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FEATURED ARTICLE *** ECPAT: CSEC in ECPAT International Newsletters, Issue No : 34 1/March/2001 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 17 July 2011] CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Child prostitution is
inextricably linked to socio-economic difficulties and child labour where
young children are forced to work and/or prostitute themselves to provide for
the family. Other reasons behind the increase in CSEC in the region are urbanisation, high illiteracy rates, early and forced
marriage, unemployment, low status of women in the society, consumerism,
civil conflict and tourism. SEX TOURISM - Senegal is a major tourist destination with seven to eight months
of peak tourist season. According to UNICEF Senegal, sex tourism has emerged
as a new phenomenon. Boy prostitution is said to be on the increase, and
children of both sexes harass tourists in the bid to lure clients. ***
ARCHIVES *** UNICEF – www.unicef.org/infobycountry/senegal.html [accessed 17 July 2011] The Department of Labor’s 2004 Findings on the Worst Forms
of Child Labor www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2004/senegal.htm [accessed 21 December 2010] INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - There are reports of Gambian girls working in the Senegalese sex
industry. Senegalese girls are reported to work in Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61589.htm [accessed 21 December 2010] TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS - During
the year the government arrested, prosecuted, and convicted traffickers.
During the year there were prosecutions for rape, pedophilia, prostitution, and abuse of talibé children; however, there was no system to
regularly collect statistics on cases. The human rights commissioner and the
family ministry were the government's coordinators on human trafficking
issues. Young girls from both urban and
rural areas were involved in prostitution,
which NGOs claimed involved an adult pimp to facilitate commercial sex
transactions or provide shelter. Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) - 2006 [DOC] UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 29 September
2006 [accessed 21 December 2010] [64] The Committee welcomes the efforts made to
sensitize and protect children against sexual exploitation. However, the Committee is concerned at the
lack of: (a) Data on
sexual exploitation, including sex tourism and trafficking in children to the
State party; (b) Protection
and/or recovery assistance for children victims of sexual exploitation; (c) Legislation
to protect children from sexual exploitation including sex tourism; and (d) Implementation
of existing legislation e.g. the rule prohibiting sexual intercourse with a
girl under the age of
12 (Penal Code, art. 300). Five Years After ECPAT: Fifth Report on implementation
of the Agenda for Action ECPAT International, November 2001 www.no-trafficking.org/content/web/05reading_rooms/five_years_after_stockholm.pdf [accessed 13 September 2011] [B]
COUNTRY UPDATES – ECPAT: CSEC in ECPAT International Newsletters, Issue No : 34 1/March/2001 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 17 July 2011] CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Child prostitution is
inextricably linked to socio-economic difficulties and child labour where
young children are forced to work and/or prostitute themselves to provide for
the family. Other reasons behind the increase in CSEC in the region are urbanisation, high illiteracy rates, early and forced
marriage, unemployment, low status of women in the society, consumerism,
civil conflict and tourism. SEX TOURISM - Senegal is a major tourist destination with seven to eight months
of peak tourist season. According to UNICEF Senegal, sex tourism has emerged
as a new phenomenon. Boy prostitution is said to be on the increase, and
children of both sexes harass tourists in the bid to lure clients. ECPAT: Trafficking in Children for Sexual Purposes ECPAT International, November 2000 -- Looking Back
Thinking Forward - The fourth report
on the implementation of the Agenda for Action adopted at the World Congress
against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children held in At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 18 September 2011] WEST AFRICA - In UNICEF: Study On The Sexual Abuse And Exploitation Of
Children In The Dr. Yankuba Kassama, Secretary
of State for Health and Social Welfare, The www.unicef.org/media/files/gambia_report.doc At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 17 July 2011] CHAPTER 2 - There is nearly universal
agreement among varied informants that children engaged in prostitution
around the Senegambia Tourist Area near Banjul are
predominantly underage, many as young as 12 and that 60% to 70% of tourists
come here for the sun, relaxation and cheap sex. All material used herein
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