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Questions & Answers about the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. 4th Edition

Document number
2311
Date
2008
Title
Questions & Answers about the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. 4th Edition
Author/publisher
ECPAT International
Availability
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Document type(s)
Guidelines/Recommendations, Training Material/Resources,
Keywords
Protection, Victims (of trafficking), Trafficked persons, Sex tourism, Pornography, Sexual exploitation, Palermo protocol; Child trafficking; Best Interests Principle, Child Victims of Trafficking, Separated Migrant Children, Unaccompanied minors, Family reunification, Guardian, Family Tracing, Age Assessment, Freedom from Detention, Interim Care, Health, Education, Training, Integration, Adoption, Return, Remaining in a Host Country/Country of Asylum, Child protection systems, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Reflection period, Residency permit, Identification, Social assistance, Victim protection, Advocacy, Civil society, NGO, Human Rights approach,
Summary

Information booklet defining commercial sexual exploitation of children, namely, child prostitution, child sex tourism, early marriage, child pornography and trafficking in children. Provides facts about the number of child victims, vulnerable circumstances, the impact on children and the perpetrators of sexual exploitation. Also provides examples of how various actors can act against the problem, including educators, police officers, journalists, business community, travel agents, internet industry and the general public.

Examples of Contents: *What is Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children? *Prostitution of Children *Child Pornography *Trafficking in Children *Child Sex Tourism *Child Marriage *What Makes Children Vulnerable? *How Widespread is Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children?


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