Child abandonment

place where people can bring babies and abandon them anonymously in a safe place to be found and cared for

process of giving up one's child

legal concept allowing women to anonymously give birth and give the baby up for adoption

term

1988 incident in Tokyo, Japan

practice of abandoning unwanted infants to exposure in the wilderness

birth document

medical condition

Mingi is the traditional belief among the South Omotic-speaking Karo and Hamar peoples of southern Ethiopia that children with perceived and true physical abnormalities are ritually impure. An example of perceived abnormalities include the top teeth erupting before bottom teeth. Children born out of wedlock (marriage) are also considered impure and therefore capable of bringing curses upon the people. The fear of curses or bad luck for the tribe leads to the killing of many children. These children are disposed of either through drowning, putting soil in their mouths and strangling or leaving

Intentional killing of female infants in India

aspect of child abuse in Japan