UNICEF, human right organizations and donors around the world: Save the child being abused by family and public media

Yesterday, 26 May 2018, D., a 16-year-old Vietnamese made a post on her Facebook account, in which she detailed the abuse she suffered at the hands of her eldest sister’s husband , whom she referred to as “it”.

Although many people have shown their support for D., the majority of people chooses to side with her abuser, who, as a famous MC, knew enough journalists to publicly denounce his sister. Today is the first day of the summer vacation, but D.’s parents have sent back to her hometown in Ninh Bình, 90 kilometers away from her friends in Hanoi. She told her friends she felt safer here; however, her abuser’s denouncing her didn’t stop; at the moment more and more seemed to believe and side with him other than the 16-year-old girl he abused . We fear VTV – the national TV broadcaster where he works – will even try to cover this up, because that’s what Vietnamese news outlets tend to do in the recent months, even in the face of our own #MeToo movement.

Her family is taking action to make the documents that proves D. have suffered some mental illness. They even put a doctor as a shield to protect them safe as if the case been revealed. D. are in danger and shock as being abused by her own family.

I think I must do something to gain the awareness from people and human right organisations around the globe. Please give a hand to save D. from this horrible family.