Human Trafficking in [Mali] [other countries]
Street Children in [Mali] [other countries]
Child Prostitution in [Mali] [other countries]
 

Child Prostitution

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Republic of Mali [ Country-by-Country Reports ]

The Republic of Mali is the largest country in W Africa [map]. Landlocked, it is bordered by Algeria (N), by Niger (E & SE), by Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire (S), and by Guinea, Senegal, and Mauritania (W). Bamako is its capital and largest city. Mali has a population of 10.5 million, more than half of which is under 18 years old.

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National Plan of Action

Concluding Observations Of The Committee On The Rights Of The Child (CRC) - 1999

[35] The absence of adequate information, including disaggregated statistical data, on the situation with regard to the sexual exploitation of children, is a matter of concern for the Committee. In the light of article 34 and other related articles of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party undertake studies with a view to designing and implementing appropriate policies and measures, including care and rehabilitation, to prevent and combat the sexual exploitation of children. It also recommends that the State party reinforce its legislative framework to protect children fully from all forms of sexual abuse or exploitation.

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

[B] COUNTRY UPDATES – MALI – A Coalition Against the Trafficking of Women and Children made up of women and child rights NGOs has been formed. Its activities have been focused mainly on awareness raising through workshops, and sensitization campaigns. As a follow up to the ECPAT Regional Consultation in Dakar on CSEC, APDF in collaboration with the Coalition Against the Trafficking of Women and Children organized a three-day workshop in July 2001.

Protection Project - Mali [DOC]

FORMS OF TRAFFICKING - Child trafficking for forced labor predominates in Mali. In addition, women are trafficked to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to work as domestic servants. Girls are also recruited in Nigeria and brought to Mali for commercial sexual exploitation.

ECPAT: Country Report - Mali

The main cause behind child prostitution in Mali is poverty. Financial and social setbacks, such as single parenthood or physical handicaps, drive women and girls into the Malian sex trade (known as maki). Child victims of CSEC, as young as 14, are exploited in hotels, restaurants, brothels and on the street. 80% of the girls in prostitution come from rural areas in Mali.

Prostitution In Mali, Making The Harm Visible

In Mali, prostitutes are typically between 14 and 40 years old. They are both educated and uneducated. They are adolescents and adults. They are single and married. Some are called professional prostitutes even though they don’t like that term. Some are called occasional prostitutes because they have been forced into prostitution, or they have ended up there not by choice. Prostitutes work in hotels, restaurants, and brothels. They also work under trees in the street. Those that work under the trees in the street are the ones who are most exposed to and at the greatest risk of being victims of violence.

ECPAT International Annual Report - July 2004 - June 2005 [PDF]

[page 156] In Mali, ECPAT Luxembourg continued its collaboration with the NGO “Samu Social Mali” to implement a project providing medical and psychosocial support to street children from Bamako for their social reintegration. Night and day, mobile teams meet the children and provide them with medical care and psychosocial support to assist them in their rehabilitation process. 270 children were monitored on a regular basis by the teams. This year, special attention was given to young mothers living in the street.

ECPAT: Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes

WEST AFRICA - There have also been reports on the trafficking of children for sexual purposes from Guinea, Mali, Benin and Senegal. The trafficking of children from Guinea and Mali into neighboring countries for either sexual purposes or cheap labor has reportedly become an increasing problem.

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Human Trafficking in [Mali] [other countries]
Street Children in [Mali] [other countries]
Child Prostitution in [Mali] [other countries]