|
Child
Prostitution The
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Resources
for Teachers |
[ Contribute
a new link | Country-by-Country Reports | Additional Teacher Resources ]
Background
|
The early years of
the 21st Century gvnet.com/childprostitution/ CAUTION:
There is always a risk in posting links to external websites. Some of the following links may possibly
lead to websites that present information that is unsubstantiated, misleading
or even false. Their authenticity has
not been verified and their content has not been validated. Prostitution and AIDS Suki Falconberg,
The American Chronicle, November 04, 2006 www.scapa-lv.org/news/Prostitution_and_AIDS.htm [accessed 3 March 2015] AIDS coverage in
the media pays little or no attention to the prostituted women, girls, and
children who suffer greatly from this disease’s impact. Frontline’s two-part
series, The Age of AIDS (May 2006), is a good example. The show’s point of
view is relentlessly male, even though one of the co-producers and writers is
a woman, Renata Simone. The show praises “the condom king” of Thailand for
slowing the spread of AIDS, but fails to note that the policy of putting 100
condoms by every brothel bed continues to enslave women, girls, and children
in that country’s multi-billion-dollar sex industry. Child sex tourism Barbara Kralis, RenewAmerica, July 21, 2006 www.renewamerica.com/columns/kralis/060722 [accessed 23 August 2011] Child Sex Tourism
[CST] entails tourists, mostly men, engaged in sex trafficking by purposely
traveling to known sex destinations, seeking anonymity in pornography or
prostitution, or engaging in pederasty with young children and homosexuality
with young and older adults. Poverty Enables Child Sex Exploitation Forbes, August 17, 2006 povertynewsblog.blogspot.com/2006/08/asia-poverty-enables-child-sex.html [accessed 23 August 2011] In countries such
as Traffic stop Presbyterian Church www.wfn.org/2007/11/msg00157.html [accessed 23 August 2011] The global sex
market is a huge part of trafficking, and "younger children are more in
demand," said Smolenski. "Teen girls are
sold products," and even in the Notes For An Address at the World Congress
Against CSEC, The Honorable Lloyd Axworthy,
August 27, 1996 w01.international.gc.ca/minpub/print-imprimer.aspx?publication_id=377013&lang=eng&MODE=CONON [Last access date unavailable] It is wrong to
exploit any person. It is even more wrong if that person is a child.
And when abuse takes the form of the commercial sexual exploitation of the
young, it is an abhorrent criminal act, and we must put an end to it. It's hard to believe that, on the eve of
the 21st century, we still find ourselves trying to deal with a form
of slavery. And there is, in the sexual exploitation of children, a
very real degree of modern-day slavery -- as well as serious social and
public-health issues. What makes this
practice so evil? It is the calculated victimization of the most vulnerable,
the assault on the innocence and dignity of those least able to protect
themselves. The act of forcing a child into prostitution is no less heinous
than that of the sniper in war who fixes the sights of his rifle on a child
playing in the street and coldly squeezes the trigger. Child
Prostitution Seen As Threat to Reuters, www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/63/003.html [accessed 23 August 2011] Victims were being
recruited among an estimated 100,000 homeless children in eastern Europe,
according to the survey by the ECPAT organization. Child prostitution was rife in bars, hotels
and around train stations. Experts blamed local gangsters, poverty, and lax
attitudes developing as a reaction after the fall of puritanical communist
regimes. A
Shattered Innocence, The Millennium Holocaust
[PDF]
-- A Report on the Exploitation of Children Emanating
from the Balkan Crises Christine Dolan, January 1, 2001 www.creativityandmagic.tv/Docs/ChristineDolan.pdf [Last access date unavailable] PREFACE - In April 2000 the
International Centre for Missing and Exploited asked me to research and
prepare an investigative report on the sexual exploitation of children
emanating from the Balkan Crises. I traveled to nine countries, 20 villages
and cities, and made 26 stops within a nine-week period of time in Eastern
and Child Sex Rings
and Child Prostitution Michael C. Irving, Ph.D., Gallery of
Sculpture www.irvingstudios.com/child_abuse_survivor_monument/SexRings.htm [accessed 23 August 2011] Sex rings and child
prostitution involves power structures which actively recruit vulnerable
children and youth. Children used in
sex rings are often subjected to terribly cruel and sadistic physical abuse
in addition to sexual abuse. There is profound trauma associated with being
used in child prostitution and child sex rings. The impact of the
abuse can be life-long, often resulting in emotional and physical problems as
well as behavioral problems such: as prostitution, street youth, crime and
homelessness. Survivors often lose a
sense of personal power and have difficulty making good,
choices as adults. The Unrelenting Scourge Of Child
Prostitution Cesar Chelala,
San Francisco Chronicle, November 28, 2000 www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/The-Unrelenting-Scourge-Of-Child-Prostitution-2694247.php [accessed 3 March 2015] Commercial sexual
exploitation of children is increasing worldwide. There are several reasons.
