From Thursday, May 30, 2013 to Thursday, May 30, 2013

  Safeguarding Children: an Introduction to Child Trafficking: one-day course: 9.30am to 4.30pm Thursday 30th May 2013 The ECPAT UK National Training Centre in Victoria, central London, offers a comprehensive training programme that supports and develops good practice in s

Date: 16 May 2013

Seven men convicted at the Old Bailey of charges including rape, arranging prostitution and trafficking vulnerable children.

Date: 2 May 2013

Le Conseil de la Fédération (chambre haute du parlement russe) a ratifié samedi la Convention du Conseil de l'Europe sur la protection des enfants contre l'exploitation et les abus sexuels, signée par la Russie le 2 octobre 2012.

Date: 20 March 2013

Child sexual abuse images are of more concern to internet users in Britain than any other illegal or potentially harmful content, a survey suggests.

Date: 19 March 2013

A South African cardinal who helped elect Pope Francis this week has told the BBC that paedophilia is an illness and not a crime.

Date: 18 March 2013

Pour mobiliser les autorités locales et régionales en faveur de la campagne UN sur CINQ, le Congrès a lancé un pacte des villes et régions pour mettre fin à la violence sexuelle à l’égard des enfants. Ce pacte comprend une liste d’

Date: 6 March 2013

Child sex abuse investigations put too much focus on the victims' credibility and not enough on the suspects, says the Director of Public Prosecutions as he announces a shake-up of guidelines.

Date: 16 January 2013

The trial of nine men accused of being involved in an Oxford child sex-trafficking ring begins. They are accused of raping and trafficking girls between 11 and 15 years old from 2004 to 2012.

Date: 11 January 2013

Savile's offending footprint was vast, predatory and opportunistic as he 'groomed the nation', say Met police

Date: 23 October 2012

La publication de documents jusqu'alors confidentiels dévoilent les abus présumés de 1200 chefs scouts entre 1965 et 1985. Selon l'avocat des victimes, des efforts restent à faire.

Date: 9 October 2012

Une école indonésienne a expulsé une adolescente de 14 ans, l'accusant d'avoir "terni l'image" de l'établissement après avoir été violée, a indiqué, mardi 9 octobre, une organisation de protection de l'enfance.

Date: 24 September 2012

This report looks at Uganda's current laws and recent legal reform in relation to the sexual exploitation of children and child-friendly justice.

Date: 10 September 2012

The overall purpose of this Manual is to eliminate the knowledge gap about strategies women may adopt to seek justice for sexual violence. It is also to encourage women to use and exhaust all available avenues of justice within their domestic legal system and, if these systems fail them, to explore bringing complaints under regional or international mechanisms.

Date: 10 September 2012

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed into law a bill that amends the state's penal code to prohibit the access and viewing of child pornography on the Internet.

Date: 6 September 2012

In spite of protection measures by the Guatemalan Government, many children are still victims of sexual exploitation and forced labor, a United Nations independent expert warned today.

Date: 22 August 2012

Proposed changes to the laws on prostitution and human trafficking in Northern Ireland are due to go out to public consultation later.

Date: 6 August 2012

This report looks at the United States' current laws and recent legal reform in relation to the sexual exploitation of children and child-friendly justice.

Date: 16 July 2012

The Swiss government has amended the criminal code to make it illegal to pay for sex with 16 and 17-year-old prostitutes.

Date: 16 July 2012

Sexually exploited girls commit crime as a cry for help and should not be prosecuted, according to a report released by the Howard League for penal reform on Tuesday.

Date: 7 July 2012

UKRAINE: Parliament ratified Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (Russian)

Date: 6 July 2012

« L’Orient-Le Jour » a mené l’enquête auprès de l’UPEL, seule association mandatée par l’État pour assurer la protection judiciaire de l’enfant.

Date: 21 June 2012

U.S. Special Report: Risk of Becoming Victim of Human Trafficking Rather High in Belarus (Russian)

Date: 20 June 2012

The UN Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography is seeking contributions for her upcoming report which focuses on sex tourism.

Date: 2 May 2012

Since this report was first released by the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC) in April 2006, ICMEC has continued to update its research into the child pornography legislation currently in place in the nations of the world to gain a better understanding of existing legislation and to gauge where the issue stands on national political agendas.

Date: 20 April 2012

Child sex tourism is the commercial sexual exploitation of children by people who travel from one place to another to engage in sexual acts with minors. Often, child sex tourists travel from a richer country to one that is less developed, or they may be travelers within their own countries or region. Child sex tourists take advantage of their anonymity as well as the socio-economic disparities in the locations theyvisit.

Date: 20 April 2012

Observers believe child prostitution is particularly widespread among Iraq’s displaced families, who have been forced to flee due to violence in their hometowns.

From Monday, March 12, 2012 to Wednesday, March 14, 2012

En 2007, le Réseau africain pour la prévention et la protection contre l'abus et la négligence d’enfant (ANPPCAN) a organisé et tenu la première conférence internationale en Afrique sur l’abus sexuel d’enfant à Nairobi, Kenya. Lors

Date: 6 February 2012

This is the first of two reports, prepared at the request of MADRE, the international women’s human rights organisation. The first report focuses on the rape laws andprocedures in five jurisdictions while the second one will compare current and proposed Haiti law with the best practices identified in those six countries.

Date: 31 December 2011

The Protected Innocence Challenge is based on the Protected Innocence Legislative Framework which was informed by research performed by Shared Hope International and compiled in “The National Report on Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking.” Domestic minor sex trafficking is the prostitution, pornography, or sexual performance of U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents under the age of 18 in the United States.

Date: 23 November 2011

Action plan to call for changes in legal system to make giving evidence less intimidating and for grooming to be targeted

Date: 17 October 2011

This report looks at Morocco's current laws and recent legal reform in relation to the sexual exploitation of children and child-friendly justice.

Date: 17 October 2011

This report looks at Poland's current laws and recent legal reform in relation to the sexual exploitation of children and child-friendly justice.

Date: 17 October 2011

This report looks at Japan's current laws and recent legal reform in relation to the sexual exploitation of children and child-friendly justice.

Date: 27 September 2011

Les abus sexuels commis par des religieux catholiques sur des "dizaines de milliers" d'enfants en Irlande pendant plusieurs décennies peuvent être qualifiés pour certains d'actes de torture, a estimé lundi 26 septembre l'organisation Amnesty International lors de la présentation de son rapport "In Plain Sight" à Dublin.

Date: 18 August 2011

Terre des hommes (Tdh) exprime sa satisfaction face à la révision du code pénal améliorant la protection des mineurs, mise en consultation aujourd’hui par le Conseil fédéral.

Date: 10 August 2011

[Le 9 aout 2011] - Le gouvernement chinois s'est engagé à lutter vigoureusement contre le trafic des enfants et contre toutes les formes de violations des droits des enfants durant la prochaine décennie. "La Chine prendra des mesures sévères pour lutter contre

Date: 10 August 2011

Rosie, the first judicially approved courtroom dog in New York, was in the witness box here nuzzling a 15-year-old girl who was testifying that her father had raped and impregnated her. Rosie sat by the teenager’s feet. At particularly bad moments, she leaned in.

Date: 28 July 2011

A/HRC/16/57/Add.4

Date: 28 July 2011

A/HRC/16/57/Add.5

Date: 13 July 2011

A children's charity says child victims of sexual exploitation have been "failed by the system" because convictions are so hard to achieve.

Date: 30 June 2011

Dear colleagues and friends, In the framework of the preparation of the report to be submitted to the upcoming General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, Ms. Najat Maalla M'jid, would like to inform you that this report, which complements the previous report submitted las

Date: 13 June 2011

La validation de l’avant-projet de loi portant définition et répression de la prostitution des enfants et la pornographie mettant en scène des enfants est intervenue le 9 juin 2011 à Ouagadougou. Si ce texte de loi est adopté comme tel, il prévoit des peines de 5 ans d’emprisonnement à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité suivant les circonstances de la commission des infractions.

Date: 10 June 2011

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Date: 2 June 2011

(Le 2 juin 2011) — Quatre-vingts personnes disant avoir été agressées sexuellement par des prêtres ou des moines en Belgique envisagent de poursuivre le Vatican et les plus hautes autorités de l'Église catholique de leur pays, selon des médias

Date: 1 June 2011

(Paris, le 1 juin 2011) - La brigade de protection des mineurs de la police judiciaire de Paris va auditionner le philosophe, qui a accusé lundi un ancien ministre de pédophilie. La justice attend des explications de Luc Ferry. Mercredi, le parquet a décidé d'ouvrir

Date: 31 May 2011

(Paris, le 31 mai 2011) - Les chiffres annoncés selon une évaluation du protocole facultatif à la Convention des Droits de l’Enfant font bondir plus d’un défenseur des droits fondamentaux : en Inde, 20 à 30 % des 100 000 prostitués so

Date: 31 May 2011

OPSC Legal Reform Project Project Goals This project examines the implementation of the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (OPSC) in national law around the globe. Looking at how the OPSC has influenced legal reform in individual countries across di

Date: 19 May 2011

Avocate des jeunes victimes, Terre des hommes (Tdh) a permis la condamnation d’un pédophile étranger à Santa Marta en Colombie pour la deuxième fois. La lourdeur de la peine (20 ans d’incarcération) mais surtout le soin et la célérité de la justice donnent à ce jugement un caractère pionnier et exemplaire, dans un pays connu pour ses crimes impunis et sur une côte des Caraïbes où l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants est excessivement répandue.

Date: 13 May 2011

Mauritian children are increasingly vulnerable to sexual exploitation, due to a combination of poverty, family dysfunction, social taboos, alcohol and drugs, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned today.

Date: 4 May 2011

La cour d'appel de Kénitra a condamné lundi, à 30 ans de prison ferme, un Espagnol accusé de pédophilie. Un précédent dans l'histoire de la justice marocaine dans ce type d'affaire, et une victoire pour toutes les victimes et les associations de défense des droits de l'enfant. Ces dernières appellent aujourd'hui à travailler main dans la main pour lutter en amont contre ce phénomène.

Date: 27 April 2011

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Date: 6 April 2011

Testimonies presented at a hearing on sexual violence.Petitioners: International Women's Human Rights Clinic at CUNY / MADRE / Women's Link Worldwide / KOFAVIV / FAFILEK / Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti / Center for Constitutional Rights / Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI).

Date: 15 March 2011

Date: 14 March 2011

This reports is scoping study into the nature and extent of child trafficking in Scotland. The research was undertaken by the Centre for Rural Childhood, Perth College UHI. Based on the findings of the report, the Commissioner has made a series of recommendations for the UK Government, Scottish Government, local authorities, police forces and the UK Border Agency in Scotland.

From Friday, March 11, 2011 to Friday, March 11, 2011

With a view towards exchanging information, experiences and best practices linked to child protection through tourism, the Task Force for the Protection of Children in Tourism operates as a global platform of the sector's key-players, drawing together governments, the tourism industry

Date: 21 February 2011

Child rights activists say that Malaysia has seen an increase in child prostitution with an average of 150 kids being forced into the industry every year.

Date: 10 February 2011

The Film and Publication board is calling on schools to teach cyber safety to school children, as part of its Back to School campaign against child pornography.

Date: 4 February 2011

A/HRC/16/57/Add.4Visit: 23–31 August 2010

Date: 3 February 2011

En otras ediciones del evento los proxenetas contrataron a taxistas para que les llevaran clientes.

Date: 1 February 2011

Pimps will traffic thousands of under-age prostitutes to Texas for Sunday's Super Bowl, hoping to do business with men arriving for the big game with money to burn, child rights advocates said.

Date: 24 January 2011

L'homme d'Eglise, déjà connu des services de police pour des faits similaires, a été interpellé à Lyon après avoir échangé des messages ambigus avec un garçon de douze ans. Il est actuellement en prison.

Date: 17 January 2011

Children as young as 10 are being sexually exploited by organised gangs of men in cities across the UK, a leading charity says.

Date: 6 January 2011

6 janvier 2011Les femmes, les jeunes filles et les fillettes qui vivent dans les camps de fortune en Haïti sont de plus en plus confrontées au risque d'être victimes de viols et de violences sexuelles, écrit Amnesty International dans un nouveau rapport rendu public jeudi 6 janvier.

Date: 28 December 2010

A/HRC/16/57/Add.3Visit: 21 - 30 October 2009

Date: 7 December 2010

Andoany, 1 décembre 2010 (IRIN) - A Nosy Be, une île au large de la côte nord-ouest de Madagascar et son lieu de villégiature le plus animé, la résistance de la communauté au tourisme sexuel reste ferme vis-à-vis du travail sexuel des enfants, mais l’économie déclinante du pays rend ce dur combat encore plus difficile.

Date: 29 November 2010

Home: The Child Recovery and Reintegration Network is a dedicated online resource for the recovery and reintegration of children affected by sexual exploitation and trafficking globally.
Developed and maintained through an Oak Foundation fellowship, the site is supported by an A

From Monday, November 29, 2010 to Saturday, October 30, 2010

The Council of Europe has amongst its major focuses the eradication of all forms of violence against children. Sexual violence is one of the worst forms of violence and it also remains among the most unreported forms of violence as, in the majority of cases, children are violated by someone in their

Date: 25 November 2010

Dans un nouveau rapport, Amnesty International souligne que les autorités du Nicaragua doivent éradiquer les viols et autres agressions sexuelles de jeunes filles et de fillettes, qui sont très répandus dans ce pays.

Date: 22 November 2010

DAKAR , 19 nov (IPS) - Fatou Kiné Barry est assise au chevet de sa fille à Guediawaye, une banlieue de Dakar, la capitale sénégalaise. Elle arrange nerveusement sa tunique qui lui sert de couverture. Une douleur indicible se lit sur les deux visages

Date: 22 November 2010

[22 November 2010] - Europol has launched Project HAVEN to stop Europeans from abusing children overseas. The initiative was launched at Europol’s annual meeting of Child Sexual Exploitation Experts and aims to detect and disrupt European traveling sex offenders that exploit local children in

Date: 18 November 2010

A/HRC/16/57/Add.2Visit: 12 - 18 October 2009

Date: 15 November 2010

(Québec) Le projet de loi sur la protection des enfants contre les prédateurs sexuels déposé jeudi par le ministre fédéral de la Justice, Rob Nicholson, qui instaure ou augmente les peines obligatoires pour certains types d'infractions touchant les mineurs et crée deux nouvelles infractions assorties de peines d'emprisonnement obligatoires, ne convainc pas entièrement les deux criminologues contactés par Le Soleil

Date: 4 November 2010

The discussion on the sexual rights of children is marked by an absence of consensus and an abundance of controversy. Issues such as the inclusion of sexuality education in schools, the distribution of contraception, the medical privacy of boys and girls, and the minimum age at which sexual relation

Date: 15 October 2010

[14 October 2010] - Hundreds of women who were raped by rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) nearly three months ago now reportedly face the same abuse from Government troops, a senior United Nations official warned today. "There is already some information from MONUSCO [the UN missio

Date: 14 October 2010

Report presented at the 65th session of the UN General Assembly session in October 2010.

Date: 24 September 2010

[WASHINGTON, D.C, 24 de septiembre de 2010] – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) expresses its deep concern over the discovery of a child pornography ring that operated in Tacumbu National Penitentiary in Paraguay. The IACHR urges the Paraguayan State to adopt the necessary

Date: 24 September 2010

[WASHINGTON, D.C., 24 de septiembre de 2010] – La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) manifiesta su profunda preocupación por los hechos relacionados con el hallazgo de una red de pornografía infantil que operaba en la Penitenciaría Nacional de Tacum

Date: 21 September 2010

Alors que le sommet consacré au suivi des objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement se poursuit à New York, une attention particulière est tout naturellement accordée aux domaines où les progrès ont été les plus décevants. L’objectif d’améliorer la santé maternelle, loin d’être atteint dans les pays les plus pauvres, est au nombre de ces domaines prioritaires.

Date: 16 September 2010

Jeudi 16 septembre 2010; Le 10 septembre le site israélien Ynetnews.com a fait ses gros titres avec un article intitulé : "L’IDF (Forces de Défense Israéliennes) ont commis des abus sexuels sur des enfants palestiniens" dans lequel on lisait : "des rapports accablants de CNN (9 septembre) font état d’accusations non corroborées d’abus sexuels sur des enfants palestiniens détenus par l’IDF."

Date: 14 September 2010

Mardi 14 septembre 2010Tout est dans cette image : l’alignement des portraits d’enfants, victimes d’abus sexuels commis par des clercs. Des photos déposées à même le sol, adossées à la vitrine du Centre interdiocésain de Bruxelles.

Date: 16 July 2010

[GENEVA, 15 July 2010] — The Vatican has failed to send the United Nations a report on child rights that is now almost 13 years overdue, the head of a UN panel has told The Associated Press. Like all countries that have signed the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Vatican is req

Date: 16 July 2010

[GINEBRA, 15 de julio de 2010] - La Santa Sede no envió a las Naciones Unidas un informe sobre derechos de los niños que está demorado casi trece años, dijo el director de un panel de la ONU. Al igual que todos los países que firmaron la Convención de 1989 S

Date: 2 July 2010

[STRASBOURG, 1 July 2010] – The Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse comes into force today. It is the first international instrument to tackle all forms of sexual violence against children, including abuse perpetrated within

Date: 1 July 2010

[1 de julio de 2010] - Este jueves ha entrado en vigor un nuevo convenio del Consejo de Europa para proteger a los niños contra la explotación y el abuso sexual que sufren, según estudios científicos, entre el 10 y el 20 de los menores europeos. Se trata del primer trata

Date: 29 June 2010

Muchas veces, se nos vende la Copa Mundial de Fútbol como un acontecimiento positivo, ya que presenta una oportunidad única para la fraternización entre las naciones del mundo y permite al país anfitrión el poder presentar una imagen positiva ante el resto del mu

Date: 23 June 2010

 [GABU, 22 June 2010] - Each year a minority of Koranic students, or talibés, put under the care of a religious leader who then exploits and abuses them, are reunited with their families by child protection agencies. But after overcoming the challenge of tracing their parents, reint

Date: 16 June 2010

The football World Cup is often touted as a force for good. It presents a unique opportunity for global unity and for the host nation to present a positive image to the world.With the 2010 World Cup now in full swing, however, questions are being asked about the darker side of such events. One issue

Date: 1 June 2010

Sexual exploitation rampant in oil and soy production areas.

