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Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
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Project Country Report on Finland [DOC] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Tallinn, Estonia, and St.
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ARCHIVES *** www.ecpat.net/A4A_2005/PDF/Europe/Global_Monitoring_Report-ESTONIA.pdf Children are procured for
exploitation in prostitution in brothels or ‘apartment firms’, which do not
openly offer sexual services (instead they offer sauna, massage, etc.) but
are widely available and advertised through newspapers, the Internet and taxi
drivers. An inquiry by police officers in the capital Tallinn estimated that
27 per cent of the 1,000 sex workers in the city were under 18, and other
research studies have estimated a similar proportion within the country. They
can be as young as 13, but most are between 15 and 17 years old; the majority
are female, and it does not appear that a large number of young boys are victimised. Most of the sexual exploitation of children occurs
in the larger cities. Brothel clients include local men as well as foreign
sex tourists, and in the summertime the number of clients increases. Children who lack proper parental
care and spend a lot of time on the streets, as well as children placed in
foster families and orphanages, find themselves at a very high risk of
becoming victims of prostitution. Most of them end up in prostitution
independently, rather than through procuring organisations
or pimps. Also vulnerable are a large number of Russian-speaking children
(both foreigners and Estonians) whose families have had difficulty
integrating into Estonian society. Some children enter prostitution after
becoming addicted to drugs, and procurers use their addiction to better
control them. U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - Children are engaged in prostitution in Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN - There were reports of child prostitution. Trafficking of children for sexual
exploitation was a problem. TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – A recent
study carried out by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in
which more than 160 domestic and international sources (including EUROPOL,
INTERPOL, law enforcement, NGOs, IOM, and governmental ministries from the
region) participated, estimates that the number of women and children
trafficked into, through, and from the country between 2001 and 2004 was
below 100. Women and minors were trafficked from the country to Nordic
countries and Western Europe or in or to Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2003 [48] The Committee is concerned at
the insufficient information and awareness of the extent of commercial sexual
exploitation and trafficking of children. It is also concerned that there is
no specific prohibition in law of trafficking in human beings, including for
the purpose of prostitution. Estonia
working hard to reduce child exploitation, UN human rights expert finds www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=28706&Cr=child&Cr1=exploitation
Estonia is taking clear steps to
protect its children from prostitution, pornography and exploitation, but its
young people remain at risk and continued vigilance from authorities is needed,
an independent United Nations human rights expert warned today after visiting
the Baltic country. She welcomed statistics that
showed extremely low numbers of cases of child prostitution or child
pornography in recent years, and no cases of the sale of children. Estonian children now receive
greater protection during testimony, information campaigns have been held to
promote children’s rights and counselling has been
introduced for at-risk children on issues such as HIV/AIDS, drug addiction,
abuse and violence. 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 – ESTONIA – In Estonia, 26% of prostitutes are minors. 50% of the exploiters
are estimated to be Estonian and the rest are foreigners, mainly Russian,
Swedish and Finnish nationals. Around 70% of the street boys have been,
or are, involved in CSEC as a means of survival. The majority of street
children in Report
by Special Rapporteur [DOC] [40] The sale of children, child
prostitution and child pornography constitute criminal
offences. Children from the age of 14 can be criminally liable but
if they are victims of sale, trafficking or involvement in prostitution and
pornography, they will not be criminally liable. In 2001,
there were 58 prosecutions under the Criminal Code for inducing minors to
engage in crime or prostitution. For criminal proceedings
involving minors, there are currently four specially furnished and equipped
rooms for interviewing child victims in Protection
Project Country Report on Finland [DOC] FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Tallinn, Estonia, and St.
Petersburg, Project for the Prevention of Adolescent Trafficking III.
TARGET POPULATION - ADOLESCENT SEX WORKERS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 -
PPAT is unique
because it has a special component targeting adolescent sex workers, the
group most at risk for becoming victims of trafficking. Because of the
stigmatization surrounding prostitution, many anti-trafficking groups try to
hide the reality that many trafficking victims knew or suspected that they
would be working in the sex industry. As a result, trafficking
prevention programs neglect prostitutes, the population most at risk.
PPAT incorporates a special component targeting adolescent prostitutes in an
effort to protect the health and human rights of all adolescents. No indication of widespread organised child prostitution in Finland Mero believes that Finland does not
have any real organised child prostitution
activities. However, he says that some boys and girls have been known to sell
themselves near Helsinki's Central Railway Station. In addition to Finns, child prostitutes in
Finland have come from Russia, Estonia,
Latvia, and Lithuania. It is a crime under Finnish law to
buy sex services from anyone under the age of 18 - even if the crime itself
takes place in outside Finland. There is a certain amount of child sex
tourism originating in Finland, mainly to Russia, Estonia, and the Far East. The Incidence of
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Baltic Sea Region Statistical data on the issue of
commercial sexual exploitation of children are lacking in every country in
the Baltic Sea Region. Nevertheless,
even though some Member States do not have any information about the
existence of commercial sexual exploitation of children, the Expert Group has
information that some perpetrators come from these states. Commercial Sexual
Exploitation of Children in the Baltic Sea Region - Legislation Children and Adolescents Involved in Drug Use and Trafficking: A Rapid Assessment [PDF] ilo.org/public/english/standards/ipec/simpoc/estonia/ra/drugs.pdf At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] [page 57]
9.1 CHILDREN ENGAGED IN PROSTITUTION - Recently the engagement of juveniles in
prostitution has become a more and more acute problem in Estonia and it is
very closely connected with the consumption of drugs. Unfortunately, this
problem has been overshadowed by other social concerns, and juvenile
prostitution does not get the attention it deserves in our country. All material used herein
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