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Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
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Protection Project - Belarus [DOC] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - There are no direct or indirect
statistics on trafficking in children from Belarus. Experts from
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) know of individual cases and facts,
however, and they have confirmed that trafficking in children from Belarus
does exist. Those most at risk for child trafficking are children between the
ages of 11 to 18 who are from single-parent or dysfunctional families in
villages and small towns. Girls are more likely to be victims than boys.
Traffickers recruit children from youth clubs, at pubs, and in student
hostels with false promises of good earnings, though sometimes the victims
know they are being recruited for the sex industry. A widespread method is
for the trafficker to pretend that he has fallen in love with a girl in order
to gain her trust and then to sell her. Girls are used to provide sexual
services and for the production of pornography. Boys have been trafficked to
Russia for pornographic video production. ***
ARCHIVES *** www.ecpat.net/A4A_2005/PDF/Europe/Global_Monitoring_Report-BELARUS.pdf Belarus is a country of origin,
transit and destination for trafficking in children for sexual purposes.
While some minor girls are deceived by false promises of easy earnings
abroad, others are lured by ‘boyfriends’ who show them attention and invite
them to start a ‘new life’ together abroad. Traffickers operate in youth
clubs, at youth meetings, in pubs and in student hostels, in both large and
small cities. Some traffickers may be former prostitutes who maintain
connections with the owners of the brothels where they used to work. There
have also been cases in which children were recruited by close relatives and
via the Internet. Traffickers are usually well informed about the family of
the child (or the absence of family) and the child’s problems, which makes it
easy to manipulate them. In its conclusions on the report
submitted by Belarus, the Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed
concern about trafficking in children for sexual purposes, in particular that
of girls, and noted the lack of information and knowledge about this
phenomenon. Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 SECTION 6
WORKER RIGHTS – [c] The
law prohibits forced or compulsory labor, including by children; however,
women and girls were trafficked for sexual exploitation. Concluding
Observations Of The Committee On The Rights Of The Child (CRC) - 2002 [51] The Committee is concerned
about the information that ECPAT: Fifth Report on implementation of the Agenda for
Action [DOC] www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/publication/other/english/Doc_page/ecpat_5th_a4a_2001_full.doc At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] [B]
COUNTRY UPDATES – Report
by Special Rapporteur [DOC] [29] The
Protection Project - Belarus [DOC] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - There are no direct or indirect
statistics on trafficking in children from Belarus. Experts from
nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) know of individual cases and facts,
however, and they have confirmed that trafficking in children from Belarus
does exist. Those most at risk for child trafficking are children between the
ages of 11 to 18 who are from single-parent or dysfunctional families in
villages and small towns. Girls are more likely to be victims than boys.
Traffickers recruit children from youth clubs, at pubs, and in student hostels
with false promises of good earnings, though sometimes the victims know they
are being recruited for the sex industry. A widespread method is for the
trafficker to pretend that he has fallen in love with a girl in order to gain
her trust and then to sell her. Girls are used to provide sexual services and
for the production of pornography. Boys have been trafficked to Russia for
pornographic video production. Trafficking
in Persons Report 2004 - Country Narratives: Belarus PROSECUTION - The Interior Ministry reported
191 investigations of alleged trafficking, including the trafficking of women
abroad for sexual exploitation, the recruitment of women for the purpose of
sexual exploitation abroad, and the abduction and recruitment of minors for
prostitution. Committee
On Elimination Of Racial Discrimination Considers Report Of Belarus In connection with human
trafficking, an Expert asked what was being done to improve the situation of
women and girls who were forced into prostitution. The delegation said
measures had been taken to ensure that such activities were punished, as well
as child prostitution. Efforts were also taken to ensure that the victims
were re-integrated into society. A number of seminars had been conducted in
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