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Child Prostitution

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

In the early years of the 21st Century - 2000 to 2010 gvnet.com/childprostitution/Azerbaijan.htm

Republic of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan shares all the formidable problems of the former Soviet republics in making the transition from a command to a market economy, but its considerable energy resources brighten its medium-term prospects. Baku has only recently begun making progress on economic reform, and old economic ties and structures are slowly being replaced. Long-term prospects will depend on world oil prices, the location of new oil and gas pipelines in the region, and Azerbaijan's ability to manage its energy wealth to promote sustainable growth in non-energy sectors of the economy and spur employment. [The World Factbook, U.S.C.I.A. 2009]

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Azerbaijan Human Rights Defenders Raise Alarm At Child Prostitution

Echo, 4/2/2004

At one time this article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]

[accessed 13 September 2011]

"Sexual exploitation of under age girls in night bars of Baku is a widely spread occurrence today. One can just visit these places to make sure of it," says the head of the NGO Clear World, Mekhribana Zeynalova. According to her, there is a great demand for minors, to put it more precisely, for children, in the Azerbaijan sexual industry.

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Human Rights Reports » 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

U.S. Dept of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, March 8, 2006

www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61637.htm

[accessed 20 January 2011]

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS – The country was primarily a country of origin and transit for trafficked women, men, and children for sexual exploitation and forced labor. Russian, Central Asian, and local women and girls were trafficked from or through the country to the United States, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan for work in the sex industry. There was also internal trafficking of women for sexual exploitation. The government reported it identified 231 trafficking victims: 218 Azerbaijani, 11 Uzbek, 1 Russian, and 1 Kyrgyz. During the year the government also reported one case of trafficking of a child. Women and girls were trafficked internally from rural areas to the capital for sexual exploitation

Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 6 June 1997

www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/azerbaijan1997.html

[accessed 25 February 2011]

[23] While welcoming the fact that the State party has recently released a study on children working and/or living on the street, the recent increase in the number of such children is a matter of concern. The Committee also expresses its serious concern at the increase in the number of child prostitutes, and that the State party does not have a clear strategy to combat the abuse and sexual exploitation of children.

Five Years After Stockholm [PDF]

ECPAT: Fifth Report on implementation of the Agenda for Action [DOC]

ECPAT International, November 2001

www.no-trafficking.org/content/web/05reading_rooms/five_years_after_stockholm.pdf

[accessed 13 September 2011]

[B] COUNTRY UPDATES – AZERBAIJAN – In Azerbaijan the official attitude is still that the problem of CSEC does not exist. However, there are an increasing number of street children that are highly vulnerable to being taken up by criminal gangs and subjected to all kinds of exploitation.

Consortium for Street Children

Consortium for Street Children, 2004

At one time this article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]

[accessed 13 September 2011]

Street children in Azerbaijan are particularly at risk to be exploited through labor, particularly drug and sex trafficking. Neglect and economic status is often the main cause of children taking to the streets where they are also in danger in becoming involved in Azerbaijan's ongoing conflict with Armenia.

Azerbaijan Human Rights Defenders Raise Alarm At Child Prostitution

Echo, 4/2/2004

At one time this article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]

[accessed 13 September 2011]

"Sexual exploitation of under age girls in night bars of Baku is a widely spread occurrence today. One can just visit these places to make sure of it," says the head of the NGO Clear World, Mekhribana Zeynalova. According to her, there is a great demand for minors, to put it more precisely, for children, in the Azerbaijan sexual industry.

The Protection Project - Azerbaijan

The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), The Johns Hopkins University

www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/azerbaijan.doc

[accessed 2009]

FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAFFICKING INFRASTRUCTURE - Poor social and economic conditions for women and children make them vulnerable to trafficking. Women’s lower social status and lack of decently paid work opportunities compel them to seek employment outside of Azerbaijan. Furthermore, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the social welfare system ceased to function effectively in Azerbaijan, thereby forcing many children onto the streets, where they are vulnerable to exploitation. - htsccp

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