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Child Prostitution

The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Kingdom of Spain [ Country-by-Country Reports ]

The Kingdom of Spain is a constitutional monarchy that occupies the major part of the Iberian Peninsula of SW Europe [map]; of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea; and of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. Madrid is the nation's capital and largest city. Unemployment fell steadily under the AZNAR administration but remains high at 10.4%. Adjusting to the monetary and other economic policies of an integrated Europe, reducing unemployment, and absorbing widespread social changes will pose challenges to Spain over the next few years.

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National Plan of Action

Bur of Democracy, Human Rights & Labor - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005

CHILDREN - Child prostitution occurred. Trafficking in teenage girls for the purpose of sexual exploitation was a problem.

TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - The country was both a destination and transit country for trafficked persons for the purpose of sexual exploitation (most frequently involving forced prostitution and work in nude dancing clubs) and, to a lesser degree, forced labor (primarily agriculture, construction, and domestic employment). Trafficked women were usually 18 to 30 years of age, but some girls were as young as age 16.

Concluding Observations Of The Committee On The Rights Of The Child (CRC) - 2002

[48] The Committee expresses its concern at reports of child prostitution in the suburbs of large cities and in holiday resorts, involving vulnerable children living on the fringes of society.

10% of the Spanish know cases of child sex tourism

One out of ten Spanish citizens knows or has heard someone of his surroundings say that he has had sex relations with children during a trip to developing countries, according to the report "Sexual exploitation of children during travels," unveiled Wednesday by UNICEF.

The profile of this kind of people, according to UNICEF, is not that of a pederast, but of an "occasional sexual abuser," more exactly a man aged between 40 and 60 who is in search of adult prostitution and ends up having sex with a child. The main sex tourism destinations are the Caribbean Islands and Central America, UNICEF said.

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

[B] COUNTRY UPDATES – SPAIN – ECPAT Spain has stated that Spanish society is not aware of the problem of CSEC and that there are few reports of the problem in the media. Furthermore, the lack of studies and statistics on the problem are obstacles to the development of a good plan to combat CSEC. ECPAT Spain’s current efforts focus on public awareness and education.

Report by Special Rapporteur [DOC]

[66] The Penal Code criminalizes the authors and the accomplices of those who sell and traffic children, and who induce or facilitate the involvement of children in prostitution and pornography.  Law 5/2000 regulates the legal responsibility of children aged between 14 and 18 who are involved in the commission of offences covered by the Penal Code, as well as describing the special measures in the judicial process to which juvenile delinquents are entitled. Concerning aggression and sexual abuse, the Penal Code provides for harsher penalties when the victim is under 13.

International Roundup

Spanish police have broken up a gang of Romanian human traffickers who were faking identity documents and credit cards. Twenty-two people have been arrested, the majority of them Romanians. The gang specialized in bringing Romanian women, often under-age girls, to Spain to force them into prostitution.

FG Smashes Human Trafficking Syndicate

The Executive Secretary said, from evidence uncovered so far, investigators suspect that they may be keeping at least 20 young Nigerian girls in sexual slavery in Spain.

ECPAT Spain launches a new Campaign Against CSEC

A campaign has been launched in Spain against the commercial sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism. The campaign’s main goal is the prevention of CSEC by raising the awareness of people traveling from Spain to tourist destinations known to offer the opportunity to engage in sexual relationships with minors.

MEXICO: En Los Bares Mexicanos Se Alquilan A Bebés Menores De Seis Meses

Spanish: Las niñas mexicanas vírgenes de 12 años, por ejemplo, son vendidas a los burdeles españoles en 25 mil dólares, pero si se trata de pequeñas indígenas bellas, el precio aumenta, pues los "clientes" las cotizan como un atractivo adicional.

English: "Twelve-year-old virgin Mexican girls, for example, are sold to brothels in Spain for $25,000, but if a beautiful young Indigenous girl is being sold, that raises the price even more because she is [exotic]."

ECPAT: CSEC Overview - Country Report

In recent years the Spanish Government has started showing more attention to the problem of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. Cases of organized trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation and numerous investigations of child pornography networks with links in the country through Internet have put pressure on the Government to take action, in cooperation with local and international NGOs as well as with other European governments.

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Human Trafficking in [Spain] [other countries]
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