Originally Published in Madras Courier
Editorial Note
By launching this illegal war on Iran, together with Israel, Donald Trump has redirected public anger over the Epstein files.
From the ancient Code of Hammurabi to modern international law —clearly articulated in Article 34 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)—most societies have recognised the basic moral obligation to protect children from violence and sexual exploitation. Across millennia, legal systems have differed in form, but not in principle.