Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Czech Republic
- Document number
- 1217
- Date
- 2002
- Title
- Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Czech Republic
- Author/publisher
- Nicole Boruvka (ed.), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, La Strada
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- LSI publication, Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Child Trafficking, Child Prostitution, Child Pornography, Best Interests Principle, Child Victims of Trafficking, Separated Migrant Children, Unaccompanied minors, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Child protection systems,
- Summary
- Collection of speeches given at the seminar "Commercial sexual exploitation of children" which was held in Prague. on 6th and 7th November 2001. The seminar was organised by the NGOs La Strada CR, Enya and Karo in co-operation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. The seminar focused above all on the issue of child prostitution, from the viewpoints of legal responsibility, social care, help and support. One of the aims of the meeting was to found co-operation among the participants who can work actively in the field of prevention as well as in the follow-up help to the victims. The representatives of different types of organisations met at the seminar. The invitation was accepted by the workers of the Ministry of Interior, Justice, the Office of the Ombudsman, as well as the representatives of NGOs, Child Care Departments of the state administration bodies and the Police. In the theoretical part of the seminar, the speakers focused on the victims from the psychological, social and legal point of view. The National Plan for the Fight against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Czech Republic was introduced In group discussions the participants agreed on the following recommendations: Prevention should not to be an issue solely for the family but also for schools and wider communities. In prevention, schools should co-operate with NGOs. Emergency help for vulnerable and affected children should be fast and easily accessible. Interdisciplinary approach is inevitable in the work with exploited children. It is necessary to deinstitutionalise the system of care for the victims. It is necessary to consider and look for alternative ways of helping. It is necessary to constantly educate the workers in helping professions. The number of the victim's hearings in the criminal procedure should be decreased and the rules for accepting evidence should change. The system of collection of statistical data should be unified and a comprehensive list of available services should be created.
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