Human Trafficking in [Swaziland] [other countries]Street Children in [Swaziland] [other countries]Child Prostitution in [Swaziland |
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 *** Nonhlanhla Hadzebe, a timid seven-year-old says: "The last time I saw my mother and father was when I was very little. I do not know where they are, but I know that they are still alive. At times I sleep without having eaten anything but I cannot complain -- to whom, anyway? I only pray to God that one day my parents will come back so that we can all be a family again." The study finds that street children are often abused. Police spokesman, Sabelo Dlamini, said that old men sodomize boys often as young as aged nine to thirteen. Many are infected with sexually transmitted diseases. He says the street children are enticed with E10.00 for a sex session. Before the molestation, they are offered glue in order to keep them in "high" spirits during the act. ***
ARCHIVES *** U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - There are reports that girls from CHILD
LABOR LAWS AND ENFORCEMENT - The Penal Code prohibits the procurement of a girl unless she is a
“common prostitute” or “of known immoral character” for purposes of
prostitution. Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN - The law prohibits prostitution
and child pornography, provides protection to children under 16 years of age
from sexual exploitation, and sets the age of sexual consent at 16 years.
There were reports that Mozambican and Swazi girls worked as prostitutes in
the country. Children, including street children, were increasingly
vulnerable to sexual exploitation. Concluding
Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) - 2006 [DOC] [63] The Committee is alarmed at the increasing rate of
sexual exploitation and sexual abuse in Swaziland, as noted in the State
party report. The Protection Project - Swaziland [DOC] FORMS OF
TRAFFICKING – Young
girls have been lured to Nonhlanhla Hadzebe, a timid seven-year-old says: "The last time I saw my mother and father was when I was very little. I do not know where they are, but I know that they are still alive. At times I sleep without having eaten anything but I cannot complain -- to whom, anyway? I only pray to God that one day my parents will come back so that we can all be a family again." The study finds that street
children are often abused. Police spokesman, Sabelo Dlamini, said that old
men sodomize boys often as young as aged nine to thirteen. Many are infected
with sexually transmitted diseases. He says the street children are enticed
with E10.00 for a sex session. Before the molestation, they are offered glue
in order to keep them in "high" spirits during the act. They are promised a better life in South Africa, but instead they are kidnapped, branded and sold into sexual slavery for as little as R380. Women and children, some as young as 13, are falling prey to syndicates operating in Mozambique and Swaziland, trafficking and smuggling them to South Africa on an unprecedented scale. Provisional Summary on Swazi law related to Worst Forms of Child Labour [DOC] www.child-labour.org.za/tecl/blns-countries/swaziland/documents-and-laws/legislation/Law%20summary%20WFCL,%20CRC.doc The contents of this article were
found within a larger article and may possibly still be accessible [here]
COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION - Swazi law does provide some
guidance on child prostitution. This is contained in Part V of the Crimes Act
which criminalizes a parent or guardian for receiving compensation in
relation to the prostitution of his or her child; creates an offence for inveigling or
enticing a girl who is not a common prostitute for the purposes of
prostitution and criminalizes a person
for procuring any girl to become a prostitute. Sadly, these provisions provide no
protections for girls who are already prostitutes and section 3 of the Girl’s
and Women’s Protection Act states that a girl being a common prostitute is a
defence for a perpetrator who has unlawful carnal connection with her. These provisions show a definite lack of
understanding of the issues relating to children undertaking sex work and the
dangers that they are exposed to. In
addition it appears that sex workers are prosecuted in Swaziland whilst the
clients are not. All material used herein
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