Human Trafficking in [Bahrain] [other countries]Street Children in [Bahrain] [other countries]Child Prostitution in [Bahrain |
Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Children In the
first ten years of the 21st
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Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs CHILD
LABOR LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT - Prostitution is illegal under the Penal Code, and the forced
prostitution of a child younger than 18 years of age is punishable by up to
10 years imprisonment. Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN - Child prostitution is illegal
and there were no reported cases during the year. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2002 [49] The Committee recommends that
the State party ratify the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights
of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,
and on the involvement of children in armed conflict. Crime and Society - A Comparative Criminology Tour of the World CHILDREN - In the past, the authorities reportedly returned children arrested for prostitution and other nonpolitical crimes to their families rather than prosecute them, especially for first offenses. There were no reports of child prostitution during the year. Legislation
Of Interpol Member States On Sexual Offences Against Children - Bahrain IV. CHILD
PROSTITUTION -
Encouraging male or female under 18 years of age to
enter prostitution is punishable by 5 years of imprisonment maximum. Forcing or enticing male or female under 18
years of age into prostitution is punishable by imprisonment from 3 up to 10
years. Educational Reform: developments and prospects www.bahrainbrief.com.bh/english/june+2004/current-June1.htm NEWS SUMMARIES SHURA COUNCIL SUPPORTS BAHRAINI PARTICIPATION IN CAMPAIGN FOR CHILDREN’S RIGHTS - Child prostitution and pornography are serious problems in all parts of the world, and Bahrain is participating in a global campaign to combat these phenomena. In addition, the country is supporting an international drive to prevent children from being recruited for armed combat. Members of the Shura Council have voiced their support for two United Nations protocols on these issues: one calls for an active campaign against child trafficking, child prostitution and the use of children in pornography, while the other calls for a ban on the recruitment of children into military forces. 5.1 Middle East - State of CSEC/ Attitudes toward CSEC [PDF] www.ecpat.net/eng/ecpat_inter/Publication/Other/English/Html_page/4th_a4a/English/Mdeast.pdf At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] In the
wealthy oil producing states, (e.g. Commercial
sexual exploitation of children - Middle East/North Africa region These countries also have in
common, however, a number of constraints that have hindered preparation of national
plans of action. In all the countries of the region, there is cultural
resistance to addressing the problem because the subject is largely
taboo. Often the issue is dealt with
more generally under headings such as ‘violence’ and ‘trauma’. This means that there has been no regional
consensus on defining CSEC in law; in some countries, for example, it is
looked upon as an indecent act, in others as rape, although in all 20
countries there is some section of the penal code that can be invoked against
sexual abuse and exploitation. All material used herein
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