Human Trafficking in [Mongolia] [other countries]Street Children in [Mongolia] [other countries]Child Prostitution in [Mongolia |
Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Children In the
first ten years of the 21st Century -
2000 to 2009
|
||
|
CAUTION: The following links and accompanying text have been culled
from the web to illuminate the situation in ***
FEATURED ARTICLE *** Traffickers profit from vulnerability of street children in Mongolia According to an assessment by UNICEF of street and unsupervised children, migrant girls who live and/or work on the streets are often recruited into prostitution. Research by CHRD indicates that highly organized criminals take advantage of the girls’ vulnerability on the streets and force them down this path in order to profit from their exploitation. The organizers are not necessarily unknown to the girls – they are often family members or other girls who have previously engaged in prostitution. The rate of prostitution is highest in Ulaanbaatar, but it is also prevalent in provinces near Mongolia’s borders. The implication is that children forced into prostitution in these provinces may also become victims of cross-border trafficking. ***
ARCHIVES *** www.ecpat.net/A4A_2005/PDF/EAP/Global_Monitoring_Report-MONGOLIA.pdf The study Perception, Trends, and
Nature of Child Prostitution, conducted in 2001 in Factors pushing children into
prostitution include sexual abuse, poor living onditions,
and being lured, forced or influenced by others. The high rates of divorce
and domestic violence (often accentuated by alcohol abuse) also lead many
children to run away from abusive home environments to find themselves in
highly vulnerable situations. At the end of the Soviet occupation, Mongolia
experienced a severe economic collapse, but the various changes in the
country’s economic structure were not accompanied by social welfare programmes targeting children and young people. - sccp U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - There are increasing numbers of children living on the streets in CHILD
LABOR LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT - The Criminal Code prohibits prostitution of individuals under the
age of 16, and penalties apply to facilitators, procurers, and solicitors of
prostitution. Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – In 2003,
the national police documented 148 cases of underage prostitution. In May, the former Ministry of
Infrastructure, which had oversight responsibility for the tourist industry,
worked with UNICEF and tourist companies to develop a voluntary code of
conduct to protect minors from sexual exploitation in the travel and tourist
industry. The primary targets of
trafficking schemes were middle-class girls and young women, ranging in age
from 14 to approximately 28, who were lured abroad by offers to study or
work. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2005 [64] The
Committee is deeply concerned at the increasing number of children engaged in
prostitution. While noting that trafficking in children is a relatively new human
rights problem in Mongolia, the Committee is concerned about certain risk
factors, including persisting poverty, the high rate of unemployment,
difficult family circumstances leading to run-away from home and a growth in
tourism, which may and often does increase sexual exploitation and
trafficking in children. Street
Children Remain Neglected Although homeless and orphans,
these children consider themselves lucky. "Some children are sent out to
beg by their parents who use the money they get to buy alcohol, even if
they’re not homeless," Nara tells me. These children do not want their
names or their faces to be seen in Mongolian newspapers because of the shame
this will bring to their families. They at least are trying to retain their
national pride. Others that they consider less fortunate than themselves are
those forced into selling themselves on the streets, while their pimps are
protected by corrupt policemen, who in some cases control the prostitutes
themselves. 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 – MONGOLIA – The Mongolian Centre for Child Rights has said that the
main obstacle to implementing the Agenda for Action is the lack of reliable
data on both the number of street children and the number of CSEC victims.
Programs implemented by the government and NGOs in recent years have focused
on awareness raising and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases
including HIV/AIDS. Report
by Special Rapporteur [DOC] [55] The new
Criminal Code approved in January 2002 makes the sale and trafficking of
children a criminal offence and provides for 5-10 years’ imprisonment where
the crime is committed for remuneration for sexual exploitation involving
minors. The General Police Department reported 11 cases of arrests
for using children in prostitution in 2001, and 5 cases
in 2002. Concerning the use of children in pornography, the
police reported 14 cases in 2001 and 8 cases in 2002. Traffickers profit from vulnerability of street children in Mongolia According to an assessment by
UNICEF of street and unsupervised children, migrant girls who live and/or
work on the streets are often recruited into prostitution. Research by CHRD
indicates that highly organized criminals take advantage of the girls’
vulnerability on the streets and force them down this path in order to profit
from their exploitation. The organizers are not necessarily unknown to the
girls – they are often family members or other girls who have previously
engaged in prostitution. The rate of prostitution is highest in NGOs' Perspectives of Children's Rights in ubpost.mongolnews.mn/development.php?subaction=showfull&id=1104985833&archive=&start_from=&ucat=6& At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] Alarmingly, child prostitution
cases are increasing drastically. Most
girls involved are former victims of sexual abuse themselves. Development Marketplace - Prevent Under-age
Prostitution with web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/OPPORTUNITIES/GRANTS/DEVMARKETPLACE/0,,contentMDK:20214859~menuPK:214469~pagePK:180691~piPK:174492~theSitePK:205098,00.html At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] RATIONALE - The
Crime Of Trafficking Of Women And Children In Mongolia [DOC] FOREWORD - The rate of trafficking in
women and children all over the world has increased and The Dark Side of Casino Lights Bolor said she hopes the government
will take measures against prostitution and to protect girls who live on the
street. She said that street girls as
young as 14 and 15 years-old are often trafficked to Supporting Street Children In www.savethechildren.org.uk/scuk/jsp/resources/details.jsp?id=644&group=resources§ion=project&subsection=details&pagelang=en At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here] Poor health is common among both street
children and children who work. They often risk injury from dangerous work,
poor living conditions and gang violence. Children are also exposed to
sexually transmitted diseases - especially girls working in the sex industry.
But many children are unaware of the risks, and often don't even realize they
are ill. Even if they recognize symptoms, it's often impossible to get
professional help. Many of them are not officially registered, or have lost
proof of identity. Without it, they can't get free health cover, and
hospitals are reluctant to treat them because they won't get paid. All material used herein
reproduced under the fair use exception of 17 USC § 107 for noncommercial,
nonprofit, and educational use. PLEASE
RESPECT COPYRIGHTS OF COMPONENT ARTICLES.
Cite this webpage as: Patt, Prof. Martin,
"Child Prostitution - |
Human Trafficking in [Mongolia] [other countries]Street Children in [Mongolia] [other countries]Child Prostitution in [Mongolia