May, 2011
SOUTH ASIA – MAIN ISSUE
May 12, 2011 · By Sutthida Malikaew
The trafficking of children for sexual purposes is an immense problem in South Asian countries. Bangladesh and Nepal are the dominant source countries for trafficking within the region. Estimates vary, but a safe estimation is that several thousand Bangladeshi girls are trafficked out of the country each year. Destination countries include India, Pakistan and the […]
Read More...EASTERN EUROPE – MAIN ISSUE
May 12, 2011 ·
The trafficking of children for sexual purposes is reaching alarming dimensions in Eastern Europe. The most worrying fact is that the trafficking is carried out by well-organised and powerful international criminal networks. Furthermore, recent reports indicate that Eastern European women are being marketed and sold over the internet by criminal gangs which then smuggle them […]
Read More...ECPAT-USA Continues Work with Airlines, US Military
May 12, 2011 ·
The airlines industry worked to defeat the Grassley amendment that would have against child sex tourism. Despite that setback, ECPAT-USA has made important progress in the tourism education program. A travel industry education piece has been drafted andwill be sent to partners in the travel industry soon. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is now […]
Read More...NEW BILL TOUGHENS LAWS ON TRAFFICKERS
May 12, 2011 ·
The House and Senate approved a measure that toughens laws against the trafficking of women and children for prostitution and sweatshop labor and helps states and localities fight domestic violence. The passing of this bill is a step forward in the fight against trafficking and child prostitution. The bill establishes specific laws against trafficking The […]
Read More...Travel With Care…
May 12, 2011 ·
ECPAT Australia has just launched a new publication specifically written to help the travel and tourism industry understand the Australian Child Sex Tourism law. This easy to understand guide details the legislation, including who can be prosecuted and how to report allegations of abuse. The Travel With Care booklet will be distributed nationally to travel […]
Read More...Operation Morocco Disbanded
May 12, 2011 ·
Australian Federal Police have closed Operation Morocco, their only child sex tourism investigation unit, the Attorney-General, Mr. Williams, has confirmed. He defended the move, saying the AFP, which believes there is no need for a separate unit, can set its own priorities according to operational requirements. (Sydney Morning Herald 8/11/00). Operation Morocco was the only […]
Read More...Australian child sex tourists target Fiji
May 12, 2011 ·
Recent reports show Australian child sex tourists are targetting Fiji in the wake of this year’s civil unrest. Australians have been identified as the main culprits in Fiji’s burgeoning child sex tourism industry. The Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre has called for tougher laws against child sexual abuse.
Read More...ECPAT Newsletter Dear Supporters….
May 12, 2011 ·
Autumn 2000 has seen some major developments for ECPAT. In September the Home Secretary announced amendments to the Register of Sex Offenders which included ECPAT’s concerns that British sex offenders are not required to register addresses they intend to travel to overseas and can consequently escape registration. This issue has now been addressed in the […]
Read More...Success in Battle Against Sex Tourism
May 12, 2011 ·
Second World Congress will take place in Yokohama, Japan in December 2001. Governments will be asked to renew and extend the commitments they made at the first meeting. An encouraging case study – curbing sex tourism: Many ‘sex tourists’ deliberately travel abroad to have sex with children because they believe it is legal and culturally […]
Read More...PROGRESS AGAINST SEX TOURISM
May 12, 2011 ·
An encouraging case study – curbing sex tourism: Many ‘sex tourists’ deliberately travel abroad to have sex with children because they believe it is legal and culturally acceptable. But there is also hope in the fact that advocates like ECPAT have succeeded in engaging airlines, governments, and travel agencies in their work. By 1995, international […]
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