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The Children's Commissioner has launched an urgent nationwide campaign against child abuse, calling on every adult to "front up" to the problem.
Dr Claire Achmad said the 'Dear Children' awareness campaign, launched on Monday, called on the community to stand against physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect of children.
The campaign is centred around a letter she wrote to the 1.23 million children in New Zealand, in which she said: "You have the right to be safe."
She said she was calling on the community to sign the letter on the Dear Children we
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