Article 71, includes any harmful behavior imposed on a child that exceeds their capabilities or forces them into self-destructive actions. Source: Kuwait News Agency