Date: 27 May 2010

[25 de mayo de 2010] - Naciones Unidas exhortó hoy a lograr la universalización de dos instrumentos internacionales que ilegalizan la venta de niños y la prostitución y pornografía infantil y protegen a los jóvenes en conflictos armados.Al iniciar una campa&

Date: 25 May 2010

This report compiles all mentions of children's rights in the Concluding Observations of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Date: 17 May 2010

As the global spotlight turns on the World Cup host, charities demand action as 200,000 children are assaulted a year.

Date: 13 May 2010

[LISBON, 11 May 2010] — Pope Benedict XVI issued his most forceful remarks on the sexual abuse crisis sweeping the Catholic Church. He called it “truly terrifying” and, in a marked shift in tone, suggested that its origins lay with abusive priests and with highly placed church offi

Date: 4 May 2010

[MONTEVIDEO, 22 de abril de 2010] - La Iglesia católica latinoamericana, que reúne a la mitad de los fieles del mundo, se ve atrapada por el escándalo de la pedofilia y optó por responder con demandas de perdón y acusaciones a la masonería y al demonio de estar tras una campaña contra el Vati

Date: 27 April 2010

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Date: 13 April 2010

[13 de abril del 2010] - La campaña para arrestar a Benedicto XVI por "crímenes contra la humanidad" cuando visite el Reino Unido en algunos meses recibió el respaldo del activista ateo Richard Dawkins.El autor de "The selfish-gene" ("El gen egoísta") y "The

Date: 6 April 2010

A senior cardinal has said the Roman Catholic faithful will not be swayed by "petty gossip" about child sex-abuse allegations.

Date: 6 April 2010

[HARGEISA, 2 April 2010] - Officials in Somalia's self-declared independent state of Somaliland are concerned over a rise in human trafficking in the region. Children are mainly trafficked from south-central Somalia, because of the lack of government there, says a senior government official.“H

Date: 22 March 2010

[COPENHAGEN, 18 March 2010] - A Danish children's rights group has called for a review of the country's church secrecy rules to ensure that alleged cases of child abuse are investigated. Bishops in Denmark's small Catholic Church, which numbers some 35,000 people, as well as the Lutheran Church, hav

Date: 22 March 2010

[CAPE TOWN¸ 16 March 2010] - South Africa is to fast-track a comprehensive new law against human trafficking before the start of the soccer World Cup, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe said on Tuesday. South Africa hosts the month-long event from June 11 and some child rights groups have warned th

From Friday, March 12, 2010 to Friday, March 12, 2010

Side event at the 13th session of the Human Rights Council.

Date: 11 March 2010

 Tim Ekesa, 40, is Director of the Kenya Alliance for the Advancement of Children. The alliance is a network of children’s organisations that works on policy change and advocates for the rights of children, for example through drafting alternative reports for consideration by the Committe

Date: 11 March 2010

 A side event at the 13th session of the Human Rights Council addressed sexual violence against children.Lucien Stopler, of Terre des Hommes, said that child abuse affects about three per cent of European children. Recent research suggests about ten per cent of children in Europe have experienc

Date: 10 March 2010

HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 13th Session Joint statement submitted by ECPAT International, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status; International Save the Children Alliance and World Vision International (WVI), nongovernmental organizations in general consultative status; Internation

Date: 10 March 2010

A whole day at the Human Rights Council was given over to a discussion on children’s rights. This year, State delegates, NGOs, UN agencies and individual experts gathered at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the issue of sexual violence.The aim of the discussion was to

Date: 1 February 2010

Date: 21 January 2010

[JAKARTA, 21 January 2010] – Plans to round up and physically examine children living on Jakarta's streets for evidence of sexual abuse constitute a serious violation of their rights, say child rights advocates.The Jakarta city administration announced this week it would support the police ini

Date: 4 December 2009

Un prêtre pédophile qui abuse un enfant, cela fait scandale. Un évêque qui cache l’abus, encore davantage. Mais à quelle aune mesurer ce qui s’est produit en Irlande pendant trente ans  ? Des dizaines de prêtres ont abusé de centaines

Date: 30 November 2009

Four successive archbishops of Dublin responded to clerical child sexual abuse over a 30-year period in their diocese with “denial, arrogance and cover-up”.This is one of the main conclusions of the report of the Commission of Investigation into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.The thr

Date: 26 November 2009

[PUERTO GALERA, 23 November 2009] - The Philippine government is providing greater protection for children against child pornography with the signing into law of Republic Act 9775, also known as the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009, by Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo last week. This l

From Friday, November 20, 2009 to Saturday, November 20, 2010

In November 2008, a group of more than 3,000 adults and 300 children and adolescents from around the world gathered in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for World Congress III against the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents. This publication gives young people a 'snapshot' of the discussions, agreements and promises made by adults and adolescents during this congress. young readers will find here some useful background, definitions, and ways to access more information about the world congresses, the Rio declaration, the sexual exploitation of children and more.

Date: 9 November 2009

Statistics at a clinic giving free treatment for sexually-abused children in Zimbabwe have revealed an alarming level of sexual abuse.The Family Support Trust says nearly 30,000 children have been treated at the Harare clinic after being sexually abused during the past four years.Doctors say there c

Date: 5 November 2009

At least 1,819 places on Brazilian highways have been identified by the police where minor girls and teens offer sex to truck drivers, says a new report.The report based on a police study added Tuesday that every 26.7 km stretch along these highways have spots where minors offer sex for as little as

Date: 2 November 2009

Sweden's government is meeting on Monday to propose new legislation that will prohibit the viewing of child pornography. The centre-right government is also hoping to put in place more rigorous age restrictions regarding the production of pornographic material.Once passed, the government's proposal

Date: 19 October 2009

Progress has been made in child protection in the UAE, a UN expert on human rights said yesterday, although she encouraged the country to adopt a federal approach to children’s rights.Najat M’jid Maalla,the UN special rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child porno

Date: 14 October 2009

[GUATEMALA, 10 de octubre de 2009] - La trata de niñas y niños sigue campante en Guatemala, a pesar de una ley en vigor desde marzo de este año. Al contrario, el lucrativo negocio se ha expandido dando paso al turismo sexual, según organizaciones civiles.La fiscalía de este país

Date: 13 October 2009

[UNGARAN, Indonesia] - An Indonesian court Tuesday dismissed child abuse charges against a wealthy Muslim cleric who took a 12-year-old girl as his unofficial wife.Chief Judge Hari Mulyanto told the Ungaran District Court in Central Java that the prosecution had failed to prove the cleric sexually a

Date: 9 October 2009

Quelques années après avoir été prises de leurs familles et forcées de se marier et avoir des relations sexuelles avec des hommes adultes, dans un rituel shona, au Zimbabwe, pour apaiser un esprit vengeur, cinq adolescentes sont confrontées à une tris

Date: 6 October 2009

Within the report, you will find: · Keynote Speeches made at the opening of the WCIII by President Lula da Silva of Brazil, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden and Amihan Abueva, (former) Chairperson, ECPAT International· Summaries/abstracts of Panels, Workshops and Dial

Date: 6 October 2009

Carmen Madrinan is the Executive Director of ECPAT International, based in Bangkok She has been working in the sector for 25 years.Child rights as a whole is an area that requires significant attention. All articles of the CRC are very essential for the realisation of child rights. The mom

Date: 29 September 2009

[BANGKOK, 29 September 2009] - Commercial sexual exploitation of children is booming in Southeast Asia, with governments failing to do enough to protect young people, experts say."The recent economic downturn is set to drive more vulnerable children and young people to be exploited by the globa

Date: 24 September 2009

La pornographie mettant en scène des enfants sur Internet constitue un problème d’envergure mondiale: le développement des nouvelles technologies, en multipliant considérablement les possibilités d’obtention, de diffusion et de vente de ce matéri

Date: 23 September 2009

The number of Web sites containing child pornography is increasing and more images show serious abuses, a U.N. expert said Wednesday.More than four million Web sites worldwide show images of children being sexually exploited, said the U.N. investigator on the sale of children, child prostitution and

Date: 19 August 2009

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Date: 17 August 2009

Lawmakers and rights groups in Senegal are calling for tougher legislation to tackle what they say is a massive rise in the number of rapes -- many involving children.Adama Sow, president of the Research and Action Group on Violence against Children, said that between September 2006 and December 200

Date: 13 August 2009

ECPAT International and The Body Shop have launched a global report - Their Protection is in Our Hands – The State of Global Child Trafficking for Sexual Purposes - which reveals key findings on the scale of trafficking of children and young people for sexual purposes around the world. T

Date: 6 August 2009

Nine out of 10 child rape victims in Gauteng face repeated delays in their alleged abusers' trials - because there are no trained staff available to help them through their often traumatic testimony.This is according to a draft report commissioned last year by the Justice Department, which reveals t

Date: 31 July 2009

[WASHINGTON, 29 July 2009] - The strategy of the major U.S. and British military offensive in Afghanistan's Helmand province aimed at wresting it from the Taliban is based on bringing back Afghan army and police to maintain permanent control of the population, so the foreign forces can move on to an

Date: 23 July 2009

Les enseignants sont responsables de 20 pour cent des cas d’agressions sexuelles sur les 46 cas de viols recensés cette année sur des filles élèves, et 96 pour cent des victimes sont des adolescentes vivant dans des banlieues de Dakar, la capitale sén&eacute

Date: 16 July 2009

Dans le cadre des efforts qu'il déploie pour combattre les violences sexuelles, le gouvernement de la République démocratique du Congo devrait de toute urgence ouvrir des enquêtes et engager des poursuites à l'encontre des hauts responsables de l'armée qui se

Date: 14 July 2009

Girls who have been orphaned may be twice as likely to experience sexual abuse, according to research from child-friendly clinics in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.Dr Eunice Lyn Garura, director of the Family Support Trust, an NGO operating clinics for survivors of sexual abuse, said 30 percent of the p

Date: 13 July 2009

A year ago, a mother in Kashari County took the law into her own hands and castrated a man she caught raping her seven-year-old daughter.Malita Kyomugisha returned from her farm and found her neighbor Tito Mugarura sexually assaulting her youngest daughter behind her house in Rugyerera village.&quot

Date: 13 July 2009

A/HRC/12/23/Add.1 Visit: 25-31 October 2008

Date: 10 July 2009

A/HRC/12/23/Add.2Visit: 20 to 24 October 2008

Date: 9 July 2009

Mind the Gaps is the outcome of research into the laws of South East Asia relating to child-sex tourism. Mind the Gaps examines all ten Member States of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Philippines, Singap

From Saturday, July 04, 2009 to Saturday, July 04, 2009

بالعربـــــــــيThe White March in Marrakesh is planned to take place during July 4th 2009. It will be in the form of Music Festival and with the help of local and international artists we plan to send a

From Saturday, July 04, 2009 to Saturday, July 04, 2009

المسيرة البيضاء ضد الاستغلال الجنسي للطفل في الس&#1610

Date: 15 June 2009

 Travelling Child-Sex Offenders in South East Asia: A Regional Review - 2007/2008 represents the third edition of this unique compendium of information relating to the complex and dynamic phenomenon of the sexual exploitation of children in tourism destinations throughout South East Asia. First

Date: 9 June 2009

One child is raped in South Africa every three minutes, a report by trade union Solidarity has found.The report compiled by Solidarity Helping Hand said that while there were about 60 cases of child rape in South Africa every day, more than 88 per cent of child rapes were never reported."This m

Date: 5 June 2009

A Japanese software industry body has decided to ban computer games in which players simulate sexual violence against females, a spokesman said.The industry move came after a Japanese computer game maker attracted furious protests from US rights campaigners against the game "RapeLay," whic

Date: 3 June 2009

Every Image, Every Child gives an overview of the problem of Internet-facilitated child sexual abuse, provides limited historical information about what has been done by the federal government on the issue to date, identifies issues that negatively impact child victims and makes nine recommendations

Date: 3 June 2009

Chaque image, chaque enfant donne un aperçu du problème de l’exploitation sexuelle d’enfants facilitée par Internet et fournit des renseignements historiques limités sur ce qui a été fait par le gouvernement fédéral concernant ce pr

Date: 27 May 2009

This report compiles all mentions of children's rights in the Concluding Observations of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Date: 21 May 2009

Thousands of children suffered physical and sexual abuse over several decades in residential institutions run by religious congregations in Ireland, the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse has found.The report published yesterday describes how children lived in “a climate of fear” in

Date: 20 May 2009

A campaigning group reported a "staggering" rise in the number of sexual assaults on children in Morocco, in its annual report issued Tuesday.The Touche pas a mon enfant (Don't touch my child) group said it had recorded 306 such cases in 2008, six times more than the number recorded by ano

Date: 20 May 2009

L'augmentation du nombre d'agressions sexuelles sur les enfants au Maroc est "effarante", selon l'ONG marocaine "Touche pas à mon enfant", qui cite un taux de progression "choquant et dangereux" par rapport à 2007.L'association affirme avoir recens&eacute

Date: 15 May 2009

The Rio Declaration and Call for Action which is the outcome document of the World Congress III against the Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents. The Call for Action provides a comprehensive framework for the protection of children and adolescents from all forms of sexual exploitation. It also includes an Adolescent Declaration to End Sexual Exploitation.

Date: 13 May 2009

Des cas accrus de viol et d’abus sexuel des femmes et des filles sont étroitement associés aux conflits armés et leurs conséquences en Afrique."Le viol a été utilisé comme une arme de guerre par des milices, et cela fait mal aux femmes pour

Date: 11 May 2009

A constitutional amendment to restore the offence of statutory rape is highly unlikely following the publication of the report of the Oireachtas Committee on an Amendment on Children. Most of the committee, comprising members of Fianna Fáil and the Labour Party, does not recommend the holding

Date: 27 March 2009

La Commission européenne a déposé mercredi deux propositions visant à renforcer en Europe la lutte contre les abus sexuels sur enfants et la pédopornogrophie, ainsi que le trafic et l'exploitation d'êtres humains.Ces deux textes, qui seront discutés du

Date: 26 March 2009

The European Commission - the EU's executive arm - has set out plans for tightening EU law to protect children from sexual predators.The proposals - yet to be adopted by the 27 member states - would make online grooming and the viewing of child pornography criminal offences.Sex tourists from EU sta

Date: 26 March 2009

Germany's cabinet agreed on Wednesday on a law authorising the blocking of Internet pages containing child pornography to make it harder for criminals to profit from distributing the material.The legislation is modeled on action taken by countries such as Britain, Italy and the Scandinavian states.&

Date: 24 March 2009

[23 de marzo de 2009] - El índice de abusos sexuales y violaciones a menores en Camboya no sólo continúa siendo muy alto, sino que sigue aumentando, según las cifras que manejan tanto el Gobierno como ONG locales y extranjeras, las cuales apuntan a la escasez de procesos judiciales y la corrupción q

Date: 20 March 2009

Sexual exploitation of children in the tourism industry is rampant in Southeast Asia despite efforts to curb the crime, child-protection groups said on Wednesday. In Indonesia, child sex tourism is a major problem on the resort islands of Bali and Batam, said Irwanto, chairman of the National Coalit

From Wednesday, March 18, 2009 to Friday, March 20, 2009

This conference is a key follow up action to the East Asia and Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents (held on 18-19 August 2008) in Bangkok and the World Congress III itself which recently took place in Rio de Janeiro,

Date: 3 March 2009

[BRUSSELS] - A new coalition of police, Internet providers, financial groups and NGOs was launched Tuesday to tackle the growing flow of child abuse pictures distributed online, the EU commission announced.The European Financial Coalition (EFC) - led by Britain's Child Exploitation and Online Protec

Date: 24 February 2009

A British man living in the US has been told by a judge to pay $200,000 (£130,000 ) to a woman for possessing an indecent image of her as a child.The judge said it was the first such criminal case in which someone found possessing illegal images had to pay restitution, despite not creating the

Date: 17 February 2009

مصر: أطفال الشوارع ضحايا الاستغلال الجنسي التجار&#1610

Date: 17 February 2009

الجزائر: الاعتداء الجنسي على القصر يستفحل، وسطيف &#157

Date: 16 February 2009

تقرير الأمم المتحدة عن التجارة في البشر: الاستغلا&#160

Date: 8 February 2009

بالعربية[Sana'a, 6 February 2009]  The Sana’a-based Seyaj Organization for Childhood Protection urged on Saturday all concerned authorities to quickly investigate the rapping and assaulting of a five-year old girl in Eyal Yazeed district of

Date: 6 February 2009

اليمن: اغتصاب طفلة في الخامسة من عمرها.. ومنظمة سياج &

Date: 2 February 2009

الكويت: إجراءات لمنع استغلال الأطفال جنسياً وحظر &#157

Date: 23 January 2009

Sesenta y siete ex alumnos de un internado para niños sordomudos de Verona se han unido para denunciar públicamente los abusos sexuales sufridos durante 30 años a manos de 25 curas y religiosos del centro. La noticia, que publica en su edición de hoy la revista L'Espresso, ha salido a

Date: 28 December 2008

This report was launched during the III World Congress Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 25 to 28th November 2008.

