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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Child Prostitution - in Addis Ababa KEY FINDINGS OF THE STUDY - This study has identified types
of child prostitution: working on the streets; working in small bars; working
in local arki or alcohol houses; working in rented
houses/beds and; working in rent places for chat/drugs use. Each location
exposes the children to different risks and hazards. In terms of background, all the
interviewed children engaged in
prostitution were girls, aged between 13 to 18 years. ***
ARCHIVES *** www.ecpat.net/A4A_2005/PDF/AF/Global_Monitoring_Report-ETHIOPIA.pdf Child prostitution is growing in
both urban and rural areas of Ethiopia. In the capital city, Addis Ababa, the
number of children victimised in commercial sexual
exploitation (CSE) is increasing at an alarming rate. Numerous children
migrate from rural areas in order to escape poverty, limited educational and
job opportunities, drought, violence at home, early marriage, abusive
relationships and exploitative labour, only to be
become victims of commercial sexual exploitation in the urban centres. U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - According to reports, the commercial sexual exploitation of
children is increasing in Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN - According to international
NGOs, child prostitution was a growing problem, particularly in urban areas.
According to an NGO report, 60 percent of persons exploited in prostitution
were between the ages of 16 and 25. Underage girls worked as hotel workers,
barmaids, and prostitutes in resort towns and rural truck stops. Pervasive
poverty, migration to urban centers, early marriage, HIV/AIDS and sexually
transmitted diseases, and limited educational and job opportunities
aggravated the sexual exploitation of children. TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NGOs reported that houses of
prostitution recruited impoverished girls as young as age 11 and kept them
uninformed of the risks of HIV/AIDS infection and other sexually transmitted
diseases. A 2003 Family Health International Report indicated that customers
particularly sought younger girls because customers believed they were free
of sexually transmitted diseases. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2006 [DOC] [73] The Committee welcomes the initiatives by the
State party to combat sexual exploitation of children, including provisions
for stricter penalties in the revised Criminal Code and the establishment of
a national plan of action against sexual exploitation of children. Nevertheless, the Committee is concerned
that a high number, especially girls, are victims of sexual exploitation and
sexual abuse, and that the majority of cases remain in impunity. Furthermore, the Committee is deeply
concerned at the lack of information in the State party report on the extent
of the problem and the number of children affected. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2001 [72] The Committee is deeply
concerned at reports of sexual exploitation, prostitution, rape and other
sexual abuse of children. Child Prostitution in Ethiopia www.childexploitation.org/prostitution3.html "I've been working on the
street for 3 years because I had a conflict with my parents. My stepfather
used to get drunk and beat us. Also, he used to favour
my sister who is his real daughter. I met some girls on the street and I
began to get close with them. I became friends with them, and we're still
friends. Two of the older girls used to work and give us the money to live.
All I used to think about was my family, but these people were good to me so
I followed them. I was really hurt by my family experience and these people
were nice to me. ETHIOPIA: Child
prostitution on the rise, report says www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=44932 www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=35392&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=ETHIOPIA The children often blamed lack of
work, family deaths, poor education or unwanted pregnancy for driving them
towards prostitution. Many of the
child prostitutes had been victims of serious sexual and physical abuse.
Almost half the children said they had been raped prior to ending up on the
streets and a third had fallen pregnant – with some resorting to back street
abortions. “The abortions were
performed mainly by traditional medicine and in the street illegally,” said
the report. “The dangers of this are numerous and include death.” Babies are
booming export in the land of 5m orphans There are estimated to be 50,000
street children in the centre of Addis Ababa. Some have lost their parents to
Aids, some have run away from abusive relatives. Others, particularly girls, have been
abducted and brought to the city by Fagin-like older men. “They are forced to work in workshops or as
maids,” says Dagmawi Alemayeau,
of the Forum on Street Children. “Often they are pushed into prostitution.” - htsccp 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 – Report
by Special Rapporteur [DOC] [41] Criminal liability is
incurred by a person selling or trafficking children under the Penal Code,
and the right of children not to be subjected to exploitative practices is
enshrined in the Constitution. Child pornography is addressed through the
criminalization of a number of offences, excluding possession, relating to
writings, images, posters or films which are obscene or grossly indecent.
Children under the age of 9 incur no criminal
responsibility. Criminal liability may be incurred by a young
person between the ages of 9 and 15 if they use others for the purpose of
prostitution, or if they use child pornography against others for the purpose
of gain. If such an offence is committed, the court follows a
special procedure for juvenile delinquents. Children over 15 are
tried under the ordinary provisions of the Penal Code for
adults. Sanctions for those between the ages of 9 and 15 include
measures to ensure the best possible treatment of a young person and may
include supervised education, reprimand, school or home arrest, or admission
to a corrective institution. Efforts are being made to give
on-the-job training in dealing with juvenile offenders to most judges and
prosecutors. Education
Key to Fighting Child Trafficking, says UNICEF Ljungqvist said that many children drop out
of school and are forced into dangerous work or prostitution simply because
they have no alternatives. The UN says that child labor is a result of a
massive demand for cheap and malleable labor. Often work involves domestic
duties, or it can be prostitution. The ILO, UNICEF and International
Organization for Migration (IOM) aim to combat the danger of children being
exploited through promoting education and ensuring better law enforcement. Child Prostitution - in Addis Ababa KEY FINDINGS OF THE STUDY - This study has identified types
of child prostitution: working on the streets; working in small bars; working
in local arki or alcohol houses; working in rented
houses/beds and; working in rent places for chat/drugs use. Each location
exposes the children to different risks and hazards. In terms of background, all the
interviewed children engaged in
prostitution were girls, aged between 13 to 18 years. Child
prostitutes brought to SA Child prostitution is flourishing
in ECPAT: Child Protection Units in Ethiopia www.ecpat.net/eng/CSEC/good_practices/protection_ethiopia.asp At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
In 1997, a pilot project was
started in four police stations around the capital: Ethiopian NGO Fights
Child Prostitution Child prostitution and sexual
exploitation in Combating Child Prostitution: The Learning Point for Child
Rights Organizations internet.fredskorpset.no/templates/FredskorpsDagbok____18020.aspx Even though almost all countries
of the world have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child, putting
into action of the provisions enshrined in the Convention has remained a wide
loophole. ANPPCAN- Ethiopia Chapter is
running a project focusing on the Rehabilitation and Prevention of child prostitution
in one of the districts in the capital- Addis Ababa. The specific activities
include; community out-reach awareness and sensitization, family-based
counseling to improve family tie, support for the beneficiary children for
skills training, schooling, basic needs and start-up fund as it applies. UNICEF:
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