Human Trafficking in [Egypt] [other countries]Street Children in [Egypt] [other countries]Child Prostitution in [Egypt |
Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Children The Arab Republic of Egypt [map], located NE
Africa and SW Asia, is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea (N), |
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** A Situational Analysis of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Egypt [PDF] [2.1.2] Prostitution - There is evidence that prostitution is spreading in Egypt and on a broad scale. However in depth research has been difficult due a deep fear of legal and social punishment, which leads to denial of its existence. Child sexual exploitation through prostitution is thus even more difficult to document. ***
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on the extent and manifestations of commercial sexual exploitation of
children (CSEC) in Egypt. The issue has not received much attention from
government or non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and is still a very
sensitive topic. Insufficient data, lack of awareness of the phenomenon and
misguided gender perceptions seem to be the main initial challenges to
adequately tackling CSEC in the Egyptian context. In addition, girls aged between 15
and 18 who fall victim to commercial sexual exploitation may not be viewed as
victims. In many cases, girls and women who are sexually abused are perceived
by some as being responsible for the violence they suffered and thought to
have been careless in protecting themselves. Some qualitative and quantitative
research has been conducted to examine the abuse and sexual exploitation of
girls. This includes a study undertaken by ECPAT International in 2003 which
investigated 16 police and media reports on “sexual violence perpetrated
against children”, which in some cases involved commercial sexual
exploitation. Despite the small sample, it was noted that some of the victims
were girls under the age of 10 and generally from poor neighbourhoods.
While there is some evidence that prostitution in general is spreading in
Egypt, possibly on a broad scale, in-depth research has been difficult to
conduct due to a deeply ingrained fear of legal and social punishment, which
often results in a denial of the problem. The prostitution of children is
even more difficult to document. U.S. Dept
of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Street children are particularly vulnerable to becoming involved in
illicit activities, including stealing, smuggling, pornography, and
prostitution. In particular, the commercial sexual exploitation of children
is greatly under-acknowledged given that Egyptian cities ( Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2001 [51] The Committee is concerned at
the insufficient data and awareness of the phenomenon of commercial sexual
exploitation of children 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 [B]
COUNTRY UPDATES – EGYPT
– In Egypt the subject of CSEC is still very sensitive and considered to be a
personal matter. Thus, the government, as well as local
NGOs, are confronted by cultural as well as traditional obstacles in
constructively and practically dealing with the commercial sexual
exploitation of children. Moreover, the particular problem of CSEC has
traditionally not been a priority as it considered to be
limited in extent. Accordingly, there
is still insufficient data and awareness concerning the phenomenon. Child Protection -
Egypt's Street Children: Issues And Impact These children lead an unhealthy
and often dangerous life that leaves them deprived of their basic needs for
protection, guidance, and supervision and exposes them to different forms of
exploitation and abuse. For many, survival on the street means begging and
sexual exploitation by adults. Commercial
sexual exploitation of children - Middle East/North Africa region These countries also have in
common, however, a number of constraints that have hindered preparation of national
plans of action. In all the countries of the region, there is cultural
resistance to addressing the problem because the subject is largely
taboo. Often the issue is dealt with
more generally under headings such as ‘violence’ and ‘trauma’. This means that there has been no regional
consensus on defining CSEC in law; in some countries, for example, it is
looked upon as an indecent act, in others as rape, although in all 20
countries there is some section of the penal code that can be invoked against
sexual abuse and exploitation. A Situational Analysis of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Egypt [PDF] [2.1.2] Prostitution - There is evidence that prostitution is spreading in Egypt and on a broad scale. However in depth research has been difficult due a deep fear of legal and social punishment, which leads to denial of its existence. Child sexual exploitation through prostitution is thus even more difficult to document. All material used herein
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