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Child Prostitution

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

In the first ten years of the 21st Century  -  2000 to 2009

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

This stable, high-income economy - benefiting from its proximity to France, Belgium, and Germany - has historically featured solid growth, low inflation, and low unemployment. The industrial sector, initially dominated by steel, has become increasingly diversified to include chemicals, rubber, and other products.

Agriculture is based on small family-owned farms. The economy depends on foreign and cross-border workers for about 60% of its labor force. Although Luxembourg, like all EU members, suffered from the global economic slump in the early part of this decade, the country continues to enjoy an extraordinarily high standard of living - GDP per capita ranks third in the world, after Liechtenstein and Qatar.  [The World Factbook, U.S.C.I.A. 2009]

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ECPAT Luxembourg

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ECPAT Luxembourg is composed of a small number of committed individuals who pool their expertise and professional influence in the interest of combating the commercial sexual exploitation of children. As Luxemburg is a very small country, and the government already fulfils its commitments under the Stockholm Agenda for Action, the group has concentrated its work on the campaign against child sex tourism, and on supporting the work of child focused NGOs who have shown a commitment to eliminating CSEC.

 

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Bur of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2004

CHILDREN - The law sets criminal penalties for adults who traffic children, facilitate child prostitution, or exploit children through pornography and extends the country's criminal jurisdiction to citizens and residents who engage in such activities abroad.

Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2005

[57] While welcoming the many legislative and other measures taken by the State party to combat and raise awareness of the problem of sexual exploitation, trafficking in persons and child pornography, the Committee is concerned that the conditions of work for women and girls arriving in Luxembourg to work in the entertainment sector are such that they may be exposed to the risk of prostitution and trafficking in human beings.

ECPAT: Fifth Report on implementation of the Agenda for Action [DOC]

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[B] COUNTRY UPDATES – LUXEMBOURG – Last year, seminars were held to train health care and social service professionals on psycho-traumatic therapy for victims of abuse and commercial sexual exploitation in order to implement Luxembourg’s National Plan. Public meetings were also held to carry out the public education mandate in the National Plan.

Report by Special Rapporteur [DOC]

[54] The Penal Code punishes the trafficking and sexual exploitation of children, and circumstances are considered further aggravated where the minor is (a) less than 14 years old; and (b) less than 11 years old.  There have been no prosecutions of these offences involving Luxembourg children over the last two years, but there have been two cases concerning child pornography over the Internet involving children from elsewhere.  Where children are involved in prostitution, the Juvenile Court can order protective measures if it considers that the child’s moral or social development is threatened.

Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Thirty-Eighth Session - 2005

[48] Variety shows and cabarets were closely monitored in order to prevent the unlawful employment of children. Unfortunately, he could not rule out the existence of illegal prostitution in Luxembourg. The Ministry for the Promotion of Women had established centers that were open during the night and offered counseling and advice to prostitutes, including children.

Luxembourg in the World

MEMBER OF UNESCO, UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND CULTURE - Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg has been a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the education of women and children worldwide since 1997. She is a strong supporter of all actions giving women the means to be autonomous and uphold their rights. The Grand Duchess supports all projects aimed at improving the quality of life for girls, women and their families, particularly through granting micro-loans. Mother of five children, Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess is particularly concerned with the fate of children. She regards programs helping street children and combating child prostitution as key action areas.

ECPAT Luxembourg

www.ecpat.net/fr/Ecpat_network/Groups/groups.asp?countryid=100&regionid=4

At one time this article had been archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]

ECPAT Luxembourg is composed of a small number of committed individuals who pool their expertise and professional influence in the interest of combating the commercial sexual exploitation of children. As Luxemburg is a very small country, and the government already fulfils its commitments under the Stockholm Agenda for Action, the group has concentrated its work on the campaign against child sex tourism, and on supporting the work of child focused NGOs who have shown a commitment to eliminating CSEC.

One in 12 children forced into world's 'worst forms' of labor

UNICEF UK said that 350 million children aged five to 17 worked, and that 180 million of them were "involved in the worst forms of child labour -- hazardous work, slavery, forced labor, in armed forces, commercial sexual exploitation and illicit activities".

UNICEF UK lauded the pledge of developed countries, made more than 30 years ago, of allocating 0.7 percent of gross domestic product to development aid but regretted that only five countries today fulfill that promise -- Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Sweden.

Concluding comments of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women: Luxembourg

394. The Committee welcomes the law of May 1999 that strengthened measures against trafficking in humans and the sexual exploitation of children and, in particular, extended Luxembourg law to cover all sexual crimes or misdemeanours committed abroad by citizens of Luxembourg.

411. The Committee urges the Government to develop a policy and legislation to prevent and eliminate domestic violence, and sexual violence, including rape, against women and girls, and to prosecute violators. The Committee calls on the State party to collect statistics on th e incidence of domestic violence, and comprehensive information on the impact of measures against domestic violence.  The Committee also recommends that the Government gather further information on the impact of the law on trafficking in humans and the sexu al exploitation of children.

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