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Regional Overview โ€“ Near East

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

In the early years of the 21st Century

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ECPAT - Regional Overview โ€“ Sexual Exploitation of Children Middle East and North Africa  [PDF]

Zina Khoury and Sirsa Qursha, ECPAT International, 2020

www.ecpat.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Regional-Overview-Sexual-Exploitation-of-Children-in-the-Middle-East-and-North-Africa-ECPAT-research.pdf

[accessed 21 September 2020]

This Regional Overview on the sexual exploitation of children (SEC) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), consolidates the relevant existing data to map the context, risk factors, region-specific issues, responses and gaps in the fight against the issue. In addition to providing external audiences with a summary and analysis of the SEC, this report will also serve as an advocacy tool that highlights good practices by governments and other actors, and identifies opportunities for improvements. Keywords: child marriage, war and conflict, LQBTQI, SOGIE, gender norms, taboo.

ECPAT - Global Study on Sexual Exploitation of Children in Travel and Tourism: Middle East and North Africa (MENA)  [PDF]

Mark Erik Hecht, ECPAT International, June 2016

www.ecpat.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/2.-Region-MENA.pdf

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The Global Study provides an overview of the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism. More information and reports can be found at  https://www.protectingchildrenintourism.org.

Untold Tales: Child Sexual Abuse in the Middle East

Renegade Tribune, 22 December 2017

www.renegadetribune.com/untold-tales-child-sexual-abuse-middle-east/

[RECORDING] www.renegadetribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Bacha-boys-and-girls-who-would-be-boys-and-baby-brides.mp3

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Sencha talks about the bacha boys and girls who dress like boys in the male-oriented country of Afghanistan, and then moves on to the child brides in Yemen.

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