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

In the first ten years of the 21st Century  -  2000 to 2009

The Central African Republic

Subsistence agriculture, together with forestry, remains the backbone of the economy of the Central African Republic (CAR), with more than 70% of the population living in outlying areas. The agricultural sector generates more than half of GDP.

Distribution of income is extraordinarily unequal. Grants from France and the international community can only partially meet humanitarian needs.  [The World Factbook, U.S.C.I.A. 2009]

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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. The Government did not address these problems during the year.

 

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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. The Government did not address these problems during the year.

The Protection Project - Central African Republic [DOC]

FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Children from the Central African Republic who are trafficked to Cameroon are paid as little as 3,000 CFA francs per month and subjected to hard chores lasting up to 18 hours a day. They are undernourished and are often sexually abused.

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]