Date: 17 December 2008

الاتجار بالبشر يشمل ثمنمائة ألف شخص ويدر سبعة وثل&#157

Date: 15 December 2008

الأردن: ثلاث سنوات ونصف أشغال شاقة لهاتك عرض طفل[عم&#1

Date: 15 December 2008

Three men who claim they were abused by Catholic clergy in America have succeeded in naming the Vatican as sole defendant in a lawsuit and are hoping to force Pope Benedict XVI to give evidence in the case.The 6th US circuit court of appeal recently ruled that although the Holy See, as a sovereign s

Date: 14 December 2008

اليونسكو تنشر أول دراسة حول الرق التاريخي والمعا&#1589

Date: 9 December 2008

[MEXICO CITY, 5 December 2008] - Four indigenous boys took their clothes off for money in front of a large crowd at a rodeo, who laughed and made fun of their genitals. The mayor of the farming town in the Mexican state of Puebla where the incident occurred was in the audience."I

Date: 9 December 2008

[KINSHASA, 5 December 2008] - A sharp increase in the sexual abuse of children – some as young as four months old - has been recorded this year in Kananga, the main town in Kasai Occidental, according to child rights activists, who attribute the increase to local superstitions. Reported cases

Date: 4 December 2008

In the past decade much work has been done to raise awareness about, and address the consequences of, child sexual exploitation and trafficking. However, although the Stockholm and Yokohama World Sexual Exploitation Congresses fostered a growth in literature, policy statements and projects and much

Date: 4 December 2008

Sin lugar a duda, en la última década se hicieron muchos esfuerzos tanto para aumentar el nivel de conciencia como para atajar las consecuencias de la explotación sexual y el tráfico infantil. Si bien es verdad que los Congresos Mundiales sobre la Explotación Sexual realizados en Estocolmo y

Date: 4 December 2008

المغرب: الاستغلال الجنسي للأطفال وسياسة التجاهل[1 &#15

Date: 3 December 2008

[RIO DE JANEIRO, 28 November 2008] Le Troisième Congrès Mondial Contre l’Exploitation Sexuelle des Enfants et des Adolescents s’est terminé cet après midi avec certes un document final inachevé mais aussi une déclaration passionnées des en

Date: 2 December 2008

L’accès à l’éducation est un droit fondamental pour tous les enfants et un moteur important du développement de n’importe quel pays. De plus en plus d’études montrer que, pour nombre d’enfants, le prix à payer pour aller &agrave

Date: 2 December 2008

In Africa, sexual exploitation and abuse in and around schools is a serious and pressing problem, mostly but not wholly for girls. This publication presents a brief overview of the various forms of sexual and abuse in and around schools, and recommends priority actions for children, families, a

Date: 2 December 2008

Una página Internet para jóvenes activistas se ha puesto en marcha durante el III Congreso Mundial contra la explotación sexual de los niños, las niñas y los adolescentes. Stopx es una página para los jóvenes que quieren contribuir a la lucha contra la explotación sexual infantil.La pá

Date: 1 December 2008

[RIO DE JANEIRO, 28 November 2008] - The Brazilian government has announced the creation of a web site to centralise the reception of complaints about child pornography on the Internet, as a further step towards fighting the phenomenon which is growing globally, alongside child trafficking

Date: 28 November 2008

The protection of children from sexual exploitation must be placed in the broader context of the promotion and protection of all children’s rights, Bacre Ndiaye, Director, the Human Rights Council and Treaties Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), told parti

Date: 28 November 2008

[RIO DE JANEIRO, 28 November 2008] – The III World Congress Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents closed this afternoon with an unfinished outcome document, but a passionate statement from the children and adolescents present at the congress.Jaap Doek, Rapporteur for the Cong

Date: 28 November 2008

From the Frontline: Shirin Aumeeruddy-CziffraShirin Aumeeruddy-Cziffra is the Ombudsperson for Children for the Republic of Mauritius. She trained as a lawyer, has been a member of Parliament, Ambassador, worked with NGOs and is currently serving her second mandate as children's commissioner. She is

Date: 28 November 2008

Children and Adolescents Closing Statement at the 3rd World Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read by Rashad from Barbados and Michelle from Brazil.

Date: 27 November 2008

[RIO DE JANEIRO, 27 November 2008] - President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during his speech at the opening ceremony for World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, in Riocentro, asked to stop hypocrisy. “Parents should be aware that giving sex education at home

Date: 27 November 2008

During this third World Congress on Sexual exploitation, 300 of the 3000 participants are children and young people from about 20 countries. Participants and readers are used to hearing about children's involvement and input into such global meetings, but what happens behind the scenes, how is thei

Date: 27 November 2008

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, during his speech at the opening ceremony for World Congress III against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, in Riocentro, asked to stop hypocrisy. “Parents should be aware that giving sex education at home is as important as giving food and sh

Date: 26 November 2008

العالم يجتمع في البرازيل لتعزيز مكافحة الاستغلال

Date: 25 November 2008

[RIO DE JANEIRO, 25 November 2008] - Nearly 3,000 participants from over 125 countries are in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to exchange lessons and experiences in the fight against child sexual exploitation, review progress, and reinforce commitments.“Sexual exploitation leaves children with psycholo

Date: 25 November 2008

Women and girls in Cambodia are facing an increasing risk of rape and sexual assault, a government report has said. It says that around a quarter of the female population faces domestic violence. But the study showed many Cambodians think it can be acceptable for a husband to assault his wife. The M

From Tuesday, November 25, 2008 to Friday, November 28, 2008

El Gobierno de Brasil, ECPAT International, UNICEF y el Grupo de ONGs para el Seguimiento de la Convención sobre los Derechos del Niño se están preparando para el Tercer Congreso Mundial contra la Explotación Sexual de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes, que se llevará a cabo en Río de

From Tuesday, November 25, 2008 to Friday, November 28, 2008

المؤتمر العالمي الثالث لمكافحة الاستغلال الجنسي

From Tuesday, November 25, 2008 to Friday, November 28, 2008

Reporting from the Congress: 28 November 2008: Update from World Congress 327 November 2008: Update from World Congress 226 November 2008: Update from World Congress 1More news HERE.Note: CRIN will be reporting on this conference. Sign up for Violence CRINMAILs here: http://crin.org/email/subscribe.

Date: 20 November 2008

Sexual exploitation of boys as young as six is on the rise in India, researchers say. Abuse is becoming particularly more common in places of religious tourism, according to the study by non-governmental organisation Equations. Children interviewed said the abusers were foreign and domestic tourists

Date: 19 November 2008

Inputs should be sent to the WCIII General Rapporteur. Last date for receipt of written input is 24 November.

Date: 10 November 2008

[BAKAU, 31 octobre 2008] - Selon les experts de la protection de l’enfance, l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants par les touristes est en recrudescence en Gambie, malgré les lois nationales en vigueur contre cette pratique. « De plus en plus d’enfants travaillent dans l

Date: 9 November 2008

المغرب: تقرير يتهم المغرب بالاتجار في النساء و 150 قضي

Date: 7 November 2008

Una completa compilación de las principales publicaciones y materiales audiovisuales elaborados en todo el mundo sobre Explotación Sexual Comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes se encuentran disponibles aquí.Más de 300 documentos alimentan la base de datos. La mayor parte de los docu

Date: 4 November 2008

الأردن: 1400 اعتداء جنسي على الأطفال سنوياً[4 نوفمبر 2008] ت&#1587

Date: 2 November 2008

مصر: اتهام مدرس بالتحرش بتلميذته في مدرسة ابتدائي&#157

Date: 31 October 2008

Estonia is taking clear steps to protect its children from prostitution, pornography and exploitation, but its young people remain at risk and continued vigilance from authorities is needed, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned after visiting the Baltic country.Najat M’jid

Date: 30 October 2008

[DAKAR, 23 octobre 2008] - L’exploitation sexuelle dans les écoles africaines est devenue un phénomène tellement répandu que les élèves ont inventé leurs propres termes, afin de faire référence aux relations sexuelles qu’ils

Date: 30 October 2008

The awards have been instituted by Tulir-CPHCSA with an aim to affirm, support and celebrate efforts that strengthen every child’s right to be safe from sexual violence, as enshrined in Article 34 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The awards for the year 2008 will be presented t

Date: 29 October 2008

الولايات المتحدة: تفكيك شبكة دعارة أطفال كبيرة[29 اك&#

Date: 12 October 2008

لبنان: الإساءة الجنسية للطفلقلّما تمّ تناول مسأل&#1577

Date: 10 October 2008

The problem of child sexual abuse (CSA) has scarcely been addressed in the Arab world, despite its prevalence worldwide. This study is therefore unique as it is the first to be conducted in Lebanon exploring and highlighting a problem that has otherwise been left behind closed doors in this region.

Date: 9 October 2008

Date: 8 October 2008

[7 October 2008] - Cases of child prostitution involving dating-service cafes have been increasing sharply, prompting some local governments to take measures such as banning people under 18 from entering such establishments. Inside the cafes, men choose women from among the female clientele and try

Date: 1 October 2008

Four major domestic Internet service providers have decided to stop providing fee-based services that allow customers to access Web sites featuring photographs of very young Japanese girls dressed in swimsuits and adopting sexually provocative poses, it has been learned. Initially, the ISPs were rel

Date: 27 September 2008

المغرب: اغلاق عشرات الكتاتيب التابعة "لمفتي" زواج

Date: 27 September 2008

مصر: القاهرة تشهد حالتي تحرش واغتصاب كل ساعة تقريب&#15

Date: 23 September 2008

(10 Sep., 2008) The Saudi Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has launched a campaign to set a minimum age for marriage in the kingdom. The SHRC began its campaign following several high profile trials, where young girls, sometimes less than 10 years old, were married off to men above the age of 50 and e

Date: 23 September 2008

اليمن: ندوة التناول الاعلامي لصور واسماء ضحايا ال&#157

Date: 19 September 2008

Region's governments urged to push through tough new measures on child prostitution, trafficking and online sexual exploitation(Geneva, Switzerland, 18 September 2008) -– Despite some progress in recent years in addressing the problem of sexual exploitation of children in Europe and Central A

Date: 15 September 2008

“I will take all necessary action to amend existing laws to protect children from the alarming problem of online sexual abuse of children. I will also take due action to stop using cubicles, (which is being used to maintain privacy) in the cyber cafes with immediate effect.” Said newly a

Date: 15 September 2008

[15 September 2008] - Children's charities and probation officers in the United Kingdom have voiced "grave concerns" over the launch of four pilot schemes which give parents the right to check whether anyone with direct access to their children is a sex offender.The trials will enable

Date: 12 September 2008

Buenos Aires, 21 de agosto de 2008Srs. Representantes de gobierno, ONGs, organizaciones de la sociedad civil, sector privado, sindicatos de América Latina que se encuentran presentes en esta Reunión Preparatoria. Nosotros, adolescentes y jóvenes de América Latina, basados en las necesi

Date: 10 September 2008

Bengt Soderstrom is a Clinical psychologist working on cases of sexual abuse in Stockholm, Sweden. Speaking at the Council of Europe’s child rights strategy meeting, he gave his take on internet-related sexual violence against children.There is an increasing amount of internet-related sexual v

Date: 9 September 2008

المغرب: جمعية اس اس تؤجل مسيرة ضد الاستغلال الجنسي &#1

Date: 9 September 2008

انبعاث عصر الغلمان من أكاديرابرز قضايا الشذوذ ال&#1580

Date: 8 September 2008

العراق: الاطفال في السجون يتعرضون للاغتصاب والضر&#1576

Date: 8 September 2008

المغرب: فتوى تزويج الفتيات الصغيرات تثير غضب المج&#157

Date: 5 September 2008

La legalidad generalizada y la aprobación social del castigo corporal aumentan significativamente la vulnerabilidad de niños y niñas a la explotación. El hecho de que el castigo corporal hacia la niñez sea legal, mientras que en todos los Estados las leyes penalizan hasta la men

Date: 4 September 2008

Briefing on corporal punishment for World Congress against Sexual ExploitationThe third World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children will take place in November in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Global Initiative’s briefing for the Congress is now available.Corporal punishment contribut

Date: 2 September 2008

Jaap E. Doek, 66, is General Rapporteur of the III World Congress against Sexual Exploitation, which takes place in Brazil in November.Among many positions of distinction, he is also emeritus professor of Law (Family and Juvenile Law) at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, a deputy j

Date: 2 September 2008

From Monday, September 01, 2008 to Monday, September 01, 2008

This briefing paper seeks to raise awareness of the problem of sexual exploitation inand around schools in the west african region. it also highlights problems with regardsto limited evidence and explores policy implications. it aims to support plan’s regional‘learn without fear’ c

Date: 26 August 2008

[26 August 2008] - Investigations into girls subjected to sexual slavery in Paraguay during the Stroessner dictatorship have taken a major step forward thanks to one woman's testimony.This in turn has encouraged other women to come forward and testify about their experiences of sexual slavery, givin

Date: 25 August 2008

الجزائر: انشاء محاكم استثنائية لمحاكمة مختطفي ال&#1575

Date: 24 August 2008

المغرب: عرض لجهود حماية الاطفال من الاستغلال الجن&#158

Date: 20 August 2008

A draft law to protect children from sexual violence and exploitation and trafficking was presented to Guatemala’s parliament yesterday by UNICEF along with Guatemalan NGOs.The law, which would create mechanisms to prevent sexual crimes against children, protect children affected by

Date: 20 August 2008

[GUATEMALA, 19 agosto 2008] - El Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (Unicef), en coordinación con organizaciones locales que defienden los derechos de la niñez, presentó hoy al Parlamento de Guatemala un proyecto de ley para erradicar la violencia sexual y la explotación y trata de

Date: 20 August 2008

[BUENOS AIRES, 20 de agosto de 2008] - Delegados de 34 países de América Latina y el Caribe, funcionarios internacionales de Naciones Unidas y representantes de organizaciones de la sociedad civil vinculadas a los derechos humanos se reunieron hoy en Buenos Aires, en la marco de la prime

From Tuesday, August 19, 2008 to Thursday, August 21, 2008

AgendaEn el marco del Tercer Congreso Mundial Contra la Explotación Sexual de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes, se llevará a cabo una reunión regional preparatoria, previa a este importante evento, en Buenos Aires del martes 19 al jueves 21 de agosto de 2008.El evento es convocado por la Se

From Tuesday, August 19, 2008 to Thursday, August 21, 2008

Date: 19 August 2008

Funcionarios gubernamentales, autoridades de UNICEF y especialistas presentarán un informe sobre Explotación Sexual Infantil en los países que integran el bloque. La investigación fue realizada por los integrantes de Iniciativa Niñ@Sur, creada por el Mercosur para promover políticas públicas en niñez y adolescencia.

From Thursday, August 14, 2008 to Friday, August 15, 2008

Date: 13 August 2008

[13 August 2008] - The UN has found that its peacekeeping troops from India may have engaged in abuse and exploitation while serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he was deeply troubled by the findings. The Indian authorities say they are investigating th

Date: 8 August 2008

[TOKYO, 8 August 2008] - The number of child pornography cases uncovered in Japan soared 17.2 per cent from a year earlier to a record high in the first half of this year, police said this week.Police made arrests in 307 cases of production and distribution of pornography involving childre

Date: 6 August 2008

[6 August 2008] - An Afghan human rights organisation has said the increase in the number of child rapes may drag the country into anarchy.Child rapes have risen sharply in recent years, according to Afghanistan’s Human Rights Organisation (AHRO), which claims most of the sexual assaults

From Monday, August 04, 2008 to Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Date: 21 July 2008

[20 de julio de 2008] - La lucha contra la explotación infantil, principalmente en las calles, será uno de los grandes desafíos del próximo gobierno paraguayo de Fernando Lugo. La futura ministra de Niñez y la Adolescencia Liz Torres expresó que combatir la explotación infantil en todas sus f

Date: 8 July 2008

Egypt is a transit country for women trafficked from Uzbekistan, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, and other Eastern European countries to Israel for sexual exploitation, and is a source for children trafficked within the country for commercial sexual exploitation and domestic servitude, although the extent

Date: 6 July 2008

Trafficking in Persons Report- Saudi Arabia Narrative: Saudi Arabia is a destination country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of involuntary servitude and, to a lesser extent, commercial sexual exploitation. Despite strict labor laws and entry visa requirements, men and women from Bangl

Date: 6 July 2008

The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) is a destination country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of labor and commercial sexual exploitation. Women from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and the Philippines travel willingly to the U.A.E. to work as domestic servants

Date: 6 July 2008

Algeria is a transit country for men and women trafficked from sub-Saharan Africa to Europe for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and involuntary servitude. These men and women often enter Algeria voluntarily, but illegally, with the assistance of smugglers. Once in Algeria, however, so

Date: 3 July 2008

[LONDON, 3 July 2008] - Up to 18,000 females, including girls as young as 14, are working in brothels across Britain after being smuggled into the country to meet the booming demand for prostitutes. Police, unveiling the results of the largest ever crackdown on people smuggling yesterday, revealed t

Date: 25 June 2008

الجزائر: حوالي 003 طفل مختطف العام الماضي[الجزائر- 42 يو&#16

Date: 17 June 2008

بحث حول الاتجار في البشر والاستغلال الجنسي للأطف&#1575

Date: 10 June 2008

اغتصاب الفتيات انتهاك لا يختلف من مكان لأخر ولا من &#1

Date: 3 June 2008

الاستغلال الجنسي للأطفال دراسة لنيل الماجستير في

Date: 3 June 2008

Syrian 26-year young woman, when she was 8 she had been sexually expolited by a 40 year- man for a year. She married when she was 15 to escape domestic violence and poverty. Now she is a "sex worker" and has a child whom she rarely sees. Her Dream is to live with her child a normal life.

Date: 1 June 2008

This report provides supplementary information on the implementation of the OPSC. The report is urging Austrian Government to better protecting child victims of exploitation/abuse through trafficking, prostitution and pornography.

Date: 1 June 2008

The report provides supplementary information on the implementation of the OPSC in Tanzania. Domestic and transnational child trafficking in Tanzania continues to pose a big challenge to Tanzanian society. Tanzania is a source country for children trafficked internally or to other countries for purposes of forced labour, pornography and sexual exploitation. The report details the progress and the level of implementation of the Protocol in Tanzania and how the whole process has affected children and young people in the country.

