Human Trafficking in [The Central African Republic] [other countries]
Street Children in [The Central African Republic] [other countries]
Child Prostitution in [The Central African Republic] [other countries]
 

Child Prostitution

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

The Central African Republic [ Country-by-Country Reports ]

The former French colony of Ubangi-Shari became the Central African Republic [map] upon independence in 1960. It is a landlocked nation located in central Africa and bordered by Chad (N), Sudan (E), The Democratic Republic of the Congo and The Republic of the Congo (S), and Cameroon (W). Bangui is its capital and largest city. Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the economy, with more than 70% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates half of GDP. Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs.

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Quick Search for Missing Children - Select Gender, Country, and Years Missing

National Plan of Action

U.S. Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs

INCIDENCE AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Children in the Central African Republic are also involved in prostitution.

CHILD LABOR LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT - Minor’s brigades have been established to punish persons responsible for forcing children into prostitution.  However, few cases have been prosecuted due to the reluctance of victims’ families to press charges.

Bur of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS – Child prostitution remained a problem, particularly in urban centers. Some girls entered prostitution to earn money for their families.

Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2000

[84] The Committee is concerned that children may be at risk of being sold or made to engage in prostitution.

AFROL Gender Profiles: Central African Republic

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN - . Some girls enter prostitution to earn money for the survival of the family. The presence of international peacekeeping forces in the capital has aggravated the problem of teenage prostitution. Child prostitution increased in the capital until late in the year, when MINURCA began its withdrawal from the country.

Central Africa Republic [PDF]

CHILD PROSTITUTION - Child prostitution remained a problem. Some girls entered prostitution to earn money for their families.

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Human Trafficking in [The Central African Republic] [other countries]
Street Children in [The Central African Republic] [other countries]
Child Prostitution in [The Central African Republic] [other countries]