Human Trafficking in [Senegal] [other countries]Street Children in [Senegal] [other countries]Child Prostitution in [Senegal |
Child Prostitution The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of
Children In the first ten years of the 21st
Century - 2000 to 2009
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** ECPAT: CSEC in www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/IRC/articles.asp?articleID=5&NewsID=5 At one time this article had been
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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 - The Big Picture U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs 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 Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 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] [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). 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
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COUNTRY UPDATES – ECPAT: CSEC in www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/IRC/articles.asp?articleID=5&NewsID=5 At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
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 www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/IRC/articles.asp?articleID=40&NewsID=12 At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
WEST AFRICA - In UNICEF: Study On The Sexual Abuse And Exploitation Of
Children In The www.unicef.org/media/files/gambia_report.doc At one time this article had been
archived and may possibly still be accessible [here]
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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