Human Trafficking in [Jordan] [other countries]Street Children in [Jordan] [other countries]Child Prostitution in [Jordan ] [other countries]
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Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Children The Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, located in SW Asia [map], is bordered by Israel (W), by Syria (N), by Iraq (NE), and
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Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs CHILD
LABOR LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT - A Jordanian law specifically prohibits
trafficking in children, and there is no indication that children were
trafficked, to, from, or within the country.
Inducing a girl under the age of 20 to engage in prostitution and
inducing any child under the age of 15 to commit sodomy are prohibited. Sanctions for these offenses include
imprisonment for up to 5 years and a fine. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2006 [DOC] [92] The Committee regrets the lack of data on the
extent and magnitude of commercial sexual exploitation of children and
trafficking in children for exploitative purposes in the State party. It also
regrets the insufficient legal protection of boys below the age of 18 against
commercial sexual exploitation and the absence of a specific legal framework
to protect children from trafficking. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2000 [61] The
Committee is concerned at the insufficient data on and awareness of the
phenomenon of commercial sexual exploitation of children in ECPAT:
Fifth Report on implementation of the Agenda for Action [DOC] [B]
COUNTRY UPDATES – JORDAN – In regard to child trafficking, child prostitution and
child pornography, available national statistics do not indicate the
existence of these problems in Jordanian society. Nevertheless, a review of existing studies
and police records shows that children of both sexes have been exposed to sexual
abuse and exploitation by family members as well as by strangers. In
response, draft legislation in There
Is Still Insufficient Data And Little Awareness Of The Issue There is still insufficient data
and little awareness of the issue of commercial sexual exploitation of
children in 5.1
Middle East - State of CSEC/ Attitudes toward CSEC [PDF] While 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. All material used herein
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