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Although child prostitution was not widespread, it was a problem. As a result
of the government's 2004 campaign to prevent child prostitution, the public
appeared more aware of the problem, and increased reporting was evident. Concluding Observations of the Committee on
the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 7
June 2002 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/belgium2002.html [accessed 22 January 2011] [27] The Committee
reiterates its satisfaction for the numerous measures taken by the State
party to combat the sexual exploitation and trafficking of children. It is
nevertheless concerned that trafficking for the purposes of sexual or other
exploitation is still a problem. RIGHTS OF THE CHILD - Report of the Special
Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,
Ms. Ofelia Calcetas-Santos U.N. Economic and Social Council,
Commission on Human Rights, Fifty-sixth session, 22 December 1999 www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/0/eee276066375879b8025689600531c70?Opendocument [accessed 5 April 2011] 32. In a highly
developed country such as 33. These causes
include suffering violence and sexual abuse, or emotional neglect and
indifference, in the home from a young age. The Special Rapporteur even
received reports of children having been given by their parents to other
members of the family or friends for the purpose of sexual abuse. 34. It is
particularly difficult to assess the extent of child prostitution involving
young children. Much of this type of abuse is hidden, taking place behind
closed doors while the child is still living with his or her family, and most
children feel too much guilt and shame to try to seek help. 35. Many children
who suffer such abuse in the home run away around the age of 12 or 13. They
often enter prostitution shortly afterwards in order to make some money while
living on the streets, and often to recreate the abuse that they have
suffered throughout their lives, in circumstances in which they have control
over it. 36. Older children
and teenagers are more likely to admit their involvement in prostitution. The
majority of those being assisted by non-governmental organizations are aged
between 15 and 18. 37. Despite the
very different circumstances that lead these children, Belgian, immigrant or
refugee, to live and work on the streets, many aspects of their future will
be similar. Up to 70 per cent of them become addicted to cocaine, heroin,
ecstasy, speed, or a mixture of these, and some become drug dealers to
support their addiction. Other addictions include gambling, with estimates
suggesting that up to 80 per cent of the children=s earnings are spent in
gambling halls. A large number of such halls appeared in Brussels in 1995,
and have now replaced video parks as the main places for street children to
hang out. Five Years After 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 – Squalid road that leads to Andrew Osborne in www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/jun/24/andrewosborn.theobserver [accessed 22 January 2011] Children are being
lured from poverty to horror in the heart of Sex Trafficking In Expatica.com, April 2003 www.genderberg.com/phpNuke/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=12 [accessed 22 January 2011] The trafficking of
adults and minors for sexual exploitation has been of growing concern to WHY BELGIUM? - “Most of those
destined for prostitution are young women between the ages of 21 and 30 and
teenage girls under the age of 18.” Child-sex trial shocks BBC News, 31 January, 2002 news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1794209.stm [accessed 5 April 2011] A man accused of
raping his three daughters and turning one of them into a prostitute has gone
on trial in the southern Belgian town of The Protection Project - The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/belgium.doc [accessed 2009] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Women and
children are trafficked to Belgian and foreign children are sexually exploited in Belgium. Foreign minors are exploited in sweatshops, Turkish bakeries, and Moroccan shops. They are also used as domestic servants in diplomats’ homes. Sports agents exploit young soccer players from Africa and South America. Reportedly, gangs organize begging rings involving minors or people with disabilities. Such gangs operate in large cities and involve mostly adults or children from Romania. Amnesty International Report 2004 - Amnesty International, 26 May 2004 www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,AMNESTY,ANNUALREPORT,BEL,,40b5a1ed10,0.html [accessed 5 April 2011] Measures undertaken
to combat human trafficking appeared insufficient in view of reports of a
continuing increase in trafficking in women and children for sexual
exploitation. Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes ECPAT International Newsletters, Issue 33,
1/December/2000 At one time this article had been archived
and may possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 13 September 2011] EASTERN EUROPE - 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 All
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