These include increased trade across borders, poverty, unemployment, low
status of girls, lack of education (including sex
education) of children and their parents, inadequate legislation, lack of or
poor law enforcement and the eroticization of children by the media, a
phenomenon increasingly seen in industrialized countries. Domestic Sex Trafficking of Minors digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=humtraffdata [accessed 3 March 2015] Among children and
teens living on the streets in the End Child Exploitation United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF www.unicef.org.uk/campaigns/campaign_sub_pages.asp?page=5 [Last access date unavailable] CHILDREN
IN THE SEX INDUSTRY - Although many children are forced
to enter the sex industry, others are driven to it out of economic necessity,
attracted by the high incomes they can earn. In Stop child prostitution RFC www.jacques.esmartdesign.com/ [accessed 23 August 2011] That's
right, 3000 children are forced into prostitution every day, troughout the world. That makes it about 1.000000
children every year and the highest concentration where this happens is in
Asia but it is also widely spread in Africa, South and Central America and Child prostitution: the horrors of selling
sex www.channel4.com/health/microsites/F/family/problems/childprostitution.html [Last access date unavailable] HOW
DOES IT HAPPEN?
- Children end up as prostitutes as the result of a complex process involving
manipulation, violence, sexual abuse, drugs, alcohol and poverty. Barnardo's gives an example of how it could happen: A
girl, who has run away from home or is being abused at home, meets a young
man, probably aged between 18 and 25. He gives her the love and affection she
is missing. He pretends to be her boyfriend, impressing her with his maturity
and lifestyle, his money and car. She falls in love with him and they start
to have sex. Then he becomes
possessive and demands proof of the girl's love. Often this includes breaking
off with friends and family. If she is still living with her parents he may
help her put herself into care. Soon he controls her life – what she wears,
what she eats, where she goes. He becomes violent and she becomes frightened,
but she still hopes that one more proof of her love will restore their
relationship. Once the man totally dominates her he demands she has sex with
one of his 'friends', and then with other men. He uses violence and threats
to control her. He has now become not her boyfriend but her pimp (someone who
takes a share of a prostitute's money in exchange for 'protection' from
punters – men who buy sex). ChildSafe
Childsafe-International www.childsafe-international.org/CAMBODIA/CSCambodia.asp [accessed 23 August 2011] www.exofoundation.org/project/childsafe-cambodia [accessed 19 November 2016] Cambodia is attracting an increasing number of travelers. The majority come
for the beauty of the country. Many are shocked by poverty and the situation
of Cambodia�s
over 20.000 children living and working on the streets. These children are at
high risk of being abused and travelers unwillingly and unknowingly often
increase their vulnerability. The Dutroux Multiple Kidnapping, Abuse and Murder Case B.A. www.religioustolerance.org/ra_charl.htm [accessed 23 August 2011] One of the most
shocking stories of the 1990's surfaced in Promotion and
Protection of the Rights of Children Ms. Ofelia Calcetas-Santos,
UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child
pornography, interim report, 1997 www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/6d123295325517b2c12569910034dc4c/cb9d9d07045a9d5380256679003c4e9c?OpenDocument [accessed 23 August 2011] 97. Every
photograph or videotape of child pornography is evidence of that child's abuse.
The distribution of that depiction repeats the victimization over and over
again, long after the original material was created. A case in point is the
death by suicide of a 12-year-old boy in 5.1 Middle East - State of ECPAT International, Looking Back Thinking
Forward, November 2000 -- The fourth report on the implementation of the
Agenda for Action adopted at the World Congress against Commercial Sexual
Exploitation of Children held in At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 23 August 2011] In
the wealthy oil producing states, (e.g. Child Prostitution On The Rise In Selma B. de Oliveira, International Child
Resource Institute ICRI, December 1995 pangaea.org/street_children/latin/prost.htm [accessed 23 August 2011] The
prostitution of girls in Streets and Lanes At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 23 August 2011] A
more significant factor in understanding the process by which young girls
become the victims of sexual exploitation is their estrangement from home and
family. The vast majority of girls and young women in this situation have at
some time been reported as 'missing from home' and separation from family
life and friends is a key element of the sexually exploitative relationship.
