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ASSESSMENT - The
average income of the Aboriginals is less than half of the national average.
Poverty and the increasing inability to earn a livelihood through traditional
methods such as hunting and felling trees have helped to promote widespread
child prostitution and alcoholism. Further, ***
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Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 CHILDREN - Child prostitution was a
problem, particularly among aborigine children. The law provides for up to
two years incarceration for customers of prostitutes under the age of 18. As of
November 799 persons were indicated for this crime, and 858 were convicted,
including cases from previous years. In 2004, 952 persons were indicted, and
794 were convicted. The law also requires the publication of the names of
violators in newspapers. The law prohibits the media from running
advertisements involving the sex trade and imposes penalties on citizens
arrested abroad for having sex with minors; these laws were enforced in
practice. WOMEN – Prostitution, including child prostitution, was a problem.
Prostitution is illegal. There were reports of a growing trend of teenagers
and young women being lured into prostitution by Internet advertisements
promising employment, large salaries, and adventure. Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country Reports on Human Rights
Practices - 2004 CHILDREN - Although no reliable statistics
were available, child prostitution was a problem, particularly among
aboriginal children. Most child prostitutes
ranged in age from 12 to 17 years. The juvenile welfare law enables juvenile
welfare bodies, prosecutors, and victims to apply to courts for termination
of guardianship of parents and the appointment of qualified guardians if
parents have forced their children into prostitution. According to well-informed
observers, the practice of aboriginal families selling their children into
prostitution no longer existed.
According to some reports, brothel owners used violence, drug
addiction, and other forms of coercion to prevent child prostitutes from
escaping. The law provides for up to 2
years' incarceration for customers of prostitutes under the age of 18. In 2003, 1,072 persons were indicted, and
1,259 were convicted (including some indicted in previous years) for
violation of the law. Taiwan modifies law to prevent online child sex business According to Huang, Taiwan's
underage prostitutes tend to escape family problems -- such as domestic
violence and financial constraints -- by playing video games or selling sex
through Internet chat rooms, making money as a means of survival. 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 [B]
COUNTRY UPDATES – TAIWAN – In terms of coordination and cooperation, an inter-bureau
supervisory meeting is held every six months to monitor the actions related
to CSEC that specific government bodies have undertaken, and to increase
inter-departmental coordination. The bodies include the Ministry of the Interior,
the Ministry of Education, the Department of Health, the Government
Information Office, the Tourism Bureau, the Council of Labor Affairs, the
Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of National Defense and county
governments. NGOs are also invited to the meetings. The Garden of Hope
Foundation - Background The Garden of Hope Foundation is a
non-government, non-profit group established in 1988 to help disadvantaged
girls and young women. In
particular, we target girls caught in the sex industry, victims of sexual
abuse and family violence. Many of our clients have been subjected to more
than one form of abuse. From one
halfway house, our services have grown to include shelters and service
centers island-wide providing everything from counseling and temporary
housing, to employment training, social work and legal aid. This includes
outreach programs for “at-risk” teenagers, services for immigrant spouses and
family counseling. For emergency help in Taiwan call 113 Report
by Special Rapporteur [DOC] [81] Concerning child
prostitution, 1,069 cases were prosecuted in 2001, resulting in 582
convictions, and of 1,221 prosecutions in 2002, 925 persons were found
guilty. The penalty for engaging in remunerated sexual relations
with a child is a minimum of five years’ imprisonment and a fine. Taiwan Social Worker Wins Top NGO Award For Children's Welfare Chi Hui-jung,
CEO of the Garden of Hope Foundation (GOH) became
the first Taiwan: Child-Sex Offenders To Feel Force Of Law Assessment
for Aboriginal Taiwanese in Taiwan RISK
ASSESSMENT - The
average income of the Aboriginals is less than half of the national average.
Poverty and the increasing inability to earn a livelihood through traditional
methods such as hunting and felling trees have helped to promote widespread
child prostitution and alcoholism. Further, 1999 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.nationbynation.com/Taiwan/Human.html The sale of Aboriginal girls into
prostitution by their parents is also a problem. However, reports have
indicated that in the period from June 1994 to July 1995, the percentage of
all arrested child prostitutes who were of Aboriginal origin dropped from 15
percent to 5 percent. This reduction may have come about due to intensive
efforts on the part of social workers and nongovernmental organizations to
combat the practice of selling female children into prostitution. The NPA also coordinated the formation of police task forces
in local jurisdictions to investigate and prevent the sale of Aboriginal
girls into prostitution. From the beginning of 1998 through April, 46
Aboriginal girls were found to have been engaged in prostitution. All material used herein
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