Human Trafficking in  [Maldives]  [other countries]
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Child Prostitution in  [Maldives]  [other countries]
 

Child Prostitution

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

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

The Maldives

In late December 2004, a major tsunami left more than 100 dead, 12,000 displaced, and property damage exceeding $300 million. As a result of the tsunami, the GDP contracted by about 4.6% in 2005.

Government spending on social needs, subsidies, and civil servant salaries have created a large budget deficit and inflation has picked up sharply, reaching nearly 13% in October 2008 due to high oil and food prices. Diversifying beyond tourism and fishing, reforming public finance, and increasing employment are the major challenges facing the government.  [The World Factbook, U.S.C.I.A. 2009]

CAUTION:  The following links and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation in Maldives.  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.

 

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The Protection Project - The Maldives [DOC]

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

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

[accessed 2009]

FORMS OF TRAFFICKING AND FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE TRAFFICKING INFRASTRUCTURE – Although tourism is a major source of income in Maldives, the government claims that it does not face a problem with child sex tourism. It attributes this absence of child sex tourism to the geographical characteristics of the country and the strict rules for tourists. For example, tourists are prohibited from staying on local inhabited islands without permission; as a result, tourists have little contact with local people. Furthermore, the local culture and religion strictly forbid prostitution, and discussing topics of a sexual nature is taboo.   The Maldives government also claims that commercial sexual exploitation of children is not a problem.

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Human Trafficking in  [Maldives]  [other countries]
Street Children in  [Maldives]  [other countries]
Child Prostitution in  [Maldives]  [other countries]