Date: 1 June 2008

ما من أحد يلجأون إليه: التكتم على حالات اغتصاب الأط&#1

Date: 30 May 2008

[30 mai 2008] - Des centaines d'enfants, parfois âgés de six ans seulement, vendent des faveurs sexuelles contre de la nourriture, du savon ou des téléphones portables, à des membres d'organisations non gouvernementales, affirme l'ONG Save The Children dans une &eac

Date: 29 May 2008

In Arabic Children as young as six are being sexually abused by peacekeepers and aid workers, says a UK charity. Children in post-conflict areas are being abused by the very people drafted into such zones to help look after them, says Save the Children. After research in Ivory Coast, southern S

Date: 21 May 2008

[21 May 2008] - The United States supreme court this week upheld a federal ban on promoting child pornography, rejecting a lower court's finding that the law was overbroad and could punish people who use the internet to describe innocent photographs or sell legitimate films that portray ad

Date: 8 May 2008

[8 May 2008] - Austria's chancellor has said the country will adopt tougher laws on sex crimes following the case of a man who imprisoned his daughter for 24 years. Josef Fritzl has admitted holding his daughter captive in the cellar of the family home, repeatedly raping her. He fathered seven child

Date: 7 May 2008

[BRUSSELS, 7 May 2008] - The European Commission (EC) on Tuesday expressed support for plans to set up a European Union (EU) coalition of stakeholders against commercial sexual exploitation of children on the Internet. "The commercial sexual exploitation of children online is a fast-g

Date: 27 April 2008

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Date: 18 April 2008

[ISLAMABAD, 17 April 2008] - Cases of sexual abuse of children in Pakistan increased by about 50 per cent between 2002 and 2006, while the number of women abetting such crimes surged to an alarming level, says a report prepared by NGO Sahil.During the period, 8,209 children were reported t

Date: 15 April 2008

[15 April 2008] - Google engineers have adapted a software program to help track child sex predators and search for patterns in images of abuse on the web. Google has created the technology for the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). It was originally developed to block copyr

Date: 7 April 2008

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Date: 25 March 2008

[MONROVIA, 21 March 2008] - The Liberian government has created a special court to deal with not only rising rape cases, but also other forms of violence against women, Liberia’s Information Minister Laurence Bropleh told IRIN. “The government has agreed to set up this court and the buil

Date: 17 March 2008

Juan Miguel Petit ha sido el Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) sobre la venta de niños, prostitución y pornografía infantil desde el año 2001. El Sr Petit, es graduado en Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, así mismo ha trabajado durante muchos años como periodista y sociól

Date: 11 March 2008

[11 March 2008] - Japan is to bow to international pressure and ban the possession of child pornography, although the new law is expected to anger child welfare groups by exempting manga comics and animated films. Media reports said the Liberal Democratic party and its junior coalition partner are

Date: 5 March 2008

[5 March 2008] - Child welfare advocates have come to the defence of a law giving police the right to recommend the censorship of websites. Finland's Ombudsman for Children Maria Kaisa Aula and the director for Finland's branch of Save the Children, Hanna Markkula-Kivisilta, say the law does not go

Date: 1 March 2008

This report provides supplementary information on Uganda’s initial report on the implementation of the OPSC. It provides an overview of the situation of children in Uganda, emphasizing the urgency required to do everything possible to eliminate violence and exploitation of children. It further analyzes the institutional mechanisms and legal framework in place to support the implementation of the Protocol, highlights the various challenges and makes proposals for better protection of children. The last section gives general recommendations for improvement of implementation of the Protocol.

Date: 19 February 2008

[14 de febrero de 2008] - ¿Cuantos niños en América Latina son víctimas de la explotación sexual? No existen cifras que reflejen con precisión la realidad de los niños, niñas y adolescentes vinculados a la pornografía, la explotación sexual comercial, el turismo se

Date: 30 January 2008

[31 janvier 08] - Le trafic transfrontalier d’enfants vers l’Arabie Saoudite continue, en particulier dans la province de Hajja (nord), mais des mesures sont prises, à l’heure actuelle, pour lutter contre ce phénomène, ont annoncé les autorités du

Date: 28 January 2008

A/HRC/7/8/Add.2Visit: 4 - 15 May 2007

Date: 28 January 2008

A/HRC/7/8/Add.2Visita: 4 al 15 de mayo de 2007

Date: 21 January 2008

[21 January 2008] - A disturbing new trend in people smuggling is emerging in Pakistan: more and more children are being sent by their parents on hazardous journeys in a bid to reach wealthier countries, with several instances of such trafficking reported recently in local newspapers. Of the more th

Date: 10 January 2008

Lawyer Asma claims that the judiciary does not protect exploited children, but their families: "The family who forced their child to marry should have been tried under Article 233; the punishment was insufficient."

Date: 4 January 2008

[KANO, 4 January 2008] - Police and government officials in northern Nigeria’s city of Kano have reported an upsurge in incidents of child rape and said that young girls are now unsafe in the city. In one incident a 70-year-old man allegedly raped a three year old girl, Suleiman Abba, Kan

Date: 21 December 2007

[21 December 2007] - Sweden aims to step up efforts to combat child- sex tourism including raising awareness among employees of travel companies, reports say. Health and Social Affairs Minister Goran Hagglund said that it was necessary to "raise awareness among everybody who travels abroad

Date: 17 December 2007

[SOUTH AFRICA, 17 December 2007] -  After a protracted delay, tough new laws against sexual abuse have finally gone into effect in South Africa, which is often called the "rape capital" of the world. The Justice Ministry said that the Sexual Offenses Amendment Act would

Date: 13 December 2007

[12 December 2007] - After facing fierce criticism, a proposal in Germany to criminalise teenage sexual activity has been deferred. Opponents said the law, which would have lowered the age limit for prosecuting sex offences, went overboard. The German government was considering a plan to l

Date: 10 December 2007

The organised crime of child trafficking into the UK has become an issue of considerable concern to all professionals with responsibility for the care and protection of children. Many describe it as modern-day slavery, where victims are coerced, deceived or forced into the control of others who seek

Date: 7 December 2007

This case study is part of a compilation by Save the Children UK of lessons learnt in contributing to a national rights-based legal and policy framework for children. Similar reports for Bulgaria and Egypt will be made available on the CRIN website in the coming months.

Date: 7 December 2007

[PUL-E KHUMRI, 21 November 2007] - They are known as "bacha bereesh", boys without beards, teenage boys who dress up as girls and dance for male patrons at parties in northern Afghanistan.It is an age old practice that has led to some of the boy dancers being turned into sex slav

Date: 4 December 2007

[4 December 2007] - A wide-ranging Bill has come before the Maltese Parliament aimed at tightening existing laws against the sexual exploitation of children, including cases where the offender abuses of a recognised position of trust, authority or influence. The Maltese courts would also be abl

Date: 28 November 2007

[28 November 2007] - The Canadian province of Manitoba will bring forward the first legislation of its kind in Canada to compel all citizens, including computer technicians and Internet service providers, to report any images or examples of child pornography. The initiative is being introduced as an

Date: 27 November 2007

[TIRANA, 19 November 2007] - Twenty two tour and hotel operators in Albania have signed the Code of Conduct for Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation. The signing ceremony was organised as a joint event with the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Interior and tour operators in the count

Date: 23 November 2007

[23 November 2007] - Child abusers or people involved in underage pornography and sex tourism will face up to 10 years in jail and fines of as much as 500,000 euros, according to a bill tabled in the Greek Parliament.The draft law will bring Greece in line with European Union legislation and for the

Date: 19 November 2007

[19 November 2007] - More than 300 children joined hands to “paint” their rights on a big wall in Beirut Urban Area Development Program (ADP) last week as part of World Vision’s four-day-national campaign to prevent child abuse.The children marched from different streets to finally

Date: 19 November 2007

Plan International are researching the psychological effects of child trafficking in West Africa in order to offer psychosocial support to the victims of this abuse. The recent adoption scandal in Chad has reopened the child trafficking debate.

Date: 15 November 2007

[RIO DE JANEIRO, 15 November 2007] - A game designed to teach children how to stay away from sexual predators and other dangers lurking on the Internet has been unveiled at a UN forum in Rio de Janeiro that addressed cybercrime.The Wild Web Woods uses familiar fairy tales to guide children

Date: 14 November 2007

[14 November 2007] - More commitment from business, coordinated action in developing countries, and better protection for freedom of expression are needed in the fight for online safety, according to child protection NGOs. The statements were made at the Second Meeting of th

Date: 12 November 2007

International tourism and its consistently growing infrastructure has, alongside other factors, contributed to the flourishing business of sex tourism. The sex trade has the potential to contribute to the transmission of HIV and AIDS and to the spread of other STD too. Myths and lack of awareness of

Date: 9 November 2007

This report explores adults' and children's perceptions of what constitues child sexual abuse in two districts of Mozambique and the mechanisms for reporting and resolving abuse cases. based on a series of focus group discussions and individual interviews, this study aims to understand what inhibits

Date: 5 November 2007

Date: 1 November 2007

[1 November 2007] - A study by The University of Auckland indicates that about one in four New Zealand women have been victims of child sexual abuse before the age of 15.23 per cent of women in urban areas and 28 per cent in rural areas experienced some form of sexual abuse as a child. In

Date: 31 October 2007

Studies have shown that victims of CSEC often do not undergo an adequate healing and recovery process. In many cases there is a lack of adequately trained staff to meet the victims’ need of psycho-social counselling. Recent international discussions call for common quality of care standards in anti-CSEC interventions. This study discusses the basic elements of quality standards on child protection and suggests specific quality of care standards in the victim rehabilitation process based on the child rights approach.

Date: 30 October 2007

[30 October 2007] - There has been a dramatic rise in recent weeks in the number of child sexual-abuse cases being reported, especially from within the haredi community, according to the National Council for the Child. The NCC, a nonprofit organization, has demanded that the government provide free

Date: 26 October 2007

[LANZAROTE, 25 October 2007] – Twenty-three Council of Europe member states this week signed the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (CETS n° 201), which represents a major step in the prevention of sexual offences against children, th

Date: 24 October 2007

[STRASBOURG, 24 October 2007] - The Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS n° 197) will enter into force on 1 February 2008, after Cyprus became the tenth country to ratify it. Terry Davis, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, made the following st

Date: 24 October 2007

[24 October 2007] - The UK police body which works to stop child sex abuse has launched a new campaign aimed at helping young children to stay safe online. The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has designed a new programme for teachers and parents. It is targeted at children age

Date: 18 October 2007

[PRAGUE, 18 October 2007] - Czech President Vaclav Klaus has signed a bill that makes possession of child pornography a felony punishable by up to two years in prison, the president's spokesman Petr Hajek said in a statement. The lower house first approved the bill last June outlawing poss

Date: 17 October 2007

[17 October 2007] - The Uniting Church in Australia has condemned the Commonwealth's legislative response to child sex abuse in Northern Territory Aboriginal communities.The church is calling for the Northern Territory Response Act, passed by the Federal Parliament in August, to be repealed.Reverend

Date: 10 October 2007

Date: 9 October 2007

[9 de octubre de 2007] - Amnistía Internacional y ACAT-Burundi (Acción de los Cristianos para la Abolición de la Tortura) han pedido al gobierno de Burundi hoy, 9 de octubre de 2007, que tome medidas inmediatas para proteger a las mujeres y a las niñas de la violación y de otros actos de viol

Date: 8 October 2007

[3 October 2007] - The Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children condemns the use of force by the military junta in Burma (Myanmar) on unarmed civilians, and the arbitrary detention of civilians, including monks, some of whom are young boys.The Women’s Commission calls on the US

Date: 8 October 2007

Date: 8 October 2007

Date: 5 October 2007

Date: 5 October 2007

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Date: 28 September 2007

المملكة السعودية: مراقبة صارمة لاستغلال القاصرين

From Wednesday, September 19, 2007 to Thursday, January 03, 2008

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Date: 17 September 2007

[17 September 2007] - The Indian Government has accepted a parliamentary panel’s suggestion that pre-offence “grooming” over the Net should be made a criminal offence.Several countries, including the UK, US and Australia, have already criminalised online “grooming”

Date: 13 September 2007

[NEW YORK, 12 September 2007] – Laws aimed at people convicted of sex offences may not protect children from sex crimes but do lead to harassment, ostracism and even violence against former offenders, Human Rights Watch said in a new report.Human Rights Watch urges the reform of stat

Date: 5 September 2007

[4 de septiembre de 2007] - El Defensor del Menor de la Comunidad de Madrid, Arturo Canalda, propone introducir medidas que protejan a los menores frente a los delitos informáticos, principalmente la pornografía, en la ley de medidas de impulso de la Sociedad de la Información, que se tramita en el

Date: 3 September 2007

[PRAGUE, 3 September 2007] - When Austrian authorities announced in February that they had uncovered an online child pornography ring, paedophiles around the world suddenly became potential targets of criminal investigations - but not the ring's 63 customers in the Czech Republic, where do

Date: 31 August 2007

[31 August 2007] - One in four children has put themselves in potential danger by secretly meeting strangers they have contacted online, a Government report shows. Of those, 69 per cent took a child friend along, risking their safety as well, and 25 per cent went alone. Only six per cent took an adu

Date: 22 August 2007

[21 de agosto de 2007] - La oficina de la Alta Comisionada de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, pidió hoy al gobierno de Sudán que proteja a los niños y mujeres de la violencia y los abusos sexuales que se llevan a cabo en la región de Darfur.En un nuevo informe qu

Date: 15 August 2007

[CAPE TOWN, 15 August 2007] - South Africa risks becoming a magnet for paedophiles when it hosts the 2010 soccer World Cup as rising child sex tourism blights Africa's top travel spots, activists said.Every year thousands of children in mostly poor countries fall prey to sex tourists. In Africa

Date: 7 August 2007

[CANBERRA, 7 August 2007] - Australia has introduced legislation to fight what the government says is rampant child sexual abuse among Aborigines — a plan condemned by critics as discriminatory and an attack on indigenous culture.In introducing almost 500 pages of legislation, Indigenous

Date: 6 August 2007

[6 August 2007] - A child prostitution ring which is sexually exploiting immigrant Roma children as young as nine is operating in Glasgow, Scotland. Police have been running undercover surveillance operations in empty homes and unmarked cars in the Govanhill area in the southside of Glasgow for

Date: 27 July 2007

[26 July 2007] - More should be done by the UK government to stop child abuse before it happens rather than focusing on protecting abused children, a report says. New Philanthropy Capital, a non-profit group which advises charitable donors, also urges ministers to give charities working to prev

Date: 25 July 2007

[NEW DELHI, 25 July 2007] - The Indian federal government has launched an investigation into the case of a 10-year-old boy who was allegedly sexually abused daily for three months by a teacher and two employees at his New Delhi school, a newspaper has reported.The inquiry marks the first time t

Date: 20 July 2007

[NEW YORK, 19 July 2007] - Experts have often wondered what proportion of men who download explicit sexual images of children also molest them. A new government study of convicted internet offenders suggests that the number may be startlingly high: 85 per cent of the offenders said they had committe

Date: 20 July 2007

[19 de julio de 2007] - Costa Rica endureció el pasado miércoles sus leyes contra la explotación sexual de niños, niñas y adolescentes, prohibiendo la posesión de pornografía infantil y extendiendo el tiempo de prescripción de los delitos sexuales contra personas menores de edad

Date: 19 July 2007

[KOLKATA, 19 July 2007] - A survey conducted across several districts in West Bengal has indicated that a rising awareness against dowry is fuelling child marriage and trafficking.The survey was conducted by Women’s Studies Research Centre (WSRC); the Department of Sociology, Burdwan

Date: 17 July 2007

[NEW DELHI, 17 July 2007] - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued guidelines for the speedy disposal of child rape cases, recommending that the investigation be completed within three months and the trial carried out in a child-friendly atmosphere. It said the investigatin

Date: 16 July 2007

[16 July 2007] - Sixty-six people have been arrested in Spain in an operation against child pornography, police say. Officials said computers containing 48m child pornography images and videos had been seized in the operation, which was co-ordinated by Interpol. Those arrested reportedly include doc

Date: 13 July 2007

[STRASBOURG, 13 July 2007] – The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has adopted the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse, which represents a major advance in this field.“There should be no hesitation or complacency in the figh

Date: 13 July 2007

Strasbourg, 13.07.2007 – Le Comité des Ministres du Conseil de l’Europe vient d’adopter la Convention pour la protection des enfants contre l’exploitation et les abus sexuels, qui constitue un progrès majeur dans ce domaine."Dans la lutte contre l'exploitat

Date: 10 July 2007

Date: 3 July 2007

[2 July 2007] - A US court has said the existence of child pornography images in the cache of a man's computer did not mean that man had committed a crime under state law. The Court of Appeals in Georgia has reversed the man's conviction.A forensic computer analyst for the US Secret Service had test

Date: 3 July 2007

[3 July 2007] - A Northern Territory Indigenous community says it is shocked the Federal Government has rejected its funding application for a child safety program. The program from the Arnhem land community of Maningrida was recommended as a model for other communities in the 'Little Children are S

Date: 29 June 2007

JOHANNESBOURG, [28 juin 2007]  - Selon de récents rapports, l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants est très répandue sur l’île de Madagascar, où dans le cadre d’un trafic à l’échelle nationale, des trafiquants emmènent

Date: 28 June 2007

[JOHANNESBURG, 27 June 2007] - The sexual exploitation of children trafficked internally from Madagascar's poverty-stricken rural areas to tourist hotspots appears to be widespread in the island country, according to new reports. A study by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in two coastal cities - Toa

Date: 26 June 2007

[CANBERRA, 26 June 2007] - Australia's plan to crack down on Aboriginal child sex abuse has sparked fears among some Aborigines of a return to the "Stolen Generation", when their children were taken from them under old assimilation policies.Declaring abuse of Aboriginal children a nat

Date: 21 June 2007

[21 June 2007] - Australia is to ban alcohol and pornography in Aboriginal areas in the Northern Territory in a bid to curb child sex abuse. All Aboriginal children in the territory will be medically examined. The new proposals follow a report last week which found evidence of abuse in each of the t

Date: 18 June 2007

[NUEVA YORK, 16 de junio de 2007] - UNICEF observó hoy el Día del Niño Africano dando su respaldo a la convocatoria realizada por la Unión Africana en pro de que se redoblen los esfuerzos para evitar la trata de niños y niñas."Se calcula que anualmente unos 1,2 millones de

Date: 18 June 2007

[NEW YORK, 16 June 2007] – The African Union marked the Day of the African Child with a call to increase efforts to prevent child trafficking.“Globally, an estimated 1.2 million children are trafficked each year, within countries as well as across borders,” said UNICEF Executi

From Saturday, June 16, 2007 to Saturday, June 16, 2007

In Soweto, South Africa, thousands of black school children took to the streets in 1976, in a march more than half a mile long, to protest against the inferior quality of their education and to demand their right to be taught in their own language. Hundreds of young boys and girls were shot down; an

Date: 14 June 2007

Cuba y Venezuela no cumplen las pautas de EE.UU. para prevenir y erradicar el tráfico de personas sometidas a explotación laboral y sexual, que sí obedece Colombia, señaló el informe anual del Departamento de Estado sobre el asunto.

