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

Child Prostitution

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Republic of Belarus [ Country-by-Country Reports ]

The Republic of Belarus, located in E central Europe [map] is bordered by Poland (W), Lithuania and Latvia (N), Russia (E), and Ukraine (S). Minsk is its capital and largest city. Belarus’ economy in 2003-04 posted 6.1% and 6.4% growth. Still, the economy continues to be hampered by high inflation, persistent trade deficits, and ongoing rocky relations with Russia, Belarus' largest trading partner and energy supplier.

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National Plan of Action

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 Belarus is a country of origin and transit for trafficking of children, in particular girls, for the purpose of sexual and other forms of exploitation. The Committee notes that there is a lack of information and knowledge about this phenomenon and about problems such as sexual exploitation, drug abuse and the involvement of children in the drug trade, and economic exploitation, often related to trafficking.

ECPAT: Fifth Report on implementation of the Agenda for Action [DOC]

[B] COUNTRY UPDATES – BELARUS – Throughout 2000, the NGO Children not for Abuse conducted several workshops for schoolchildren aimed at teaching them how to keep safe and avoid dangerous situations. Parents and teachers were also trained in child protection and a booklet on the topic was published. Children Not for Abuse also conducted round tables for teenagers under the name of “I Have the Right to Protection”.

Report by Special Rapporteur [DOC]

[29] Belarus acceded to the OP/SOC in January 2002, and the sale of children and their use in prostitution and pornography are criminal offences.  The child does not incur criminal liability for his/her involvement.  In November 2001, a State Program of Action against Traffic and Spreading Prostitution (2002-2007) was adopted.

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 both Belarus and in Ukraine to deal with this dilemma.

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