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Human Trafficking & Modern-day Slavery In the
first ten years of the 21st Century -
2000 to 2009
Rwanda is a source country for some women
and children trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexual
exploitation. Rwandan girls are trafficked within the country for domestic
servitude, as well as for commercial sexual exploitation; in a limited number
of cases, this trafficking is facilitated by loosely organized prostitution
networks. In December 2008, the UN Group of Experts
on the DRC released a report accusing Rwandan authorities of complicity in
the fraudulent recruitment of soldiers, including children, by the CNDP and
their movement across the border. Rwandan police or administrative officers
reportedly were sometimes present during such recruitment. - U.S. State
Dept Trafficking in Persons Report, June, 2009 [full country report] |
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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Ten
years after genocide, Rwandan children suffer lasting impact The children of Rwanda witnessed
unspeakable violence,” Bellamy said. “Tens of thousands lost their mothers
and fathers. Thousands were victims of horrific brutality and rape. Many were
forced to commit atrocities. The impact of the tragedy simply cannot be
overstated. ***
ARCHIVES *** U.S.
Dept of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - There are isolated cases of Rwandan children being trafficked for
the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation, labor, and soldiering.
Children, specifically, have been trafficked to Bur of Democracy,
Human Rights & Labor - Country
Reports on Human Rights Practices - 2005 TRAFFICKING
IN PERSONS – There
were reports that persons were trafficked from and within the country. The
country was a source country for small numbers of women and children
trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation, domestic labor, and
soldiering. Unlike in the previous year, there were no reports of women being
trafficked internally or to Europe for prostitution, or child victims being
trafficked to Freedom
House Country Report - Political Rights: 6 Civil Liberties: 5 Status: Not Free Human Rights Overview by Human
Rights Watch – Defending Human Rights Worldwide Ten
years after genocide, Rwandan children suffer lasting impact The children of Rwanda witnessed
unspeakable violence,” Bellamy said. “Tens of thousands lost their mothers
and fathers. Thousands were victims of horrific brutality and rape. Many were
forced to commit atrocities. The impact of the tragedy simply cannot be
overstated. Interview of John R. Miller, Director of the Office to
Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons 164.109.48.103/g/tip/rls/37085.htm The contents of this article was
found within a larger article and may possibly still be accessible [here]
MILLER: Due to the special efforts of
Rachel Yousey, reports officer for VI. Children Without Parents: Victims of Abuse and Exploitation www.hrw.org/reports/2003/rwanda0403/rwanda0403-06.htm hrw.org/reports/2003/rwanda0403/rwanda0403-06.htm#P783_176445 Perhaps the most devastating
consequence of the genocide and war in Rwanda is the hundreds of thousands of
children who have been orphaned or otherwise left without parental care since
1994. During the genocide and afterwards in refugee or displaced person
camps, these children were left to cope with atrocities taking place around them
and to fight for their own survival. Today, they struggle to rebuild their
lives with little help in a society that has been completely devastated. With
many living in poverty, they confront the daily challenges of feeding,
sheltering, and clothing themselves; trying to attend school; or trying to
earn a living. In the meantime, thousands of vulnerable children are
exploited for their labor and property and denied the right to education. www.hrw.org/en/node/12340/section/4 hrw.org/reports/2003/rwanda0403/rwanda0403-03.htm#P271_51255 CHILDREN AS TOOLS OF VIOLENCE - Thousands of Rwandan children
have been used as tools of genocide and war. Some joined in the campaign to
annihilate the Tutsi. Others were recruited by the RPF when it was a
guerrilla force or enlisted in the army or Local Defense Forces of the
current Rwandan government. Children are recruited to fight in Congo on the
side of the Rwandan ally, the RCD, as they are by rebels fighting the Rwandan
government, now known as the Army for the Liberation of Rwanda (ALIR). Although they garner less sympathy, these
children taught to kill are victims too. IX. International Legal Standards www.hrw.org/en/node/12340/section/9 hrw.org/reports/2003/rwanda0403/rwanda0403-09.htm#P1453_345220 FREEDOM
FROM ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION - Children without their parents, like all children, have a right to
be free from abuse and exploitation.13
Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child holds states
responsible to protect all children from violence, neglect, mistreatment, abuse,
or exploitation at the hands of their parent, legal guardian, or anyone else
responsible for their care.14
The Rwandan government has failed to protect these children's rights to be
free of exploitation of their labor, to have access to education, and to
inherit property. All material used herein
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