Date: 13 June 2007

[12 de junio de 2007] - Se calcula que la trata de mujeres y niñas para obligarlas a prostituirse en Grecia se multiplicó por 10 entre 1990 y 1997. Sin embargo, el gobierno aún no ha puesto en marcha suficientes medidas para proteger y apoyar a las mujeres y niñas víctimas de trata, ha

Date: 8 June 2007

Deputy Secretary General Maud de Boer-Buquicchio speaks at launch of the European Forum on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 8 June 2007

Date: 8 June 2007

Date: 8 June 2007

CRC/C/OPSC/UKR/CO/1

Date: 5 June 2007

The European Committee on Crime Problems will examine the opinion of the Parliamentary Assembly on the draft text of the Convention on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and sexual abuse from 18-21 June 2007, before sending the latter to the Committee of Ministers for adoption. The Convention represents a major step forward in child protection.

Date: 23 May 2007

[BUENOS AIRES, 22 mayo 2007] - Los gritos de las madres argentinas que querían saber el paradero de sus hijos durante la dictadura militar (1976-1986) hoy se renuevan en las súplicas de otras madres con hijas desaparecidas durante la democracia. “Las estamos buscando, las queremos con vida&rdq

Date: 16 May 2007

El Relator Especial sobre Venta de Niños, Prostituciónn y Pornografía Infantilemitió el siguiente comunicado de prensa el 15 de mayo de 2007:En mi capacidad de Relator Especial sobre Venta de Niños, Prostitucíon y PornografíaInfantil, he efectuado una visita a México del 4 al 14

Date: 1 May 2007

[30 de abril de 2007] - El Relator Especial sobre Venta de Niños, Prostitucíon y Pornografía Infantil, Juan Miguel Petit, efectuará una visita a México del 4 al 14 de mayo de 2007.El Relator Especial ha previsto visitar las ciudades de México, D.F., Guadalajara, Tijuana y Ciudad

Date: 27 April 2007

La Comisión del Menor y la Familia del Congreso de la República y la Asociación en Contra de la Explotación Sexual Comercial de Niños, Niñas y Adolescentes, ECPAT Internacional, presentaron el Informe sobre la “Situación actual de la explotación sexual comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes en Guatemala” el día 24 de abril.

Date: 22 March 2007

[21 March 2007] - Juan Miguel Petit, the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography today warned NGOs against becoming entangled in State bureaucratic values. He said NGOs are more up to date on developments and must remain open to new interventions and new

From Thursday, March 22, 2007 to Thursday, March 22, 2007

[GINEBRA, 22 de marzo de 2007 - El Relator Especial sobre la venta de niños, la prostitución infantil y la utilización de niños en la pornografía, Juan Miguel Petit, informó a ONGs que su informe ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos que trata el tráfico de órganos y “niños

Date: 21 March 2007

Résumé des échanges Les experts pronostiquent une augmentation alarmante de la pédophilie dans les prochaines années. Dans 5 à 7 ans, en Espagne comme d'en d'autres pays européens, nous constaterons des chiffres de pédophilie alarmant

Date: 19 March 2007

From Thursday, March 15, 2007 to Thursday, March 15, 2007

A one-day conference on Tourism and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, organised by Intervida World Alliance (INWA) in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration, the International Labour Organisation and UNICEF, will be held on 15 March to review progress and

From Friday, March 09, 2007 to Friday, March 09, 2007

The Task Force to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation in Tourism is a Global action platform of tourism-related key players. This meeting will feature a thematic session on CHILD EXPLOITATION THROUGH TRAFFICKING AND RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY.

Date: 7 March 2007

Date: 28 February 2007

KAMPALA, 27 février 2007 (IRIN) - Près de 1,4 million d’enfants déplacés par les conflits de la région instable des Grands Lacs, en Afrique, ont été victimes d’une forme ou d’une autre d’abus sexuel dans les camps où ils

Date: 26 February 2007

[26 February 2007] - As the UK marks the 200th anniversary of legislation for the abolition of the slave trade, a new report shows how modern forms of slavery occur in the UK. Written by leading experts in the field, this report is the first comprehensive review of evidence about the extent of slave

Date: 21 February 2007

[21 de febrero de 2007] - El Senado mexicano aprobó este martes por unanimidad reformas que buscan proteger a los menores de la explotación sexual, con el doble de sanción para los servidores públicos, ministros de culto religioso y padres de familia que abusen de los niños. Estas modificacio

Date: 20 February 2007

[19 February 2007] - There has been much talk about trafficking of human beings - but not enough action. UNICEF and Terre des Hommes recently reported about the failure to protect children from traffickers in South Eastern Europe. They requested stronger action to address the root causes and the pat

Date: 14 February 2007

Se pueden obtener ejemplares gratuitos de la publicación adjunta de Marie-laure Lemineur, email: upaznego@yahoo.com, así como de las oficinas de la Organización Internacional de Trabajo en las siguientes países: Costa Rica, Panamá, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador y la República Dominican

Date: 12 February 2007

Esta publicación muestra los resultados del Mapeo Geográfico y Social realizado en Nicaragua por la Alianza Internacional Save the Children, el cual permite precisar las particularidades y tendencias del delito de la trata en dicho país, especialmente con niños, niñas y adolescentes.Má

Date: 9 February 2007

[9 February 2007] - The child pornography ring recently intercepted in Austria once again exposes the extent and severity of sexual crimes against children. Child abuse videos of children as young as five who have been victims of extreme forms of sexual violence have been uncovered in 77 c

Date: 5 February 2007

Date: 2 February 2007

Summary This report is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council decision 2/102. In its resolution 2005/44, the Commission on Human Rights called upon all States, inter alia, to take the necessary measures to eliminate the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography by adoptin

Date: 2 February 2007

CRC/C/OPSC/CRI/1

Date: 25 January 2007

Date: 20 January 2007

[19 January 2007] – The United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) has called for an immediate internal investigation after receiving information about possible sexual exploitation by some of its staff, a UN spokesperson said today.“The UN Mission in Liberia has requested the Office of In

Date: 19 January 2007

[18 January 2007] – As part of the United Nations zero tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation, the world body’s mission in Sudan today agreed with the Government and UNICEF to set up a joint task force to foster coordination, information-sharing and action to stamp out the problem

Date: 19 January 2007

[19 January 2007] - Children’s organisation ECPAT UK has launched a groundbreaking new report on child trafficking in England. Called Missing Out, the report includes a summary of research findings across the North-East, the North-West and the Midlands.The report highlights the cases of 80 chi

Date: 19 January 2007

Problème de recherche ContexteL’abus sexuel des enfants, surtout des jeunes filles, est un problème d’envergure croissant au Botswana. Selon le rapport annuel du corps policier botswanais, les infractions sexuelles augmentent de façon constante, surtout le viol et l&

Date: 5 January 2007

[JUBA, le 5 janvier (IRIN)] - Après les Nations Unies, c’est au tour du gouvernement du Sud Soudan d’ouvrir une enquête à la suite d’allégations d’abus sexuels commis par des membres du personnel des Nations Unies. Des rapports publiés mardi

Date: 5 January 2007

Quatre casques bleus bangladais de la mission de l'ONU au Sud-Soudan ont été rapatriés dans le cadre d'une enquête sur des abus sexuels et viols commis contre des enfants, et treize autres soldats de la paix servant au Sud-Soudan font l'objet d'une enquête, ont annon

Date: 4 January 2007

[4 January 2007] – The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has already repatriated four of its peacekeepers to Bangladesh following investigations into allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse, and the cases of those personnel will now be dealt with by that country, the UN spokesperson

Date: 3 January 2007

[3 January 2007] - The UN says it will investigate allegations that some peacekeepers in southern Sudan have been involved in the rape and sexual abuse of children. British newspaper the Daily Telegraph said the abuse began shortly after the UN mission arrived in March 2005. It quoted an internal re

Date: 20 December 2006

[DAKAR, 20 décembre 2006] - Les défenseurs de droits des enfants sont confrontés à un dilemme: comment encourager la scolarisation des filles tout en réduisant la violence sexuelle à l’école, qui favorise entre autres la propagation du VIH?

Date: 20 December 2006

Date: 20 December 2006

AFRUCA has launched a TV and internet campaign to highlight the growing problem of the trafficking of African children to the UK for a variety of purposes. AFRUCA has produced a short film to be shown on different African Satellite TV networks in the UK and Europe.Click on the link below to wat

Date: 19 December 2006

This report will be available shortly.

From Tuesday, December 19, 2006 to Tuesday, December 19, 2006

The launch will include presentations on the key elements that emerge from the South East Asia region and Thailand, while also providing analysis on global trends and action.Introductory Remarks: Carmen MadriñánKeynote speakers:Professor Jaap Doek, Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Right

Date: 18 December 2006

[DAKAR, 14 December 2006] - Child rights advocates are increasingly facing a dilemma: How to boost the number of girls getting an education while reducing sexual violence in school?Sexual violence at school is much more widespread in the region than previously thought because families and education

Date: 10 December 2006

International stateswomen have made a joint call for an end to rape and sexual violence in Sudan's conflict-torn region of Darfur. Peacekeepers must be sent to protect women there, the group said in a letter published by newspapers worldwide. Signatories include former US Secretary of State Madelein

Date: 7 December 2006

Il y a un peu plus de deux ans, le 2 juillet 2004, Najat Anouar créait l'association Ne touche pas à mon enfant, première association marocaine de lutte contre la pédophilie. Aujourd'hui, cette juriste, mère de famille, se consacre entièrement à ce co

From Wednesday, December 06, 2006 to Wednesday, December 06, 2006

The Human Rights Council is currently in the second week of its third session. Although the HRC has recently scheduled a special session on Sudan, they have failed to condemn rape and sexual violence against women and girls in Darfur. Rape and sexual violence are being used on a daily basis as weapo

Date: 6 December 2006

This report is the final report from the study Socio-economic Factors Contributing to Girl Child Abuse in Botswana. The study is a research study funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), administered through World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and executed by Childline B

Date: 5 December 2006

[4 December 2006] – DNA samples, new international pacts and assistance to victims were among the measures discussed at a conference, held on 4th December, on preventing sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations and non-governmental organisation (NGO) personnel, where Secretary-General K

Date: 28 November 2006

« Ils étaient trois. J’ai encore mal aujourd’hui ... ils ont utilisé ma fille aussi. Elle a douze ans ... Ils ont également violé ma sœur. Un autre homme a violé une femme qui était enceinte de quatre mois et elle a fait une fausse-co

Date: 28 November 2006

[JOHANNESBURG, 27 November 2006] - A Zambian nongovernmental organisation (NGO) revealed this week that it records eight cases of rape of young girls every week at its centre in the capital, Lusaka.The statistics were released by the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) of Zambia to mark the s

From Sunday, November 19, 2006 to Sunday, November 19, 2006

Plus d'un million d'enfants sont exploités chaque année dans l'industrie du sexe. Plus de 14 millions sont des orphelins de parents morts du VIH/SIDA. Environ 300 000 sont des enfants soldats. Quelque 180 millions sont employés dans les pires conditions de travail, et 121 millio

From Sunday, November 19, 2006 to Sunday, November 19, 2006

Information sur la Journée MondialeLes abus et l'exploitation des enfants (notamment au niveau sexuel) constituant un problème universel et alarmant, une attention accrue ainsi que des mesures efficaces et soutenues de prévention et de protection sont nécessaires, que ce

Date: 16 November 2006

[CAIRO, 16 November 2006] - Hanadi was a teenager when she was sold into a short-term marriage by her father. “When I was 14, my father told me I was to be married to a man from Saudi Arabia,” said Hanadi, who did not want to use her real name.“Later on, I discovered that my f

Date: 7 November 2006

[7 November 2006] - Italian police have arrested at least 28 people suspected of being in a paedophile ring that preyed on Roma (Gypsy) children in Rome. Police carried out a series of raids on Monday. They said children living in camps had been given mobile phones or sports shoes in exchange for se

From Tuesday, November 07, 2006 to Tuesday, November 07, 2006

The protection of children has not been a priority for the EU's political action until now. The endeavour to fight for children's rights at the EU level was often rejected on grounds of lack of exclusive competence of the EU, contradicting existing acute problems and the urgent need for coordination

From Monday, November 06, 2006 to Monday, November 06, 2006

The Task Force to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation in Tourism is a Global action platform of tourism-related key players. This meeting will feature a thematic session on THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN TOURISM (SECT).

From Tuesday, October 31, 2006 to Tuesday, October 31, 2006

The conference is aimed at presenting the results of the project that was funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and implemented in Costa Rica, Thailand and Ukraine.

Date: 30 October 2006

Early childhood sexual abuse experiences and male prostitution - Attitudes of mothers towards child sexual abuse

Date: 23 October 2006

[22 October 2006] - The Cambodian seaside town of Sihanoukville has adopted a new strategy to deter sex tourists. Motorbike taxi drivers have been enlisted as the first line of defence for the town's children. They have been trained to recognise dangerous situations and take the appropriate action.

Date: 19 October 2006

Les violences sexuelles perpétrées à l'encontre des femmes et surtout des enfants continuent de faire l'objet d'une préoccupation majeure au Libéria, annonce la Mission des Nations Unies dans le pays qui a rendu public aujourd'hui le cinquième rapport sur la

Date: 6 October 2006

[5 October 2006] - A Dutch political party formed by a group of paedophiles is unlikely to take part in the country's November elections due to a lack of support. The Brotherly Love, Freedom and Diversity Party (PNVD) said it had only gathered 100 of the 570 signatures needed by the 10 October deadl

Date: 4 October 2006

[WARSAW, 3 October 2006] - The Belgian OSCE Chairmanship, France and the United States today urged states, businesses and NGOs to take action against sexual exploitation of children. "Sexual exploitation of children is a large-scale international scourge with various manifestations, including p

Date: 3 October 2006

Avant qu'il ne soit élu pape, le cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, préfet de la Congrégation vaticane pour la doctrine de la foi, aurait contribué à étouffer des affaires de prêtres pédophiles. Telle est la thèse avancée, dimanche 1er oct

Date: 3 October 2006

Europe's first dedicated centre for victims of people trafficking is due to open in Sheffield. The Human Trafficking Centre will aim to provide specialist care for the victims - mostly women brought from abroad and forced into prostitution. South Yorkshire Police, which runs the facility, said it wo

Date: 2 October 2006

[2 October 2006] - The Catholic Church has accused a BBC documentary of a "deeply prejudiced attack" on the Pope over claims of a systematic cover-up of child sex abuse. Panorama examined a document which allegedly encourages secrecy in dealing with cases of priests abusing children. It sa

Date: 25 September 2006

Statement delivered by the World YWCA, the World Alliance of YMCAs, UN Watch and the Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF).

Date: 21 September 2006

[STRASBOURG, 13 September 2006] - The second meeting of the Committee of Experts on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and abuse (PC-ES) took place at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg from September 11 – 13. After talks with Minister Bindi, Deputy Secretary General and t

Date: 16 September 2006

Air France est associée à ECPAT (End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes) depuis 1994. Aujourd'hui, la compagnie s'engage à nouveau avec l'association contre l'exploitation sexuelle des enfants dans le tourisme. A l'occasion du salon des professionnels du voyage Top Resa fin septembre, ECPAT lance une nouvelle campagne de sensibilisation, soutenue par le Ministère délégué au Tourisme.

From Monday, September 11, 2006 to Wednesday, September 13, 2006

The second meeting of the Committee of Experts on the protection of children against sexual exploitation and abuse (PC-ES) will take place at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg from September 11 – 13.The PC-ES is going to examine some proposals on a draft convention in this field. The Italian

Date: 1 September 2006

Date: 31 August 2006

[31 August 2006] - On the tenth anniversary of the Stockholm World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, ECPAT UK – the leading children’s charity with a mandate to combat child sex tourism - launches a groundbreaking report exposing gaps in legislation and policy

Date: 30 August 2006

Date: 30 August 2006

Date: 29 August 2006

[NAIROBI, le 29 août2006] - Les Nations unies ont diligenté plus d’enquêtes portant sur les présumés abus et exploitations sexuels commis par les Casques bleus en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) que dans n’importe quel autre pays au m

Date: 24 August 2006

Aid agencies in the Sudanese region of Darfur say they are alarmed by a sharp escalation in sexual attacks on displaced women and young girls. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has warned that in Darfur's biggest camp for displaced people, 200 have been raped in the past five weeks. It says t

Date: 21 August 2006

De nombreux enfants figurent parmi les victimes. Des travailleurs sociaux essaient de redonner espoir à une génération qui ne fait plus confiance aux adultes.

Date: 21 August 2006

[CAPE TOWN, 21 August 2006] - The problem of sexual abuse in South African schools was placed under the spotlight in 2001 when a Human Rights Watch report documented high levels of rape, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment against girls in schools, perpetrated primarily by male teachers and classmat

Date: 15 August 2006

Kids safety quiz; Internet safety quiz; Facts on child abuse; 10 reasons not to hit your child; Children in difficult circumstances; Are you a confident kid?; 23 Islamic values; Famous quotes...

Date: 9 August 2006

ARANYAPRATHET, Thailand, 7 August 2006 – Aranyaprathet market, which the Thais call Rong Glua, is a sprawling village of shops and light industry employing some 10,000 people on the Thai side of the Thailand-Cambodia border. But upon arriving at the market, you could be forgiven for thinking y

Date: 3 August 2006

Opinion piece

Date: 2 August 2006

[HARARE, 1 August 2006] - UNICEF today said it “condemned in the strongest possible terms” news of more horrific sexual child abuse cases in Zimbabwe. Responding to Monday’s report in The Herald that a Ruya high school teacher raped and infected with HIV a six-year-old girl, UNICEF

Date: 1 August 2006

[WASHINGTON, 1 August 2006] - Chatroom websites including MySpace, Facebook and Friendster could be banned in America's schools and libraries under legislation aimed at sexual predators that is working its way through Congress. The deleting online predators act (DOPA), which was passed by an overwhe

Date: 19 July 2006

Date: 5 July 2006

Childnet International has announced the launch of its “Blogsafety” advice website and leaflet designed to help both parents, teachers and young people understand the new safety issues of Social Networking and Blogging sites.  The leaflet and website were launched to coincide w

Date: 5 July 2006

Peer2Peer, file-sharing and downloading on the Internet is an area of growing concern because of the legal, content and security issues. Since so many children are now wanting to download and share music and films, Childnet has produced a special website and leaflet which gives advice on these issue

Date: 5 July 2006

Date: 4 July 2006

The UNICEF Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS) has launched the Reference Guide on Protecting the Rights of Child Victims of Trafficking in Europe, a new tool designed specifically for use by those working to protect children

Date: 3 July 2006

ECPAT International’s written submission to the Day of the General Discussion is for Group 1: The child’s right to be heard in judicial and administrative proceedings.

