Human Trafficking in [Burkina Faso] [other countries]Street Children in [Burkina Faso] [other countries]Child Prostitution in [Burkina Faso |
Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Children In the first ten years of the 21st
Century - 2000 to 2009
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from the web to illuminate the situation in ***
FEATURED ARTICLE *** www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,IRBC,,BFA,456d621e2,45f146f3b,0.html
www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/research/rir/?action=record.viewrec&gotorec=450022 RESPONSES TO INFORMATION REQUESTS (RIRs) - Many sources indicated that child forced labour
is still a problem in According to the United Nations
Children's Fund (UNICEF), Burkinabe
children are trafficked to Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon and Nigeria;
"most are destined for domestic work but others are bought for sex or to
work in shops or on farms" (United Nations 5 Apr. 2004). Another source indicated that child slaves in
Burkina Faso work on cocoa and cotton plantations or as "servants,
market traders, child beggars and prostitutes" (AFP 5 Jan. 2006) - htcp ***
ARCHIVES *** U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS -
Trafficked children were subject to violence, sexual abuse, forced
prostitution, and deprivation of food, shelter, schooling, and medical care.
Organized child trafficking networks existed throughout the country, and
during the year security forces dismantled four such networks. Child
trafficking networks cooperated with regional smuggling rings. According to the 2004-05 report by
the Protection of Infants and Adolescents office, security forces intercepted
921 trafficked children, more than half of whom were girls; 158 were destined
for international trafficking. Concluding Observations
of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2002 [58] The Committee is concerned
about the increasing number of child victims of commercial sexual
exploitation, including prostitution and pornography. Concern is also
expressed at the insufficient programs for the physical and psychological
recovery and social reintegration of child victims of such abuse and
exploitation. www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,IRBC,,BFA,456d621e2,45f146f3b,0.html
www.irb-cisr.gc.ca/en/research/rir/?action=record.viewrec&gotorec=450022 RESPONSES TO INFORMATION REQUESTS (RIRs) - Many sources indicated that child forced labour
is still a problem in According to the United Nations
Children's Fund (UNICEF), Burkinabe
children are trafficked to Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Gabon and Nigeria;
"most are destined for domestic work but others are bought for sex or to
work in shops or on farms" (United Nations 5 Apr. 2004). Another source indicated that child slaves in
Burkina Faso work on cocoa and cotton plantations or as "servants,
market traders, child beggars and prostitutes" (AFP 5 Jan. 2006) - htcp The
Protection Project - Burkina Faso [DOC] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Burkina Faso has been labeled
“a theatre of child labor.” Children
from other African countries are trafficked to Burkina Faso for prostitution,
as domestic workers or street vendors, and for agricultural work,
particularly in banana and coffee plantations. Minors from Burkina Faso are trafficked to
Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria to work on cocoa farms. 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] [31] Women’s
Anti-Discrimination Committee Takes Up Report Of Burkina Faso COUNTRY
RESPONSE - Regarding
awareness of the Convention, a representative said the country had
popularized it, distributed it throughout governmental structures, and was
working on translating it. A monitoring process had been established,
and efforts made to ensure that the Convention was understood. As for
trafficking, she knew of no child prostitution in the country. Identifying Gaps in Protection Capacity Burkina Faso [PDF] www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/protect/opendoc.pdf?tbl=PROTECTION&id=4305e8102 At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
[120] Particularly in the case of single-parent
families, refugee women and girls are often exposed to the risk of
exploitation and/or prostitution. When looking for work, and even when they
manage to find paid employment, refugee women are exposed to the risk of
sexual exploitation and harassment. Those who do not find work are sometimes
forced into prostitution. ECPAT: Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/IRC/articles.asp?articleID=40&NewsID=12 At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
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