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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
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