From Thursday, June 29, 2006 to Friday, June 30, 2006

The First UNWTO Regional Seminar on Ethics in Tourism will be held in Quito, Ecuador, on 29-30 June 2006, in connection with the seventy-eighth session of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization.The purpose of this Regional Seminar for the Americas is to review the basic principles i

Date: 29 June 2006

[BAGHDAD, 29 June 2006] - Local officials and aid workers have expressed concern over the alarming rate at which children are disappearing countrywide in Iraq's current unstable environment. "At least five children are disappearing every week," said Omar Khalif, vice-president of the

Date: 26 June 2006

This report provides a comprehensive review of the international, regional and national level legislation in six Asian countries; Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand. The review includes country-specific recommendations, including calls for better enforcement, improved pro

Date: 26 June 2006

This research report explores the demand side of trafficking and presents empirical findings from five countries; Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Indonesia. Based on interviews with employers, consumers/clients and third parties in five different sectors; commercial sex, domestic labour,

From Thursday, June 22, 2006 to Thursday, June 22, 2006

ECPAT International in collaboration with its partner organizations, has conducted situational analysis studies on prostitution of boys in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. These studies show that the magnitude of prostitution of boys is much bigger than generally speculated and boys are sexually expl

Date: 22 June 2006

In a new report published last week, Sexual Violence Against Women and Girls in Jamaica: "Just a Little Sex",  Amnesty International urges the Jamaican authorities to prioritise the implementation of a 15-point Action Plan developed by women's organisations across the countr

Date: 22 June 2006

Each year thousands of women and girls in Jamaica are sexually assaulted in their communities, their schools, their workplaces, their homes and in the street. The state is failing to effectively prevent and investigate these abuses and also to punish the perpetrators.For many women and girls in Jama

Date: 22 June 2006

The government-appointed children's commissioner rounded on Home Secretary John Reid yesterday over moves to inform parents about paedophiles living in their area, saying any attempt to introduce the law would be entirely counterproductive. Sir Al Aynsley-Green, who was appointed last year to provid

Date: 21 June 2006

A dedicated national task force is to be set up to deal with women trafficked into the UK for sex. The Sheffield-based Human Trafficking Centre will be staffed by police, Crown Prosecution lawyers and Serious Organised Crime Agency. The unit will continue the work of a four-month police project whic

Date: 20 June 2006

Sri Lanka Tourist Board, with UNICEF support, launches action plan against Child Sex Tourism

Date: 19 June 2006

John Reid, Britain's Home Secretary, has been warned against rushing to introduce a wholesale version of the Megan's Law system that deals with child sex offenders. Ex-chief constable Paul Whitehouse says the move could divert attention from people who pose an even greater risk. Minister G

Date: 19 June 2006

Date: 16 June 2006

Mkombozi Centre for Street Children is highlighting the issue of sexual abuse in schools in Tanzania through this action alert on the Day of the African Child 2006. This year's theme is violence against children.

Date: 14 June 2006

Today Barnardo's has published the first long term study of its work with children who have been exploited for sex or groomed for abuse through prostitution. The study, the first of its kind in the UK, found that the young people Barnardo's helped had often been abused and neglected, but t

Date: 13 June 2006

Neuf Turcs et un Américain accusés de diffusion sur l'internet de pornographie infantile ont été arrêtés en Turquie, a rapporté mardi l'agence de presse Anatolie.  Selon la police, citée par l'agence, les suspects adultes, dont un professeu

Date: 7 June 2006

[22 May 2006] - This manual, as the title suggests, is about how to protect children from sexual violence and sexual exploitation, specifically in disaster and emergency situations. It is not intended to be an academic report but instead is a practical guide that we hope will be of use to people wor

Date: 7 June 2006

[6 junio 2006] - Estados Unidos añadió a Irán y Siria a la lista de países que podrían sufrir sanciones por no enfrentar el problema de tráfico de personas.  La secretaria de Estado, Condoleezza Rice, dijo que Washington lideraría un llamado a la acción para poner fin al problema. El inf

Date: 6 June 2006

More nations around the world are enacting laws to prevent human trafficking and prosecuting people who engage in this form of 21st century slavery, according to this year's Trafficking in Persons Report released yesterday by the U.S. State Department.The world’s most comprehensive survey on h

Date: 2 June 2006

Date: 1 June 2006

The documentation on Philippine Conference Against Trafficking Of Children And Women In Commercial Sexual Exploitation, which took place on 10 and 11. February 2005 in Cebu City, Philippines, is now available.During the conference the causes of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking of women

Date: 1 June 2006

Date: 1 June 2006

The study reveals the issues related to commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) of boys particularly in the context of Bangladesh. The report shows that the incidences of CSE is charged by age, urbanization, migration, family problems and is highly contributed by poverty. It also points out that the pr

Date: 1 June 2006

Pakistan’s high population growth rate and rapid urbanisation have given rise to more and more children working and living on the streets. This study has found that these children are vulnerable to all forms of abuse including sexual exploitation. Runaways, school dropouts and illiterate child

Date: 1 June 2006

One of 4 studies on child sex tourism in South Asia undertaken by ECPAT International. Objectives of the study were to gather information on the nature, scope and manifestations of child sex tourism in the Kathmandu Valley and Pokhara. The report is based on a 3 month research. The study highlights

Date: 1 June 2006

One of 4 studies on child sex tourism in South Asia undertaken by ECPAT International. Objectives of the study were to gather information on the nature, scope and manifestations of child sex tourism in Southern India.  

Date: 1 June 2006

Even though there is an awareness of sexual exploitation of children by tourists in places such as the south Indian beach resort of Goa and Negombo in Sri Lanka, few studies have been conducted on the prostitution of boys and their local exploiters in South Asia. This study focused on determining th

Date: 1 June 2006

A political party with a paedophile agenda has been registered in The Netherlands, prompting outrage among many parts of society. The party plans to push for a cut in the legal age for sexual relations to 12 from 16 and for legalisation of child pornography and sex with animals. The Charity, Freedom

From Monday, May 29, 2006 to Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Conferencia de Prensa: 29/05 - 09.30 hs. Salón Verde del Concejo Deliberante de la Ciudad de Neuquén. Conferencias de Explotación Sexual Comercial Infantil: 29/05 destinado a Profesionales, Magistrados, Especialistas; Horario 10.30 a 12.30 hs; Lugar: Salón Verde del Concejo Deliberante d

Date: 18 May 2006

  El objetivo de esta guía es facilitar a la ciudadanía el proceso de denuncia de los delitos de explotación sexual comercial cometidos en contra de personas menores de 18 años, mediante la identificación sencilla de las situaciones o conductas que pueden constituir estos delitos.De esta

Date: 18 May 2006

La Red de Información sobre los Derechos del Niño (CRIN, por sus siglas en inglés) ha recopilado una lista de recursos para proteger a niños, niñas y adolescentes contra el abuso en el ciberespacio. Los recursos se dirigen a niñas y niños, padres, profesores, policías, proveedores de servicios de internet y otras personas que trabajan con niñas y niños.

Date: 17 May 2006

[16 May 2006] - A leaked report in Australia has detailed horrific levels of sexual abuse in remote Aboriginal communities, including the rape of a baby.

Date: 17 May 2006

On Wednesday 17 May, the Commitee examined Turkey's Initial report on the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC). This summary highlights the main issues discussed by the government delegation and members of the Committee; it is produced by the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 11 May 2006

El Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo anunció hoy el lanzamiento de Llama y Vive, una campaña regional contra la trata de personas destinada a sensibilizar a la opinión pública sobre este fenómeno y promover líneas de asistencia telefónica para la prevención y la protección de las víctimas.La

Date: 11 May 2006

[MONROVIA, le 11 mai 2006] - Le gouvernement libérien et les Nations unies ont promis d’ouvrir une enquête à la suite d’un rapport de l’organisation caritative anglaise Save the children faisant état d’abus sexuels contre des femmes et des fill

Date: 8 May 2006

A new market in young women from South America is changing the face of Britain's sex trade, with traffickers being paid as much as £8,000 a victim, according to a report on a government campaign against trafficking published today. Police across the country have discovered an increasing number

Date: 8 May 2006

La organización no gubernamental Save the Children denunció que civiles y militares involucrados en misiones de paz continúan explotando sexualmente a niñas en los campamentos de refugiados de Liberia, a pesar de anteriores promesas de erradicar tales abusos. En un informe, la ONG afirma que

Date: 8 May 2006

Young girls in Liberia are still being sexually exploited by aid workers and peacekeepers despite pledges to stamp out such abuse, Save the Children says. Girls as young as eight are being forced to have sex in exchange for food by workers for local and international agencies, according to its repor

Date: 8 May 2006

Ending the exploitation and abuse of women and girls is one of the biggest challenges confronting communities in West Africa and we need to continue to do everything we possibly can do to stop this. Oxfam has been leading the aid sector to try and stop sexual abuse in west Africa and has a zero tole

Date: 8 May 2006

[LONDON, 9 May 2006] - Save the Children UK is reveling in a study released today that children in Liberia are sexually exploited by humanitarian workers, peacekeepers and local businessmen. The study was conducted in temporary camps for those displaced by the civil war and amongst those r

Date: 26 April 2006

Es una vergüenza que México aún no haya hecho nada para erradicar la trata de infantes al no existir una legislación que defienda a los pequeños migrantes, cuyos derechos humanos son vejados de manera "impactante", afirmó Jorge Bustamante, Relator Especial sobre los Dere

Date: 26 April 2006

Viena, 24 de abril. Las mujeres y los niños son las principales víctimas del tráfico de seres humanos en el mundo, según un informe publicado hoy por la Oficina de Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Crimen (ONUDC), que deplora la "ineficacia de la lucha contra esta lacra". "E

Date: 25 April 2006

In order to set up a base document regarding legislation of the member countries of the International Criminal Police Organisation-Interpol on child sex abuse, including online abuse, Interpol asked member countries to provide a summary of the applicable legal texts regarding these offences.Attached

Date: 24 April 2006

A new agency to tackle child abuse and indecent images on the internet is being launched by the Home Office. Suspicious activity can be reported to the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre 24 hours a day. The unit, staffed by about 100 police, computer technicians and child welfare specia

Date: 24 April 2006

[VIENNA, 24 April 2006] - Virtually no country in the world is unaffected by the crime of human trafficking for sexual exploitation or forced labour, a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows.The report on "Trafficking In Persons: Global Patterns," publishe

From Monday, April 24, 2006 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The Task Force to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation in Tourism held its eighteenth meeting in Berlin on 10 March 2006, as part of parallel events held during ITB. The meeting, which was attended by over 100 delegates, featured a Special Session on CampaignDesign and Implementation for the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tourism (SECT).

Date: 24 April 2006

(SIRTI abril 2006) Autoridades de Interpol, fiscalías y expertos internacionales se reunieron en San José, del 19 al 21 de abril, para estrechar colaboración a nivel internacional en materia de investigación de los delitos de explotación sexual comercial de personas menores de edad en los paí

Date: 22 April 2006

Dans les journaux, on l'a baptisée Bébé Tshepang, espoir en zoulou. Elle avait neuf mois quand, en 2001, elle a été violée par son beau-père. Après des semaines d'hôpital, plusieurs opérations chirurgicales, Bébé Tshe

Date: 19 April 2006

[MEXICO CITY, April 18] - Although many countries in Latin America have laws stating that sex education must be made available in primary and secondary schools, these are implemented in a haphazard way, and in some cases not at all. An informal survey by IPS correspondents in Argentina, Brazil, Chil

Date: 19 April 2006

[MÉXICO, 18 de abril de 2006] - Múltiples disposiciones están vigentes en América Latina y el Caribe sobre la educación sexual en las escuelas primarias y secundarias, e inclusive en la enseñanza inicial. Pero en la mayoría de los países son medidas inconsecuentes o aplicadas

Date: 7 April 2006

[WASHINGTON, DC 6 April 2006] - A new study of child pornography laws in 184 Interpol member countries around the world has produced alarming results: more than half of these countries (95) have no laws addressing child pornography and in many other countries, the existing laws are inadequate. The I

Date: 4 April 2006

La esclavitud se remonta al inicio de las civilizaciones y sorprende que, en la actualidad se haya convertido en un fenómeno extendido que cada día afecta a más mujeres peruanas bajo la modalidad de la trata. El incremento de la pobreza, el flujo turístico y la actividad minera son algunas de las co

From Thursday, March 30, 2006 to Thursday, March 30, 2006

Sexual abuse of children is disturbing, abhorrent and very often an unimaginable crime but the unfortunate reality is that it exists. When children do not feel safe, their other rights are endangered. While it is the responsibility of adults to be the primary safeguards to care for and protect 

Date: 27 March 2006

E/CN.4/2006/67/Add.2Visit: 31 October to 7 November 2005

Date: 26 March 2006

E/CN.4/2006/67/Add.38-15 November 2005

Date: 17 March 2006

Research and consultations suggest that child sexual abuse is becoming more common in South Asia. Evidence also shows that men and women, and sometimes children themselves, exploit children sexually in different ways, for many different reasons and in various contexts. It is also seen that sexually

Date: 15 March 2006

October 2006A/HRC/4/Add.2Report by Juan Miguel Petit

Date: 13 March 2006

La Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) celebrará la semana próxima, en la isla venezolana de Margarita, su Primera Reunión Continental contra la Trata y tráfico de personas, informó el organismo. En el encuentro, los 34 países miembros buscarán caminos para una mayor eficacia contra la trata y

Date: 10 March 2006

From Friday, March 10, 2006 to Friday, March 10, 2006

The Task Force to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation in Tourism is a Global action platform of tourism-related key players. This meeting will feature both a thematic session on CAMPAIGN DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION for the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation of Children In Tourism .

Date: 7 March 2006

Jueces, fiscales, defensores, comunicadores y representantes de sociedad civil panameña reiteraron aquí su lucha contra la explotación sexual infantil en un debate sobre el fortalecimiento de la ley que combate este flagelo.

Date: 27 February 2006

The Child Trafficking website has been updated with the latest information on strategies for preventing trafficking, and rehabilitating and reintegrating victims of trafficking.

Date: 15 February 2006

Aunque han sido aprobadas parcialmente, lasleyes en materia de Trata y Explotación SexualComercial no son aún vigentes, por lo que lainfancia se encuentra aún vulnerable ante los vacíosque prevalecen.

Date: 15 February 2006

La organización internacional Save the Children para los Derechos de la Infancia llevó adelante una investigación en Costa Rica, Nicaragua y Honduras para mapear el flujo migratorio y social vinculado a la Explotación Sexual Comercial de Niñas/os y Adolescentes (ESCNNA, sigla en españo

Date: 14 February 2006

India: National Year of the Child - Speech by R.K. Raghavan for TulirDimensions of Child AbuseA few days ago, I was invited by Talir, a Chennai-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) to speak on the problem of sexual abuse of children. By all accounts, the NGO is doing commendable work in th

Date: 10 February 2006

The goal of the "Action Programme against Trafficking in Minors for Sexual Purposes", implemented in close cooperation with ECPAT International, is to contribute towards reducing trafficking in minors for sexual exploitation and violations of children's rights by:Analysing and monitoring t

Date: 8 February 2006

Child Sexual Abuse: Are children legally protected?- CSA: a legal comparison- Corporal punishment: the rape of a childhood- Views of lawyers on legal child protection- Juvenile delinquency: causes and consequences- Child marriages

Date: 7 February 2006

Summary Report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (Juan Miguel Petit), submitted for the 62nd session of the Commission on Human Rights, submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/44.

Date: 6 February 2006

Malgré les progrès réalisés pour faire reculer cette pratique, trois millions de jeunes filles dans 28 pays du continent africain sont soumises chaque année, à l’excision/mutilation génitale féminine.

Date: 11 January 2006

On Wednesday 11 January, the Commitee examined Kazakhstan’s Initial Report on the Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography. This summary highlights the main issues discussed by the government delegation and members of the Committee; it is produced by the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 11 January 2006

On Wednesday 11 January, the Commitee examined Morocco’s Initial Report on the Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography . This summary highlights the main issues discussed by the government delegation and members of the Committee; it is produced by the NGO Group for the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Date: 22 December 2005

Rome today appears to contain the highest concentration of Romanian unaccompanied children in Italy. Although the number of those trafficked from Romania to Italy is a reality, the number of children from 14 to 18 years old who migrate from their country and become involved in, or fall victim to, exploitation once they are already in Italy seems increasingly high. Boys and girls are involved mainly in the sex trade, while younger children (from 11 to 13) are involved in petty crimes such as robbery and extortion.

Date: 1 December 2005

Le présent article se veut stimulateur d’une prise de conscience du Congolais et de tous les Africains sur la gravité du phénomène de la pédophilie.

From Monday, November 21, 2005 to Friday, November 25, 2005

21 - 25 NovemberLima, Peru

From Tuesday, November 15, 2005 to Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Sexual exploitation and abuse of children is one of the fastest-growing and worst computer-related crimes worldwide. The WSIS Plan of Action calls on all governments to prevent such abuses. This panel discussion will outline the problems, responses and what WSIS Tunis can do to protect children from sexual exploitation through ICTs. It will include a presentation of the new report on, 'Violence Against Children in Cyberspace', which is part of the UN Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Children.

Date: 15 November 2005

This report was written by ECPAT International with leading experts around the world as a contribution to the UN Study on Violence Against Children. It draws together the latest knowledge on cyber violence against children and outlines an agenda for action, including greater industry action and stronger national legislations harmonised to international standards.

Date: 15 November 2005

Ce rapport constitue une contribution à l’étude des Nations Unies sur la violence contre les enfants, et elle se veut un moyen de souligner tous les domaines dans lesquels les enfants nécessitent une protection contre la violence. Ce projet a impliqué la collaboration de plusieurs conseillers spécialisés et les inquiétudes soulevées ici sont intégralement reliées au travail mondial d’ECPAT pour combattre l’exploitation sexuelle des enfants à des fins commerciales.

