Photographs of Building Blocks

I got hold of some children's building blocks and wanted to use these to express parts of the report on Violence Against Children, 2006, Violence Against Children 2006 Report and also on a publication called

Listening to children: Children’s stories of domestic violence

printed by Department of Health & Children.
Listening to Children

" ‘normal’ – sometimes violence is seen as a ‘normal’ way of dealing with things, for example, when people use violence as discipline, or in the form of bullying or sexual harassment."

"not reported – sometimes children and adults don’t trust the authorities, or sometimes there are simply no authorities to go to when violence takes place."

“With these two hands my mother holds me, cares for me – this I love … With these two hands my mother hits me – this I hate.”

Young girl, East Asia

“Sometimes one day in prison felt like a year. But after ten days you get used to it and don’t cry so much.”

Boy, Middle East

“We need your support to stop violence against children, not just in our region but all over the world.”

Young people, East Asia and the Pacific