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FEATURED ARTICLE *** The Protection Project - The Paul H. www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/bolivia.doc [accessed 2009] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Women and children are
trafficked from In July 2000, Bolivian nationals trafficked
24 Bolivian girls to ***
ARCHIVES *** Working wonders for kids Cristina Uzal, United Nations
Children's Fund UNICEF www.unicef.org/infobycountry/bolivia_1871.html [accessed 6 April 2011] On average, Maria sees about 20
cases a day with problems ranging from child abuse, paternal or maternal
neglect, family assistance claims and numerous cases
of exploitation and child prostitution. The Department of Labor’s 2004 Findings on the Worst Forms
of Child Labor www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2004/bolivia.htm [accessed 23 January 2011] INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Some children are known to work as indentured domestic laborers and
prostitutes. Children are reportedly trafficked internally to urban or border
areas for commercial sexual exploitation. It is also reported that children
and adolescents are trafficked internally within Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61717.htm [accessed 23 January 2011] CHILDREN - Child prostitution was a
problem, particularly in urban areas and in the Chapare
region. There were reports of children trafficked for forced labor to
neighboring countries. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 28 January 2005 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/bolivia2005.html [accessed 23 January 2011] [63] The Committee is concerned
about the extent of sexual exploitation and trafficking of children for this
or other purposes, in particular economic exploitation, in the State party
and about the lack of effective programs to address this problem. Concluding Observations of the Committee on Economic,
Social, and Cultural Rights Action Canada for Population and Development ACPD in
partnership with the International Programme on
Reproductive and Sexual Health Law at the University of Toronto, "3rd
edition of The Application of Human Rights To Reproductive & Sexual
Health: A Compilation of the Work of International Human Rights Treaty
Bodies", August 2005 -- ISBN: 0-9689549-4-4 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/esc/bolivia2001.html [accessed 6 April 2011] [42] The Committee urges the State
party to address the problems and shortcomings facing children and affecting
their welfare, beginning with the varied types of child exploitation such as
the trafficking of children, their sexual exploitation and domestic
maltreatment. The Protection Project - The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/bolivia.doc [accessed 2009] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Women and children are
trafficked from In July 2000, Bolivian nationals
trafficked 24 Bolivian girls to 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 – BOLIVIA – Attempts to coordinate efforts to address CSEC in Bolivia were
initiated with the establishment of the Committee for the Fight against
Sexual Violence against Children and Adolescents (Comité
de Lucha contra la Violencia
Sexual en Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes) in December 2000. The Committee known as
“COLCOVIS” includes government departments, international organizations and
NGOs. The Congregation of the Sisters of the Adoration (Congregación
de las Hermanas Adoratrices) is carrying out work in the areas of
prevention, rehabilitation and reintegration. The Sisters run three homes in
the cities of Rights of the Child in Nathalie Perroud for the
Committee on the Rights of the Child, 38th session, www.crin.org/docs/resources/treaties/crc.38/Bolivia_ngo_report_OMCT1.doc [accessed 6 April 2011] In FIU Student Fights Child
Prostitution in Florida Department of Education, "Success Stories" www.fldoe.org/successstories/2004/06-23.asp [accessed 6 April 2011] "I've always been interested
in social issues, and this was one that needed to be addressed. Through my
research and personal inspection I found girls as young as six living in
brothels under abusive conditions," she said. Not content to merely study the matter and
write reports, Few Union Rights, Widespread
Child Labor And Extreme Poverty In Workers Revolutionary Party, 4 November 2005 [accessed 6 April 2011] Child prostitution remains a
problem, with related law being poorly enforced and police raids ineffective
and easily avoided. Labour Standards In Bolivia -
Executive Summary International Confederation of Free Trade Unions ICFTU, Report for the WTO General Council Review of the Trade
Policies of Boliiva www.icftu.org/displaydocument.asp?Index=991222993&Language=EN [accessed 6 April 2011] The Ministry of Labour does not
enforce child labour provisions. Minimal governmental resources are devoted
to investigating child labour cases. As a result, UNICEF reports that the
worst forms of child labour - such as mining, sugar cane harvesting and sexual
exploitation – persist in the country. Child prostitution remains a problem,
with related law being poorly enforced and police raids ineffective and
easily avoided. Code for Children and
Adolescents CCA United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF www.unicef.org/bolivia/legislation_1450.htm [accessed 6 April 2011] Since the approval of
the International Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) by the U.N.
General Assembly, in November of 1989, and the promulgation of a new
Code for Children and Adolescents (CCA) in All material used herein
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