Date: 14 November 2005

El presente informe sobre La violencia contra los niños en el ciberespacio fue concebido y desarrollado por ECPAT International como parte de su contribución al importante estudio de la ONU y como forma de resaltar todos los espacios en los que los niños requieren protección de la violencia. Este proyecto ha contado con la colaboración de varios asesores y especialistas, y los temas abordados aquí están íntegramente conectados con el trabajo general de ECPAT para combatir la explotación sexual comercial de los niños

Date: 14 November 2005

Ce qui, dans notre societe, est qualifie d’abus sexuel ne l’est pas toujours dans le chef des abuseurs. Quels sont les rapports que des individus, designes comme des delinquants sexuels, entretiennent avec la norme sociale relative à la sexualite entre les adultes et les enfants? Telle est la question centrale de cette recherche.

From Monday, November 14, 2005 to Monday, November 14, 2005

The Task Force to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation in Tourism is a Global action platform of tourism-related key players. This meeting will feature both a thematic session on GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO COMBAT THE SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN TOURISM and a REPORTING SESSION open to tourism industry and NGO representatives who wish to report on current actions to prevent SECT.

Date: 1 November 2005

This report provides supplementary information on Mexico’s 3rd periodic report on the implementation of the CRC. Specifically, it focuses on sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy and religious in Mexico and explains how the laws of the Holy See come into conflict with Mexican child-protection laws. This conflict puts children at risk of exploitation and abuse by Catholic clergy and religious. The government must develop and implement legal measures to protect children from sexual abuse and sanction the clergy and religious who are involved in the abuse or cover-up of abuse of minors.

Date: 1 November 2005

This report provides supplementary information on Mexico’s 3rd periodic report on the implementation of the CRC. Specifically, it focuses on sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy and religious in Mexico and explains how the laws of the Holy See come into conflict with Mexican child-protection laws. This conflict puts children at risk of exploitation and abuse by Catholic clergy and religious. The government must develop and implement legal measures to protect children from sexual abuse and sanction the clergy and religious who are involved in the abuse or cover-up of abuse of minors.

Date: 17 October 2005

L’Association Carrefour de Développement dans le cadre de ses activités de rue à Lomé, a mené une prospection auprès des mineures prostituées dans les environnements prostitutionnels de la capitale.

Date: 5 October 2005

To what extent are social work students in England and Denmark equipped to deal with child sexual abuse? - A Comparative Discourse Analysis between the English and Danish Social Work Education.

Date: 4 October 2005

Rozan is an NGO that works on the mental and emotional health of women and children focusing on issues of violence. Aangan is Rozan's children's program which has been working on the emotional health of children, particularly child sexual abuse for the past 11 years. Recently, Aangan has developed 2 books for children on body protection.

Date: 1 October 2005

This issue offers a review of commercial sexual exploitation of children on a global perspective. It provides information on child pornography, child prostitution and child trafficking by country.

Date: 15 September 2005

This report provides supplementary information on Kazakhstan's initial report on the implementation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography

Date: 1 September 2005

Ce rapport contient des informations supplémentaires sur le 'Rapport initial du Royaume du Maroc d'avril 2004 sur la mise en oeuvre du Protocole facultatif à la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant, concernant la vente d'enfants, la prostitution des enfants et la pornographie met

Date: 10 August 2005

Sírvase encontrar adjunta una solicitud de información de organizaciones no gubernamentales, académicas e internacionales, incluidos los organismos de las Naciones Unidas, para la preparación del informe conjunto sobre la demanda de servicios sexuales que constituyen una explotación del Relator Especial sobre la venta de niños, la prostitución infantil y la utilización de niños en la pornografía y del Relator Especial sobre la trata de personas, especialmente las mujeres y los niños.

Date: 10 August 2005

Attached is a request for information from academic, non-governmental and international organisations, including United Nations agencies for the preparation of the joint report on demand for services deriving from sexual exploitation of the Special Rapporteur on sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children.

Date: 10 August 2005

Veuillez trouver ci-joint une demande de renseignements adressée aux organisations non-gouvernementales, academiques et internationales, y compris aux institutions des Nations Unies, en vue de l'établissement du rapport conjoint sur la demande en services dérivant de l’exploitation sexuelle du Rapporteur spécial sur la vente d'enfants, la prostitution des enfants et la pornographie impliquant des enfants et du Rapporteur spécial sur la traite des personnes, en particulier les femmes et les enfants.

From Wednesday, July 13, 2005 to Wednesday, July 13, 2005

The conference will look at the role of the new 'Centre for Child Protection' and the work of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) and the Paedophile Online Investigation Team (POLIT). There will be best practice case studies from BT and Vodafone. Other areas dealt with include current and projected trends in internet and mobile use, how best to educate children and parents in safe internet and mobile use, whether current laws are effective enough and how to gather evidence for prosecutions.

From Thursday, July 07, 2005 to Thursday, July 07, 2005

Article from the Manila Times that addresses the issue of the clergy sexual abuse in the Philippines, and mentions the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's concluding observations.

From Tuesday, July 05, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Website of the Council of Europe, offering latest news, information, resources, reference texts and links to organisations working on the issue.

From Tuesday, June 14, 2005 to Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Press statement from Catholics for a Free Choice, commending the Committee on the Rights of the Child for addressing the issue of sexual abuse and exploitation of children within the framework of religious institutions in the Philippines.

From Wednesday, June 01, 2005 to Wednesday, June 01, 2005

This month is the 5th anniversary of the passing of the UN Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography last 25 May 2000. Father Shay Cullen writes on the urgency of the problem.

From Wednesday, June 01, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Report on sexual violence against women and girls based on interviews with 492 women and 50 soldiers in Eastern DRC.

From Wednesday, June 01, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Rapport sur les violence sexuelles contre les femmes et les filles basé sur des entretiens avec 492 femmes et 50 soldats dans la RDC de l'est .

From Monday, May 23, 2005 to Monday, May 23, 2005

In response to a report on the flourishing smuggling trade in live foetuses that are cryogenically frozen and sold to clinics offering "youth injections", Father Cullen points to the inhumanity of the notorious sex business and girlie bars around the Philippines as a breeding ground for hardening attitudes that allow new and increasingly shameful exploitation of human life.

From Wednesday, May 18, 2005 to Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Nari Unnayan Shakti came into being in 1992 with a specific strategy to strengthen and mainstream women's development issues at the policy level and to reduce violence against women at the roots level. At present NUS is serving more 50000 disadvantaged families through 115 Centers in 9 districts in Bangladesh.

From Tuesday, May 17, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Terre des hommes has recently added new content on their website: the internet platform "Please disturb" offers concrete information about how travellers can get active in carrying children's rights through, and reducing the number of sexually abused children worldwide.

Date: 5 May 2005

This report compiles all mentions of children's rights in the Concluding Observations of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

From Sunday, May 01, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Research showed that only 29% of parents ever discuss sexual abuse prevention with their children. Yet children must be given the tools to protect themselves against child molesters. "Those are MY Private Parts" was written by Diane Hansen to empower young children to say NO to their abusers.

Date: 27 April 2005

A new book on sexual violence and youth is now available: Sex without Consent: Young People in Developing Countries, produced by the Population Council/India, the World Health Organization, and Family Health International (FHI)/YouthNet and published by Zed Books (London/New York). The 370-page pape

From Wednesday, April 27, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The report calls attention to the disparity in treatment between American and foreign girls who are trafficked for sexual exploitation. It serves as an “Amber Alert” as it brings attention and calls for reform, and services to over 300,000 American children, whose lives are at risk of commercial sexual exploitation.

From Monday, April 11, 2005 to Monday, April 11, 2005

Child Wise has been granted A$590,000 in Australian Government aid funding to conduct Tourism Training Programmes in 35 popular Asian tourist destinations over the next two years, educating local people about sex tourism.

Date: 1 April 2005

In this global thematic evaluation report Save the Children Norway document its work within the area of violence against and sexual abuse of children. It is a challenging working area as violence and sexual abuse affects children everywhere and may lead to irreversible physical and psychological damage, sometimes even to death.

From Friday, April 01, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The study explores elements that promote child trafficking and issues which facilitate the victimisation of children in the Philippines. The study offers profiles on children victims and perpetrators (particularly facilitators and accomplices to the crime of trafficking) and geographical facts, allowing the reader to acquire a historical and cultural perspective of its environment.

Date: 15 March 2005

E/CN.4/2005/78/Add.19 December 2004

Date: 26 January 2005

E/CN.4/2005/78/Add.2 Visit: 1 to 10 September 2004

From Friday, January 21, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The Task Force to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation in Tourism held its 15th meeting in London on 8 November 2004, as part of parallel events held during the World Travel Market 2004. The meeting featured a Special Session on the Role of the Travel Media in the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation of Children in Tourism (SECT).

From Friday, January 14, 2005 to Friday, January 14, 2005

ECPAT International advocates that child protection measures must be integral to any emergency response, and its member groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka are currently working to institute such measures in areas hard hit by the earthquake and tsunami on 26 December.

From Saturday, January 01, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report is based on the contributions from all the participants at the seminar in Norway, and the concrete experiences and tools that have been developed in a project called Safe! run by LNU in 2003.

From Saturday, January 01, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The sexual commercial exploitation researches on children and adolescents do not usually consider the client as the main responsible of this problem. Through this journalistic investigation, Save the Children Sweden intends to identify what motivates adults to have sex with children and adolescents. Furthermore, it tries to call media's attention on this serious problem.

From Saturday, January 01, 2005 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This publication helps to highlight the need for increased understanding and clarity when certain terms are used to describe sexual harm against children. The first section looks at definitions within international instruments, IGOs, NGOs, etc. and the second cites international instruments in which these terms are found.

Date: 1 January 2005

This is a qualitative study of Nepalese girls and women after they have been sold for prostitution into brothels in Mumbai and Kolkata, India - a study of their first days, their years of confinement and their years in sex work after their release.

From Monday, December 06, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Indonesian authorities need to implement legal reforms and more rigidly apply the new Child Protection Act if children in Indonesia are to be better protected against commercial sexual exploitation.

From Monday, December 06, 2004 to Monday, December 06, 2004

The seminar, to be attended by judges, government officials, lawyers, law enforcement personnel and children’s rights advocates, will be presented with the Report on Laws and Legal Procedures Concerning the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Indonesia.

From Thursday, December 02, 2004 to Saturday, December 04, 2004

The workshop will aim to promote a diverse, multidisciplinary and innovative forum for discussions of the main aspects related to the themes of sustainable tourism and childhood.

From Wednesday, December 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The purpose of this account is to make available the realities of child exploitation using real life examples, and to draw attention to the economy of child pornography in the US.

From Wednesday, December 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) website provides information about the SVRI and contains links to documents and other resources on sexual violence and sexual violence research. It is also possible to join and contact the SVRI through the website.

From Wednesday, December 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This publication contains four flexible lesson plans. Standards by the National Council for the Social Studies were used to guide the development of this module and it is designed so that teachers can teach a lesson within 1-2 class periods to introduce the subject or fully integrate the materials into the classrooms throughout the year.

From Monday, November 29, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Child-protection laws in India require a comprehensive overhaul to remove loopholes and ambiguities if they are to be effective tools for safeguarding children against commercial sexual exploitation.

From Monday, November 22, 2004 to Thursday, November 25, 2004

The purpose of this meeting is to create a greater constituency and network for sharing strategies, methodologies, good practice, tools and challenges.

From Wednesday, November 10, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The report documents numerous acts of rape committed by combatants from the Central African Republic, Chad and the the Democratic Republic of Congo.

From Monday, November 08, 2004 to Monday, November 08, 2004

SPECIAL SESSION: The Role of the Travel Media in the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation of Children In Tourism (SECT).

From Thursday, November 04, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

A new ECPAT report urging legal reforms in Nepal to combat commercial sexual exploitation of children will be released in Kathmandu on 4 November 2004 at a Consultation on Legal Reform to Combat the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children.

From Monday, November 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Child Wise has undertaken research that gives voice to the experiences, needs and views of young people involved in commercial sexual activity in Melbourne.

From Monday, November 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report presents what Save the Children Sweden has done to combat the growing problem of child pornography on the net.

From Monday, November 01, 2004 to Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Growing Up XX is the only theatrical show that allows girls to talk about Growing Up XX in this present day and age, from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This unique theatrical stage show will bring back an art form, a style of communication that has been misplaced; it is the riveting and enchanting art of story telling.

From Tuesday, October 26, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The study found cases of child trafficking from each of the seventeen provinces surveyed, from the far north to the far south of the country. Trafficking occurs both internally and across borders, particularly to Thailand.

From Friday, October 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The website is in Bulgarian and English and has two separate sections - for professionals and for children. The two sections have different approach to presenting the problem before the society and the effort of Bulgarian Government to solve it. The website gives information on Bulgarian state bodies and NGOs, International organisations and networks.

From Friday, October 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The report concludes that Bangladesh’s legal system falls short in deterring the commercial sexual exploitation of children. As a result, child survivors of commercial sexual exploitation can generally expect poor treatment within the judicial system while their exploiters avoid prosecution and punishment.

From Friday, October 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The definition of commercial sexual exploitation - Why it is a widespread problem - How it is a violation of rights - Contributing factors - State responsibilitiy - An overview of what young people are doing - Suggestions for what leaders can do.

Date: 1 August 2004

Date: 4 June 2004

This report compiles all mentions of children's rights in the Concluding Observations of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Date: 1 May 2004

Although the expansion of the internet has led to many positive developments for children and young people, the fatc remains that criminal elements are also using this technology as a means of producing, collecting and distributing images of child sexual abuse.

From Tuesday, April 06, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The report reveals that trafficked women and girls are exposed to a series of human rights abuses, including abduction, deprivation of liberty and denial of freedom of movement, torture and ill-treatment, including psychological threats, beatings and rape.

Date: 3 February 2004

E/CN.4/2004/9/Add.2Visit: 3 to 14 November 2003

From Thursday, January 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The research consists in four reports (Sri Lanka, India South, India North and Nepal) and is a tremendous investigation into the manifestation of CST in tourist destinations of these areas. Please have a look or download the documents (pdf) as they are extremely informative about CST in the South Asian context and the tourism policies and trends in the region.

From Thursday, January 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

under the authority of the European Commission, Child Focus and the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (Ghent University) have conducted and issued this study aiming at serving as a vehicle for the promotion of integrated European policies on missing and sexually exploited children.

From Thursday, January 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This issue looks at children's rights and its respect and protection. Other articles look at involving men in addressing sexual crimes, children's perceptions of abuse and a report on a camp for street children.

From Thursday, January 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The book makes a powerful statement on Tourism related paedophilia and has been used as the mainstay for advocacy work undertaken by CRG since its publication. It has met with great success here and abroad leading to Goa Government promulgating a well thought out section on Child sexual abuse and paedophilia in the new Goa Children's Act-2003.

From Thursday, January 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This research is based on data collected from primary school teachers from across the country and aims to assess the levels of awareness, reasons for sexual abuse occuring, etc.

From Thursday, January 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This research aims to outline various types of drugs available to street children and their physiological and psychological impacts on children. It takes into account the problems of cultivation and abuse of drugs within the context of Pakistani society. It is based on interviews with 180 children between 6 and 18.

From Thursday, January 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The report shows that despite the fact that child trafficking is a growing problem in the UK, the majority of social workers in the region are not being given the information, training and resources to be able to help the children affected by it.

From Thursday, January 01, 2004 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The study explains the complexity of child trafficking and examines the responses of governments and inter- governmental organisations and pays particular attention to the actions taken by NGOs to prevent child trafficking or to protect children who have been trafficked.

From Wednesday, December 10, 2003 to Friday, December 12, 2003

The Internet has added a new dimension to the problem of sexual exploitation of children in tourism but it can also be used as a powerful tool to protect children from abuses. This workshop is addressed to all actors involved in tourism: travellers, travel industries, organisations and the media.

From Friday, October 24, 2003 to Friday, October 24, 2003

Every year 1,2 million children, girls and boys, become the victim of traffficking. Far away from their homes they're used as cheap labour forces and physically abused. The trade in children for labour, prostitution and adoption exists, also in Belgium.

Date: 14 October 2003

E/CN.4/2004/9/Add.1 Visit: 25-29 November 2002

From Monday, September 08, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report looks at pedophilia on the internet for the 1st semester 2003. According to this research, there has been a huge increase in the total number of sites when compared with the first semester of 2002 (from 5961 to 8717).

From Thursday, July 31, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report gives a general introduction to the overlapping aspects of child exploitation – the worst forms of child labour, child trafficking and the use of children for commercial sex.

From Tuesday, July 29, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report which was produced in collaboration with Save the Children- Norway, Nepal is a result of reserch on child sexual abuse in the Kathmandu Valley.

From Tuesday, July 15, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Between 10% and 20% of children in Europe, as an informed scientific estimate, will be sexually assaulted during their childhood. This problem has been recognised by child care professionals, policy makers and increasingly the public at large. Debates continue about what can be done.

From Saturday, March 01, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The Second World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation took place from December 17 to 19 2001 in Yokohama, Japan. The Second World Congress concluded with this outcome document, reaffirming but also reinforcing promises made at the first World Congress in 1996.

Date: 9 January 2003

E/CN.4/2003/79/Add.1 Visit: 16 to 26 September 2002

From Wednesday, January 01, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Plans d'action nationaux en faveur de l'enfance élaborés avec la participation des enfants et des jeunes.

From Wednesday, January 01, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

From "Forced Migration Review," this article doubts the main conclusion of the UN investigation in West Africa that widespread sexual exploitation by aid workers and UN peacekeepers is not confirmed.

From Wednesday, January 01, 2003 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The article from the Forced Migration Review argues that the need to protect refugees from threats from humanitarian workers did not receive much attention until the recent release of findings from the joint UNHCR and Save the Children UK Report on the sexual exploitation of refugee children in West Africa.

From Tuesday, August 06, 2002 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The International office publishes this newsletter four times a year as a means to provide information on new developments and record the progress of the fight to eliminate commercial sexual exploitation of children. Since January 1999, all issues of the ECPAT International Newsletter have been available online.

