C S E C The Commercial Sexual
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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in the Republic of the Congo (ROC). Some of these links may lead to websites that
present allegations that are unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate their
authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking for
material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of child prostitution are of particular
interest to you. You might be
interested in exploring how children got started, how they survive, and how
some succeed in leaving. Perhaps your
paper could focus on runaways and the abuse that led to their leaving. Other factors of interest might be poverty,
rejection, drug dependence, coercion, violence, addiction, hunger, neglect,
etc. On the other hand, you might
choose to write about the manipulative and dangerous adults who control this
activity. There is a lot to the
subject of Child Prostitution. Scan
other countries as well as this one.
Draw comparisons between activity in adjacent countries and/or
regions. Meanwhile, check out some of
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the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. ***
FEATURED ARTICLE *** Child prostitution
on the rise in Congo Independent Online
(IOL) News, www.iol.co.za/news/africa/child-prostitution-on-the-rise-in-congo-1.418509 [accessed 4 May
2011] Child prostitution
has reached alarmingly high levels in A 2003 World
Bank-backed study found that 120 000 people suffered from HIV or Aids in
***
ARCHIVES *** Human
Rights Reports » 2019 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices U.S. Dept of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, March 10, 2020 www.state.gov/reports/2019-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/republic
-of-the-congo/ [accessed 23 August
2020] SEXUAL
EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN - The law provides penalties for crimes against
children such as trafficking, pornography, neglect, and abuse. Penalties for
these crimes range from forced labor to fines of up to 10 million CFA francs
($17,000) and prison sentences of several years. The penalty for child
pornography includes a prison sentence of up to one year and a fine up to
500,000 CFA francs ($850). The minimum age for consensual sex is 18. The
maximum penalty for sex with a minor is five years’ imprisonment and a fine
of 10 million CFA francs ($17,000). A lack of specificity in the law was an
obstacle to successful prosecution. 2018 Findings on
the Worst Forms of Child Labor Office of Child
Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking, Bureau of International Labor
Affairs, US Dept of Labor, 2019 www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ILAB/child_labor_reports/tda2018/ChildLaborReportBook.pdf [accessed 22 August
2020] Note:: Also check out this country’s report in the more recent edition DOL
Worst Forms of Child Labor [page 390] In 2018, the
government identified eight child trafficking victims. (4,30)
In one case of child sex trafficking, the government reported that it
provided at least seven victims with vocational retraining, medical
assistance, and psycho-social services, including family and psychological
counseling in Brazzaville. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the
Rights of the Child, 29 September 2006 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/congo2006.html [accessed 30 January
2011] [81] While welcoming the
study on the sexual exploitation of children which is being conducted with
UNICEF’s support, the Committee expresses concern at sexual harassment in
schools. It is also concerned at the fact that sexual exploitation of
children is a widespread practice. The Committee is also concerned at the
fact that the Portella Law prohibiting the presence
of children in bars and night clubs is not enforced. [83] While noting that
the State party has ratified the Convention for the Suppression of the
Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others on
25 August 1977, the Committee is concerned at the absence of legislation
prohibiting trafficking in persons, particularly children. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights International
Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, 12/05/2000 www.acpd.ca/compilation/2006/05-icescr/5c.htm#CONGO [accessed 4 May
2011] 21. The Committee expresses
its grave concern regarding the decline of the standard of health in the
Republic of the The Protection
Project - Republic of the Congo (ROC) [DOC] The www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/congor.doc [accessed 2009] FACTORS THAT
CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAFFICKING INFRASTRUCTURE - By 2010, an estimated 20 million
children under the age of 15 in Sub-Saharan Africa will have lost one or both
parents from HIV/AIDS. Those children are left extremely vulnerable to
trafficking for forced labor, forced prostitution, or forced combat. The economic
collapse of the 1990s, coupled with the rise in households headed by females,
may have contributed to an increase in informal prostitution. Five Years After ECPAT: Fifth Report
on implementation of the Agenda for Action ECPAT International,
November 2001 www.no-trafficking.org/content/web/05reading_rooms/five_years_after_stockholm.pdf [accessed 13
September 2011] [page 59] – Although CSEC is
reported to be a very visible and increasing problem in ***
EARLIER EDITIONS OF SOME OF THE ABOVE *** Human Rights
Reports » 2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices U.S. Dept of State Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, March 6, 2007 2009-2017.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78729.htm [accessed 7 February
2020] CHILDREN
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There were isolated cases of child prostitution among street children. The
prevalence of the problem remained unclear. According to reports from
international and local NGOs and other observers, these cases were not linked
to trafficking but were efforts by some street children to survive.
International organizations assisted with programs to feed and shelter street
children. The Department of Labor’s 2006 Findings on
the Worst Forms of Child Labor [PDF] www.dol.gov/ilab/programs/ocft/PDF/2006OCFTreport.pdf [accessed 2 November
2010] Note:: Also check out this country’s report in the more recent edition DOL
Worst Forms of Child Labor INCIDENCE AND NATURE
OF CHILD LABOR
- Children work with their families on farms or in informal business
activities.1122 In Brazzaville and other urban centers, there are significant
numbers of street children, primarily from the neighboring All
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