'ShishuShurokkha': A transformative justice approach for combating child sexual abuse in Bangladesh

Sharifa Sultana; Sadia Tasnuva Pritha; Rahnuma Tasnim; Anik Das; Rokeya Akter; Shaid Hasan; S.M. Raihanul Alam; Ashad Kabir; Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed

doi:10.1145/3491102.3517543

'ShishuShurokkha': A transformative justice approach for combating child sexual abuse in Bangladesh

Sharifa Sultana
, Sadia Tasnuva Pritha
, Rahnuma Tasnim
, Anik Das
, Rokeya Akter
, Shaid Hasan
, S.M. Raihanul Alam
, Ashad Kabir
, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed

Cornell University
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
St. Francis Xaiver University
Khulna University
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
University of Toronto

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Abstract

The challenge of designing against child sexual abuse becomes more complicated in conservative societies where talking about sex is tabooed. Our mix-method study, comprised of an online survey, five FGDs, and 20 semi-structured interviews in Bangladesh, investigates the common nature, location, and time of the abuse, post-incident support, and possible combating strategies. Besides revealing important facts, our findings highlight the need of decentering the design from the victims (children and/or guardians) to the community. Hence, building on the theory of transformative justice, we prototyped and evaluated `ShishuShurokkha' -- an online tool that involves the whole community by allowing anonymous bystander reporting, visualizing case-maps, connecting with legal, medical, and social support, and raising awareness. The evaluation of ShishuShurokkha shows the promise for such a communal approach toward combating child sexual abuse, and highlights the needs for sincere involvement of the government, NGOs, the legal, educational, and religious services in this.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Editors	Simone Barbosa, Cliff Lampe, Caroline Appert, David A Shamma, Steven Drucker, Julie Williamson, Koji Yatani
Place of Publication	New York, United States
Publisher	ACM
Pages	1-23
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450391573
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3517543
Publication status	Published - 29 Apr 2022
Event	CHI22: ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2022 - Hybrid - online and New Orleans Earnest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, United States Duration: 30 Apr 2022 → 05 May 2022 https://chi2022.acm.org/#:~:text=CHI%202022%20is%20structured%20as,5%20in%20New%20Orleans%2C%20LA. https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3491102 (Proceedings) https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2022 (Program)

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City	New Orleans
Period	30/04/22 → 05/05/22
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Sultana, S., Pritha, S. T., Tasnim, R., Das, A., Akter, R., Hasan, S., Alam, S. M. R., Kabir, A., & Ahmed, S. I. (2022). 'ShishuShurokkha': A transformative justice approach for combating child sexual abuse in Bangladesh. In S. Barbosa, C. Lampe, C. Appert, D. A. Shamma, S. Drucker, J. Williamson, & K. Yatani (Eds.), CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-23). Article 577 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3517543

Sultana, Sharifa ; Pritha, Sadia Tasnuva ; Tasnim, Rahnuma et al. / 'ShishuShurokkha' : A transformative justice approach for combating child sexual abuse in Bangladesh. CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. editor / Simone Barbosa ; Cliff Lampe ; Caroline Appert ; David A Shamma ; Steven Drucker ; Julie Williamson ; Koji Yatani. New York, United States : ACM, 2022. pp. 1-23 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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Sultana, S, Pritha, ST, Tasnim, R, Das, A, Akter, R, Hasan, S, Alam, SMR, Kabir, A & Ahmed, SI 2022, 'ShishuShurokkha': A transformative justice approach for combating child sexual abuse in Bangladesh. in S Barbosa, C Lampe, C Appert, DA Shamma, S Drucker, J Williamson & K Yatani (eds), CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 577, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings, ACM, New York, United States, pp. 1-23, CHI22, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 30/04/22. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3517543

'ShishuShurokkha': A transformative justice approach for combating child sexual abuse in Bangladesh. / Sultana, Sharifa; Pritha, Sadia Tasnuva; Tasnim, Rahnuma et al.
CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ed. / Simone Barbosa; Cliff Lampe; Caroline Appert; David A Shamma; Steven Drucker; Julie Williamson; Koji Yatani. New York, United States: ACM, 2022. p. 1-23 577 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings).

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Sultana S, Pritha ST, Tasnim R, Das A, Akter R, Hasan S et al. 'ShishuShurokkha': A transformative justice approach for combating child sexual abuse in Bangladesh. In Barbosa S, Lampe C, Appert C, Shamma DA, Drucker S, Williamson J, Yatani K, editors, CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, United States: ACM. 2022. p. 1-23. 577. (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). Epub 2022 Apr 29. doi: 10.1145/3491102.3517543

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