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Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Children In the
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Cuba: Breeding A Nation Of Hustlers Tourism can also be thanked for
creating thousands of jobs in the sex trade.
ECPAT’s study, Child Prostitution and Sex Tourism: Cuba says,
"In Cuba, the link between tourism and prostitution is perhaps more
direct than in any other country that hosts sex tourists." A higher ratio of tourists are drawn to
Cuba for prostitution – rather than for the beaches, the shopping or the
cultural experience – than to any other country in the world. ***
ARCHIVES *** Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - While underage prostitution was widely apparent,
there were no reliable statistics available regarding its extent. Although the
police generally enforced laws on underage prostitution, the phenomenon
continued, with cabarets and discos catering to sex tourists. The government
prosecuted persons involved in child prostitution
and child pornography and assisted other countries in international
investigations of child sexual abuse Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 1997 [42] The Committee further
recommends that the Criminal Code provide for the protection of children up
to the age of 18 from sexual exploitation. The Committee also recommends that
further measures be undertaken in order to address matters relating to the
sexual exploitation of children, particularly through tourism, taking into
account the recommendations adopted at the World Congress against the
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children held in 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At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] [B]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 – CUBA
– At the Latin American Regional Consultation on Sexual Violence in February
2001, the Cuban Government issued a statement via its Consulate General. The
statement claimed that allegations that Europeans took over where the
Soviets left off: They showered him with aid, investment, and tourism.
Under-age prostitution is not the least of the delights of Castro’s island.
It pulls ‘em in by the planeload. Sex Tourism and Child Prostitution in Cuba [scroll down] Cuba is attempting to right its economic problems by permitting the sexual trade of its children for badly needed monetary resources. A generation of young people may have been invested to make Cuba’s tourism more appealing to foreign tourists. Tourism In
Cuba: Breeding A Nation Of Hustlers Tourism can also be thanked for
creating thousands of jobs in the sex trade.
ECPAT’s study, Child Prostitution and Sex Tourism: Cuba says,
"In Cuba, the link between tourism and prostitution is perhaps more
direct than in any other country that hosts sex tourists." A higher ratio of tourists are drawn to
Cuba for prostitution – rather than for the beaches, the shopping or the
cultural experience – than to any other country in the world. Bush
Says His Restrictions on Travel Will Stamp Out Prostitution in Cuba! Is prostitution, including child
prostitution, on the rise? As anyone who travels regularly to Castro refutes Bush’s charges against Cuba www.geocities.com/mnsocialist/cuba5.html At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
Fidel responded as follows to the
State Department document: “No country in the world has given as much
physical and moral protection, as much health and education to its children
as Bush, Electoral
Politics and Cuba's "Illicit Sex Trade" It should be noted that in Cuba's
Real Record On Child Prostitution Cuban lawmakers have opted to not
criminalize prostitution but, rather, to focus on sexual procurement (i.e.,
pimping) by increasing the penalties. The sentence for pimping was increased
to four to ten years, increasing to seven to fifteen years if minors are
involved. Prison sentences were increased for the corruption of minors in an
effort to stop the activities of sex offenders and pedophiles. The penalty
for pedophilia was set at fifteen to thirty years. Add one more issue to the debate
about lifting Protection Project Report - Cuba [DOC] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - According to one report, Cuba
is one of many countries that have replaced Southeast Asia as a destination
for pedophiles and sex tourists. This
trend is attributed to a concurrent drop in political restrictions on travel
to Cuba and a crackdown on sex tourism in Southeast Asia, causing sex
tourists to seek alternative destinations.
In addition, Canadian and American tourists have contributed to a
sharp increase in child prostitution and in the exploitation of women in
Cuba. Canadian sex tourism is cited as being largely responsible for the
revival of Havana brothels and child prostitution. Cubans refer to the girls who go
with tourists as jinteras. The beach resort of Varedero
is a popular area for sex tourism, and sexual exploitation of adult and child
is particularly common. Young girls coming from the interior of the island to
urban and tourist areas are the most vulnerable to exploitation, because they
lack language and negotiating skills. Prostituted children are vulnerable to
abuse by pimps and corrupt policemen. COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN TOURISM - Expanding tourism, together with other factors, has led to a growth of the leisure infrastructure. In connection with this, there has also been a growth of prostitution and cases of trafficking in humans, promoted by the difficult economic situation of the country since 1990. Every day, new children are driven into prostitution, in order to earn something to contribute to the survival of their family. Many street children are abducted and subsequently become victims of commercial sexual exploitation. In their desperation, some fall for promises of well-paid jobs in the towns and cities. In recent years, the number of children in the towns and cities that are being sexually exploited has increased markedly. The press reports of cases in which foreign tourists have particularly asked for children below the age of 14. All material used herein
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