Physical and emotional isolation helps create and sustain the total
dependency of the young girl on her 'boyfriend' who controls where she goes,
who she sees, even what she wears. Children Who Are
Sexually Exploited www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/section-d-8-children-who-are-sexually-exploited-%28updated-01/09/06%29/28263.article [accessed 23 August 2011] Children
who are sexually exploited are exposed to abuse and assault, which robs them
of their childhood, self-esteem and opportunities for good health, education
and training. It is important that the children involved are regarded
as victims of abuse and at risk of significant harm. Putting An End To
Child Prostitution Scott Murray talking to Jo Bindman, plus excerpts from a book by Ron O'Grady,
international coordinator, ECPAT www.scottmurray.com/prosti.htm [accessed 23 August 2011] On
the supply side, one of the difficulties that girls face within the family
can be a lack of support for their own needs above those of the family. Our
Thai colleagues worry that traditional attitudes to children, especially girl
children, as subordinate to the needs of the family, make it easier to
sacrifice a child to the sex industry. Combating Child Prostitution in Garry Leech, colombiajournal.org/combating-child-prostitution-in-colombia.htm [accessed 23 August 2011] With an
unemployment rate close to 20 percent, it is virtually impossible for many
displaced to find legitimate jobs. The majority of them work in the informal sector
peddling cheap goods or shining shoes on the streets while some have turned
to crime in order to survive. Many
parents send their children out into the streets to help support the family
by stealing, selling chewing gum and cigarettes, or worse, selling
themselves. Child
Prostitution In Sarika Misha, People's www.pucl.org/from-archives/Child/prostitution.htm [accessed 23 August 2011] Ironically child
prostitution is a special category of rigorous case of child labor and it
raises more troubling ethical problems than child labor in general. Children’s Rights United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 23 August 2011] THINK OF ALL THE
THINGS THAT YOU NEED IDENTIFICATION TO do - An estimated one million children
(mainly girls, but also many boys) enter the
multi-billion dollar commercial sex trade every year. Countries that ratify
the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography
agree to include in their criminal code the sale of children, illegal
adoption, child prostitution and pornography. These types of rights
violations happen across national borders as children are moved from one
country to another. Because of this, the Optional Protocol asks that
governments agree to cooperate to stop the transfer of children,
and for public awareness, information and education campaigns to protect
children from these serious violations of their rights. Child Prostitution in Nepal/India www.plex86.org/computer_2/Two-Indians-who-should-be-ashamed.html [accessed 24 June 2011] Every year,
thousands of Nepalese girls, some as young as 11 are sent to or procured for
brothels in the big Indian cities, like The Modern Scourge of Sex Slavery Dr. Martin Brass, Soldier of Fortune
Magazine, 2004 www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,SOF_0904_Slavery1,00.html [accessed 23 August 2011] The Children, the
Desperate, the Helpless, the Homeless Fall Victim to the Heartless … Child Prostitution a Global Problem Adapted from Reuters Health, 04.19.2002 www.thebody.com/content/art22944.html [accessed 23 August 2011] Boys as well as
girls are being prostituted and, according to the report, some of the
children are as young as ten years old. "Most of these children are
exploited by local men, although some are also exploited by pedophiles and
foreign tourists" Forced
Labor: The Prostitution of Children (Symposium Proceedings)
(PDF) U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
International Labor Affairs, permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps24110/Forced_Labor.pdf [accessed 23 August 2011] [page 34] Many of the girls who end up as child
prostitutes in Latin American countries have chosen a sexually exploitative
life on the streets, rather than suffer continued family
violence and male incest in their own homes. 10 Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution Janice G. Raymond, Coalition Against
Trafficking in Women International CATW, March 25, 2003 www.prostitutionresearch.com/10%20reasons%20for%20not%20legalizing%20prostitution.pdf [accessed 3 March 2015] SUMMARY - As countries are
considering legalizing and decriminalizing the sex industry, we urge you to
consider the ways in which legitimating prostitution as work does not empower
the women in prostitution but does everything to strengthen the sex industry. Children in prostitution, pornography and
illicit activities - Thailand - Magnitude of problems and remedies [PDF] Hervé Berger & Hans van
de Glind, International Labour
Organisation ILO & International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour
IPEC, August 1999 www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---asia/---ro-bangkok/documents/publication/wcms_bk_pb_6_en.pdf [accessed 2 March 2015] A woman approached
a Buddhist monk, and said: "When I was 12, my parents, who were very
poor, sold me to a brothel and I have had to do this work ever since. I must
beg your forgiveness for my sin." The monk replied;
"There is no need to beg forgiveness from me. It is I and the world who
should beg your forgiveness, for we have not done enough to protect you.
Please forgive me and the world for having failed to protect you in the first
place." - Mettanando Bhikkhu, Thai
Buddhist monk |