From Thursday, June 20, 2002 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report documents the frequent and sometimes systematic use of sexual violence in eastern areas of the country. It also looks a the consequences for the victims, including rejection by their communities and infection with HIV/AIDS.

From Thursday, June 13, 2002 to Friday, June 14, 2002

The two-day conference provides up to date facts and information in the legal and technical areas. It addresses delicate open questions and demonstrates the need for research and action and offers a forum for networking and exchanges of experiences between professionals involved with the issue of child pornography on the internet.

Date: 16 May 2002

This report compiles all mentions of children's rights in the Concluding Observations of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights.

From Wednesday, February 27, 2002 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This volume records the response to child pornography and sexual abuse of children through misuse of media and internet from these sectors. It describes the major work being carried out in some African countries, in Albania, Brazil, Guatemala, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka, and shows the efforts being made to share information and build networks.

From Thursday, February 21, 2002 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

In order to stimulate new initiatives, ECPAT International has compiled a series of successful examples. Each document highlights one action that can be undertaken to stop this exploitation. The first part of the document provides guidelines on starting such action. The second part illustrates the action with a case study based on experience and lessons learned.

From Tuesday, January 22, 2002 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

At the Second World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC), Save the Children Sweden represented the International Save the Children Alliance on the International Planning Committee of the congress.

From Tuesday, January 08, 2002 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This document is the text of the outcome document from the Yokohama Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, held in Japan from 17-20 December 2001. The text of the Yokohama Global Commitment 2001 was negotiated between governments during the week and adopted in consensus, while a number of delegations chose to add Explanatory Statements to it.

From Thursday, December 20, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Final Appeal of Children and Young People - 2nd World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, Yokohama, Japan December 17-20, 2001 At the end of the 2nd World Congress Against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, the whole world still has a gigantic question

From Monday, December 17, 2001 to Thursday, December 20, 2001

This event takes place in Yokohama. This is a follow-up meeting to the Stockholm Conference in 1996. Objectives of the Congress include enhancing political commitment to the Agenda for Action adopted at First World Congress; reviewing progress; sharing expertise and good practices; identifying main problem areas and/or gaps.

From Monday, December 17, 2001 to Wednesday, December 19, 2001

From Friday, December 14, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report details community based research on community perceptions about male child sex abuse in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan.

From Friday, December 14, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report details initiatives fighting child pornography on the Internet in the Netherland. It states that international co-operation is needed alongside industry’s willingness to tackle this problem properly.

From Friday, December 14, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The book includes general situation of trafficking and sexual exploitation of children in Cambodia, actions taken so far, challenges and difficulties faced, dreams and recommendations of children and young people, related laws and policies, good practices, child victim case studies, as well as important recommendations.

From Monday, December 10, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report explores why the sexual exploitation of children is growing rapidly and identifies how this abuse of vulnerable children has become a global billion-dollar industry over the last decade. The report states that Australians are significantly involved in the sexual exploitation of children overseas and analyses Australia’s response to these problems.

From Sunday, December 02, 2001 to Monday, December 03, 2001

This consultation is an opportunity to share knowledge and experiences about progress made and lessons learned within the region since the World Congress Against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in 1996. It will prepare for the Second World Congress to be held in Yokohama in December 2001 and the steps that should be taken following this event.

From Friday, November 30, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This site is designed as a ‘library’ of documents you will need to prepare for the Congress. It also holds general information for those not coming to Yokohama who want to learn more about this issue.

From Tuesday, November 20, 2001 to Tuesday, November 20, 2001

This conference will highlight the key issues surrounding children and young people in London who have been or who are at risk of being exploited through prostitution.

From Tuesday, November 20, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Article 2 contains an important provision to combat the sexual exploitation of children in tourism

From Tuesday, November 20, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The publication contains information on critical issues and illustrates issues with case studies.

From Tuesday, November 20, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report provides up-to-date information on progress in implementing the Stockholm Agenda for Action against commercial sexual exploitation of children in nearly 150 countries. It clearly shows the positive impact of the Agenda in the last five years, but argues that without commitment to implementation, this important document will be no more than words.

From Thursday, November 15, 2001 to Saturday, November 17, 2001

JOURNEES SCIENTIFIQUES D'AUTOMNE 2001 Magistrat, Therapeute, Acteurs de la Prise en Charge Globale des Delinquants Sexuels; Quelles Attitudes Demain? Charleroi - BELGIQUE -15, 16, 17 novembre 2001 Appel à communications ARGUMENT En Belgique, c'est en 1996 qu'un véritable séisme bous

From Thursday, November 15, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This website contains information for tourists, tour agencies and for the general public on the sexual exploitation of children in tourism. it includes country information, the international legal framework prohibiting its practice and information on good practice in preventing its occurrence.

From Monday, November 12, 2001 to Monday, November 12, 2001

The next consultative meeting of the Task Force to Protect Children from Sexual Exploitation in Tourism will meet on 12 November 2001, 14:00 to 17.30, in London, UK.

From Sunday, October 14, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This new website details the work and activities of survivors of sexual exploitation in Canada. It includes information on the perspective of youth survivors, publications, good practice manuals, one public interactive discussion bulletin, three private bulletins for youth survivors.

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Una apreciación del progreso realizado en la lucha contra el TSI. Después de presentar la distribución geográfica de la información recogida, el citado informe brinda acciones preventivas para el TSI, acciones de formación, e investigación clasificada proveniente de la organización líder: Industria de Turismo y de Viajes; Grupos Nacionales de ECPAT; Otras organizaciones.

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report gives an overview of the progress made in the fight against CST. After presenting the geographic distribution of information collected, it gives CST preventive actions, training actions and research classified by the lead organisation, as follows:  Travel and Tourism Industry  ECPAT National Groups  Other Organizations

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Après un bref historique de la répartition géographique des informations collectées, sont recensées les actions de prévention, les actions de formation puis les recherches effectuées sur le sujet. Le tout est classé en fonction de l'organisation responsable de la mise en ouvre du programme : industrie du tourisme, groupes ECPAT (nationaux ou affiliés) et autres organismes.

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This manual is a collection of activities that will engage the child victims of sexual exploitation in therapeutic activities such as play, sports, game, art/craft, exercise, music/dance, drama, reading/listening, and creative expression.

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This guide for trainers has been written as a response to the many requests received at ECPAT International for advice and assistance in training carers to look after children who have been commercially sexually exploited.

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This These materials are designed for centres for street children and abused young people which find themselves taking on new staff without having the resources or opportunity to provide training. Many NGOs operating on a low budget are forced to take on volunteer or inadequately trained staff, or students who are undergoing a formal education helping out part- time.

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Este informe tiene información sobre la implementación de la Agenda de Acción. El informe de este año se diferencia de informes de años anteriores porque se enfoca en regiones.

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Un Regard en Arriere, En Preparant Demain : Quatrième rapport sur la mise en oeuvre du programme d' action adopté au Congrès mondial contre l'exploitation sexuelle des enfants à des fins commerciales

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

A Step Forward : the third report on the implementation of the agenda for action adopted at the world congress against commercial sexual exploitation of children, Stockholm, Sweden, 28 August 1996

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Un Pas En Avant : troisieme rapport sur la mise en oeuvre du programme d' action adopté au Congrès mondial contre l'exploitation sexuelle des enfants à des fins commerciales, tenu à Stockholm, en Suede, le 28 Août 1996.

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Un Paso Adelante : Tercer informe sobre la implementación de la Agenda para Acción aprobada en el Congreso Mundial contra la explotación sexual comercial de los niños, Stocolmo, Suecia, el 28 de Agosto de 1996.

From Friday, October 12, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children : a report on the implementation of the agenda for action adopted at the world congress against commercial sexual exploitation of children, Stockholm, Sweden, 28 August 1996.

From Thursday, October 11, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report informs on the implementation of the Stockholm Declaration, including the state of/attitudes toward commercial sexual exploitation; child prostitution; child pornography; trafficking of children for sexual purposes; status of national plans; programmes and policies (protection, prevention, recovery/ rehabilitation), successes and difficulties.

From Monday, October 01, 2001 to Monday, October 29, 2001

Takes place in Morocco. Exact date to be determined.

From Monday, September 24, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The report focuses on child prostitution and child pornography. It examines the issues including causes, child rights, international and national developments, and makes recommendations in this regard.

From Friday, September 21, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report reflects the experiences and reflections of child protection advocates and specialists working to combat sexual abuse of children, child pornography and paedophilia on the Internet. It outlines the plan of action adopted at UNESCO's expert meeting on this subject held in January 1999.

From Monday, September 17, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

ECPAT's website contains useful information and reports on working together on prevention, protection, and recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration from the commercial exploitation of children. The site's online database enables a country or regional based information search.

From Monday, September 17, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The Focal Point website contains a wide range of critical information on sexual exploitation of children, including international and regional treaties dealing with this issue, the Yokohama conference, national action plans, regional collaborations and links to further resources.

From Thursday, August 09, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This statement outlines the vision and goals of the recently formed Coalition Against the Trafficking of Human Beings - Albania

From Friday, July 20, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This brochure is targeted at national groups and national NGOs which are active in the field of children’s rights. It explains some of UN mechanisms and instruments and how to link them to combat the sexual exploitation of children.

From Friday, June 08, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This book brings us to the world of children who had experienced the horrors of prostitution, war, sexual molestation, domestic abuse, child labor and other forms of exploitation.

From Sunday, April 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Details on objectives, background themes and selection criteria for NGOs and youth. Contact details for the Second World Congress. Queries on theme papers including prevention, protection, recovery, the Profile of the Sex-Exploiter, events, intergovernmental conferences organised by UNICEF, NGO initiatives in preparation for regional conferences and Yokohama.

From Sunday, April 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Newsletter includes information about a newly launched Choose With Care Program; Child Sex Tourist update; information about the 2nd World Congress Against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children; Trafficking Update: Australia looks to a regional program to combat trafficking; International News on Indonesia, India, Costa Rica, Spain, United Kingdom, European Union.

From Thursday, March 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The South Asia regional consultation evaluated progress made in this region since the First World Congress against the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (held in Stockholm in 1996). Country situations were reassessed and a regional strategy for in policy and programming was outlined. The strategy will contribute to the congress at Yokohama and its expected outputs.

From Wednesday, February 28, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Ce Digest se penche sur le mariage précoce – le mariage d’enfants et d’adolescents de moins de 18 ans – dans une perspective de droits humains.

From Wednesday, February 21, 2001 to Friday, February 23, 2001

San José, Costa Rica

Date: 6 February 2001

E/CN.4/2001/78/Add.2Visit: 2-11 October 2000

From Monday, February 05, 2001 to Tuesday, February 06, 2001

Takes place in Dakar, Senegal. Regional NGO Consultation on Commercial Sexual Exploitation; sensitization of the civil society on children in needs of special protection. child traffiking is at a high in this region.

From Thursday, January 25, 2001 to Tuesday, January 30, 2001

From Wednesday, January 24, 2001 to Friday, January 26, 2001

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Official Publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. This journal provides an international, multidisciplinary focus on all aspects of child abuse and neglect including sexual abuse, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment...

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

ECPAT's Summary of the publication This book is all about how the travelling and tourism industry fight child sexual abuse. Supported by the Australian Department of Industry, Science and Tourism, it contains information on initiatives and acton the the travel industry , governments and NGO

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This report seeks to boarden our understanding of how, in Britain today, some of the most vulnerable children continueto be involved in prostitution. In addtion to examining current attitudes and legislative responses, the report conveys the reality of extreme abuse and offers the reader a cle

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Working with children involved in prostitution presents particular challenges and dilemmas for the agencies charged with responding to these young people. This collection of contributions brings together, , the experiences of all the key organisations and professions working with children

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The statistics contained in this report offer a horrifying picture of society's response to child prostitution. Every year literally hundreds of children and young people are involved in prostitution

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Making the Harm Visible is a ground breaking collection of writings on the global sexual exploitation of women and girls by survivors, activists and service providers.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Australia's National Inquiry into the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Young People in Australia

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Rockspider is a book for parents and all others interested in protecting children from sexual assault.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

This book focuses on the experiences and views of women, men and children who sell sex. Apart from attention to sex tourism in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Barbados and Jamaica, the book also examines sex work in the gold mining industry in the hinterlands of Suriname and Guyana, and in the entertainment sector in Belize and the Dutch Antilles.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Full text at the Amnesty Website.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Report with case studies

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

ECPAT's summary of the publication A Study on the Concepts and Practices of Young People's Right to Participation ECPAT International Young People's Action against Sexual Exploitation of Children offers this book to all committed to young people's participation. The book highlights the eff

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

World Vision UK briefing paper No 4 The UN estimates that around 4 million people a year are now traded against their will to work in some form of slavery - many of these are children, in South East Asia, many are girls who are trafficked for the purposes of prostitution. This briefing s

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Children who are sexually abused by members of their family or by friends are deprived of the very means essential to their sense of well-being and for their healthy development.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Thousands of Burmese women and girls are trafficked into Thai brothels every year where they work under conditions tantamount to slavery.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

The Conference was held on 2-3 June 1998 at the Forum Secretariat - head- quarters of the South Pacific Forum - in Suva Fiji. The Conference was organised by ECPAT Australia and funded by AusAID. The report compiles the conference resolutions, workshop recommendations, and statements made by participants of the conference.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

"Information on the civil and criminal law relating to sexual abuse of children. Includes an outline of provisions regarding children's evidence under the Criminal justice act 1991 and discussions of the implications of the 1989 Children Act for child protection."

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Video & handbook on sexual exploitation and other dangers facing children in cities, especially those living on the streets

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

KeyWords Protection from sexual exploitation, Protection of children, Sexual exploitation Countries covered by the publication United Kingdom Additional Information: Barnado's summary of the publication "Splintered lives offeres an authoratitive overview of current knowledge

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Moving to Action : a second report on the implementation of the agenda for action adopted at the world congress against commercial sexual exploitation of children, Stockholm, Sweden, 28 August 1996.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

CICH's summary of the publication "This resource kit will assist your group of parents or professionals to plan and implement child sexual abuse prevention programs in your community. It contains information on child sexual abuse, case studies, and lists of program materials. it also incl

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Monday, January 01, 2001

articles 34, 35, 36 etc.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

full text at http://childhouse.uio.no/childwatch/c wi/projects/indicators/prostitution/ind ex.html

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

HRW'S SUMMARY OF THE PUBLICATION Hundreds of thousands of women and children are employed in Indian brothels-many of them lured or kidnapped from Nepal and sold into conditions of virtual slavery. The victims of this international trafficking network routinely suffer serious physical abus

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Sahil is a children's rights organisation in Pakistan working int he area of research , awareness raising , intervention training counselling and providing legal and medical aid for sexualy abused children.

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Reports of sexual exploitation of chidren in developing countries are on the increase. Using case studies , this working paper shows that factors that enhance the potential for the sexual exploitation of children are the ease and freedom of travel, facilitated by modern tourism, combined wit

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

A 55 minute documentary on the Theraputic communtiy of the Preda Childhood For Children programme in Olongapo City the Philippines. This was made by well known director Tim Tate for Yorkshire television and lavishly filmed in the Philippines shows some of the history of the growth of the se

From Monday, January 01, 2001 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Contents Preface Foreword Part I - Defining terms Work, Slavery or Delinquency? Clarification of concepts Age of consent Part II - Child Victims of Prostitution - Their families, their world Who are the abusers Who are the families Who are the children Why Guestimates P

Date: 7 November 2000

E/CN.4/2001/78/Add.1Visit: 28 February-3 March 2000

From Wednesday, May 24, 2000 to Wednesday, May 24, 2000

When the Optional Protocol comes into force, States Parties shall be required to prohibit the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography as provided for by the Protocol (see below).

From Wednesday, May 24, 2000 to Wednesday, May 24, 2000

Los Estados Partes prohibirán la venta de niños, la prostitución infantil y la utilización de niños en la pornografía, de conformidad con lo dispuesto en el presente Protocolo.

From Wednesday, May 24, 2000 to Wednesday, May 24, 2000

Assemblée générale - Protocole facultatif à la Convention relative aux droits de l'enfant, concernant la vente d'enfants, la prostitution des enfants et la pornographie mettant en scène des enfants

Date: 27 January 2000

E/CN.4/2000/73/Add.227 January 2000Report by Ms. Ofelia Calcetas-Santos

Date: 27 January 2000

E/CN.4/2000/73/Add.227 de enero de 2000

Date: 27 December 1999

Rapport de la Rapporteuse spéciale chargée d'étudier la question de la vente d'enfants, de la prostitution des enfants et de la pornographie impliquant des enfants, Mme Ofelia Calcetas-SantosE/CN.4/2000/73/Add.127 décembre 1999

Date: 27 December 1999

E/CN.4/2000/73/Add.3Visit: 11-16 October 1991

Date: 22 December 1999

E/CN.4/2000/73/Add.122 December 1999

Date: 23 February 1998

E/CN.4/1998/101/Add. 2 Visit: 10 - 21 November 1997Report by Ms. Ofelia Calcetas-Santos

Date: 23 February 1998

Visita: 10 - 21 de noviembre de 1997Informe presentado por la Sra. Ofelia Calcetas-Santos

Date: 28 January 1998

E/CN.4/1998/101/Add.1 Visit: 25 August to 1 September 1997

Date: 27 February 1997

Visit: 9-20 December 1996E/CN.4/1997/95/Add.2

Date: 17 February 1997

E/CN.4/1997/95/Add.117 February 1997Report by Mrs. Ofelia Calcetas-Santos

From Wednesday, January 01, 1997 to Wednesday, February 05, 1969

Annotated listings of books, reports, journal articles, audio visual materials, and electronic sources such as World Wide Web sites and electronic conferences.

From Sunday, July 07, 1996 to Saturday, September 07, 1996

This declaration from the Stockholm Congress summarises how children's rights are violated by sexual exploitation and makes concrete recommendations in the fields of prevention, recovery, rehabilitation and reintegration.

Date: 20 January 1994

E/CN.4/1994/84/Add.1

From Monday, January 01, 1990 to Friday, December 31, 2004

In 2001, Mr. Juan Miguel Petit (Uruguay) replaced Ms. Ofelia Calcetas-Santos (Philippines) (1994- 2001 ) as Special Rapporteur. His post expires in 2004. To view material relating to the mandate, including reports, resolutions and decisions, go to the below website.