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Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
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Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN - Although child prostitution was not
widespread, it was a problem. As a result of the government's 2004 campaign
to prevent child prostitution, the public appeared more aware of the problem,
and increased reporting was evident. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2002 [27] The Committee reiterates its
satisfaction for the numerous measures taken by the State party to combat the
sexual exploitation and trafficking of children. It is nevertheless concerned
that trafficking for the purposes of sexual or other exploitation is still a
problem. 32. In a highly developed country
such as Belgium, in which just 6 per cent of the population is living in
poverty, entry into prostitution cannot be imputed to economic necessity. For
those who become involved with some degree of Avoluntariness@,
the causes are the same as those found throughout 33. These causes include suffering
violence and sexual abuse, or emotional neglect and indifference, in the home
from a young age. The Special Rapporteur even received reports of children
having been given by their parents to other members of the family or friends
for the purpose of sexual abuse. 34. It is particularly difficult
to assess the extent of child prostitution involving young children. Much of
this type of abuse is hidden, taking place behind closed doors while the
child is still living with his or her family, and most children feel too much
guilt and shame to try to seek help. 35. Many children who suffer such
abuse in the home run away around the age of 12 or 13. They often enter
prostitution shortly afterwards in order to make some money while living on
the streets, and often to recreate the abuse that they have suffered
throughout their lives, in circumstances in which they have control over it. 36. Older children and teenagers
are more likely to admit their involvement in prostitution. The majority of those
being assisted by non-governmental organizations are aged between 15 and 18. 37. Despite the very different
circumstances that lead these children, Belgian, immigrant or refugee, to
live and work on the streets, many aspects of their future will be similar.
Up to 70 per cent of them become addicted to cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, speed,
or a mixture of these, and some become drug dealers to support their
addiction. Other addictions include gambling, with estimates suggesting that
up to 80 per cent of the children=s earnings are spent in gambling halls. A
large number of such halls appeared in Brussels in 1995, and have now
replaced video parks as the main places for street children to hang out. 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
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COUNTRY UPDATES – Squalid
road that leads to Belgium - Children are being lured from
poverty to horror in the heart of Europe Children are being lured from
poverty to horror in the heart of The trafficking of adults and
minors for sexual exploitation has been of growing concern to Belgium for the
past decade and has become a priority for the police and the judiciary alike. WHY BELGIUM? - “Most of those destined for
prostitution are young women between the ages of 21 and 30 and teenage girls
under the age of 18.” Child-sex trial
shocks Belgium A man accused of raping his three
daughters and turning one of them into a prostitute has gone on trial in the
southern Belgian town of The Protection Project - Belgium [DOC] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Women and children are trafficked to Belgium primarily for sexual exploitation. Trafficking for other forms of forced labor also exists. Victims of trafficking in Belgium are promised jobs in the catering and hotel industry or jobs as au pairs, dancers, or in prostitution. Some victims are promised marriage or the opportunity to study in Belgium Nigerian men, Chinese men and women, and Ecuadorian men and women are trafficked to Belgium for various forms of forced labor or economic exploitation. Belgian and foreign children are sexually exploited in Belgium. Foreign minors are exploited in sweatshops, Turkish bakeries, and Moroccan shops. They are also used as domestic servants in diplomats’ homes. Sports agents exploit young soccer players from Africa and South America. Reportedly, gangs organize begging rings involving minors or people with disabilities. Such gangs operate in large cities and involve mostly adults or children from Romania. Amnesty International - Report 2004 web.amnesty.org/report2004/bel-summary-eng At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] Measures undertaken to combat
human trafficking appeared insufficient in view of reports of a continuing
increase in trafficking in women and children for sexual exploitation. ECPAT's 4th Report on Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
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