World News
Sexual Abuse, Sexual Exploitation, and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Indonesia
January 1, 2001 ·
This is an extract of a report prepared for Indonesia, which commissioned a study on the situation of the children in especially difficult circumstances covering the issue of child labour, street children and sexually exploited children. The Indonesian version of this report was published soon. Mohamman farid, the author of this report has given his consent to this extracted version.
Read More...Internet News
December 12, 2000 ·
Local News
A 33 year-old Sydney businessman has appeared in a Melbourne court on charges of procuring and attempting to procure a child under 16 for sexual,penetration after allegedly arranging to meet a 12-year-old boy over the Internet.
International News
One in 5 British children who use computer chatrooms have been approached over the Internet by child sex offenders, the Home Office’s Internet crime forum has reported.
Read More...Focus on Child Sex tourism
December 9, 2000 ·
ECPAT taiwan has recently hosted a meeting with travel agents’and hotels, associations to discuss the tourism industry’s guidebook for reporting child sex tourism. Changes to Taiwan’s laws on commercial sexual exploitation of children have made the tourism industry subject ot mandatory reporting requirements when finding cases of sexual transactions involving children. Child sex tourism – […]
Read More...FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
October 3, 2000 ·
This FAQ answers general questions regarding federal laws on child pornography and the Internet. Remember. federal laws can change and laws differ from state to state. If you have specific legal questions about child pornography and the internet, consuft with a lawyer.
Read More...Congress Urged to Pass Law Banning Kids from Smoking
June 9, 2000 ·
Published in “The Philippine Daily Inquirer” (June 09, 2000) ROXAS CITY-The Capiz – provincial board passed a resolution urging the House of Representatives to enact measures that would prohibit cigarette use among children as well as regulate the sale and promotion of tobacco products in the country. “Statistics showed that 40 percent of Filipino boys […]
Read More...Children may be at Risk from Mobile Phone Waves
May 27, 2000 ·
Published in TODAY (May 27, 2000) LONDON – Children should be discouraged from regular use of mobilephones, afar-reaching study commissioned by the British government said this week, while stressing that damage to health had not been proved. Young people already account for around a quarter of the more than 27 million mobile phone users in […]
Read More...US Lawmakers Vote in Crackdown on International Sex Traff'icking
May 24, 2000 ·
Published in The Foreign Post (May 18 – 24, 2000) WASHINGTON DC – Sordid tales of women and children tricked or forced into sexual slavery echoed in the United States House chamber last week as lawmakers approved a bill aimed at cracking down on global sex trafficking. By voice vote, the US House of […]
Read More...China Wakes to Horror of Human Trafficking
May 3, 2000 ·
Published in The Foreign Post (April 27 – May 03, 2000) BEIJING -China has launched a massive police operation against trafficking in women and children, pulling back the curtain on a problem it once told its people and the world it had eradicated on the 1950s. The extent of the crisis, revealed in figures little […]
Read More...Prosecutor’s Resolution
April 25, 2000 ·
R E S 0 L U T I 0 N
This is a complaint for Libel filed by Davao City Mayor Benjamin C. de Guzman against Father Shay Cullen, an Irish Catholic Missionary and the President and Executive Director of People’s Recovery, Empowerment and Development Assistance (PREDA) Foundation Inc., based in Olongapo City.
Read More...BI Deports Convicted Swiss Pedophile
April 20, 2000 ·
Published in The Manila Times (April 20, 2000) THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) the other day deported a Swiss national wanted in his country for being convicted as a pedophile. Immigration Commissioner Rufus Rodriguez said Roland Suphaphon alias Roland Willi, was deported to Switzerland Tuesday following his arrest last week inside a Quezon City restaurant […]
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