Innocenti Working Papers Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Boys in South Asia. A review of research findings, legislation, policy and programme responses Published: 2010 Innocenti Working Papers This paper provides an overview of research findings, legislation, policy and programme responses to prevent and respond to the sexual abuse and exploitation of boys in South Asia. The background to the paper is based on the findings from previous UNICEF IRC research on child trafficking in the region, which indicated that boys enjoy less legal protection than girls from sexual abuse and exploitation and less access to services for victims. While it is seen that the majority of legislation and policies that address ‘children’ adequately address ‘boys’, this paper notes areas in which the rights and needs of boys require greater focus. Among the concerns is the absence of legal commentary on legislation regarding boys’ issues and an absence of advocacy efforts to take action and amend laws to provide equal protection to boys. In some cases legislation covers only girls and women. And, although research shows that boys face almost the same degree of sexual abuse and exploitation as girls, programming throughout the region is overwhelmingly directed at girls and women. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 173 | Thematic area: Child Protection | Tags: boys, child abuse, child trafficking, legal protection, legal provisions, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2010 Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Boys in South Asia. A review of research findings, legislation, policy and programme responses. , pp. 173.
Innocenti Insights South Asia in Action: Preventing and responding to child trafficking. Analysis of anti-trafficking initiatives in the region Published: 2009 Innocenti Insights This publication provides a regional analysis of anti-trafficking measures relevant to children in the countries of South Asia. It assesses national legal and policy frameworks and provides a list of recommended actions for the application of a rights-based approach to child trafficking. Emphasis is placed on the indivisibility of human rights and the influence that trafficking, exploitation and abuse have on children’s enjoyment of rights and fundamental freedoms.The study is based on the understanding that in order to ensure a comprehensive approach to child trafficking, exploitation and abuse, measures must be developed and implemented in full conformity with the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child and the broader framework of human rights. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 70 | Thematic area: Child Protection | Tags: child protection, child trafficking, implementation of the crc, law enforcement × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2009 South Asia in Action: Preventing and responding to child trafficking. Analysis of anti-trafficking initiatives in the region. , pp. 70.
Innocenti Working Papers Intersectional Discrimination against Children: Discrimination against Romani children and anti-discrimination measures to address child trafficking AUTHOR(S) Camilla Ida Ravnbøl Published: 2009 Innocenti Working Papers This paper adds a perspective to existing research on child protection by engaging in a debate on intersectional discrimination and its relationship to child protection. The paper has a two-fold objective: (1) to further establish intersectionality as a concept to address discrimination against children; and (2) to illustrate the importance of addressing intersectionality within rights-based programmes of child protection. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 62 | Thematic area: Child Protection | Tags: child trafficking, discrimination, discrimination based on social origin, human rights violation, minority children, roma, roma children × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Camilla Ida Ravnbøl 2009 Intersectional Discrimination against Children: Discrimination against Romani children and anti-discrimination measures to address child trafficking. , pp. 62.
Innocenti Working Papers Children's Work and Independent Child Migration: A critical review AUTHOR(S) Eric Edmonds; Maheshwor Shrestha Published: 2009 Innocenti Working Papers This review considers the evidence from child labour research that is relevant to understanding independent child migration for work. Three factors are relevant: first, migration for work is one of the many possible alternatives for child time allocation. The methodological and analytical tools used in the study of child labour are thus applicable to this study. Second,independent child migration for work will be reduced by factors that improve alternatives to migration. Child labour at home is one possible alternative to migrating. Thus, influences on child labour will affect independent child migration by altering the pressures that push children into migration. Third, the issues that arise in understanding why employers use children are also relevant to understanding what factors pull children into migration. In existing data resources, two methods are used to identify independent child migrants: the roster method and the fertility survey method. The roster approach identifies migrants by enumerating residents in sampled households. As such, it measures migrants in destination areas and misses children that are difficult to locate, especially those who migrate out of country. In the fertility survey method mothers account for the status of all of their children. This is useful for identifying origin areas for the migrants but is uninformative about the current condition of the child migrant. Stronger data collection efforts are necessary to better measure the extent of working independent child migrants and understand both the source and the living conditions of independent child migrants. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 86 | Thematic area: Migration | Tags: child labour, child trafficking, migrant children, unaccompanied children × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Eric Edmonds; Maheshwor Shrestha 2009 Children's Work and Independent Child Migration: A critical review. , pp. 86.
Innocenti Insights South Asia in Action: Preventing and responding to child trafficking. Child rights-based programme practices Published: 2008 Innocenti Insights This publication acknowledges the adoption of many international standards and the promotion of regional agreements. At the same time, legislation against trafficking is often considered within the broader context of criminalizing prostitution, addressing organized crime and controlling migration. Although these are important issues, a focus only on these perspectives fails to adequately address the full complexity and dynamics of human trafficking, and fails to give distinct consideration to child trafficking. Existing laws therefore need to be amended and new laws enacted to fully conform with international standards. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 37 | Thematic area: Child Protection | Tags: child protection, child trafficking, implementation of the crc, law enforcement × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2008 South Asia in Action: Preventing and responding to child trafficking. Child rights-based programme practices. , pp. 37.
Innocenti Insights South Asia in Action: Preventing and responding to child trafficking. Summary report Published: 2008 Innocenti Insights This publication acknowledges the adoption of many international standards and the promotion of regional agreements. At the same time, legislation against trafficking is often considered within the broader context of criminalizing prostitution, addressing organized crime and controlling migration. Although these are important issues, a focus only on these perspectives fails to adequately address the full complexity and dynamics of human trafficking, and fails to give distinct consideration to child trafficking. Existing laws therefore need to be amended and new laws enacted to fully conform with international standards. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 33 | Thematic area: Child Protection | Tags: child protection, child trafficking, implementation of the crc, law enforcement × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2008 South Asia in Action: Preventing and responding to child trafficking. Summary report. , pp. 33.
Innocenti Working Papers Young People’s Voices on Child Trafficking: Experiences from South Eastern Europe AUTHOR(S) Mike Dottridge Published: 2008 Innocenti Working Papers Mindful of the important contribution that young people can make to our understanding of the issues that concern them, in 2005 and 2006 UNICEF arranged for children and young people who had been trafficked while under 18 years of age, to be interviewed in their home countries. Interviews were conducted in Albania, Kosovo, Moldova and Romania. Each of the children and young people described their lives before recruitment, their experiences during exploitation, and how they got away from the traffickers. They also spoke of rebuilding their lives once they were free. The interviews formed part of a broader assessment of strategies to counter child trafficking in the region. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 67 | Thematic area: Child Protection | Tags: child abuse and neglect, child trafficking, children's opinion, sexual exploitation × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Mike Dottridge 2008 Young People’s Voices on Child Trafficking: Experiences from South Eastern Europe. , pp. 67.
Innocenti Insights Child Trafficking in Europe: A broad vision to put children first Published: 2007 Innocenti Insights Within and across borders in Europe, children are trafficked into a variety of exploitative situations, violating their human rights and threatening their survival and development. This report assesses the legal, policy and implementation frameworks in place to address child trafficking in the region. Covering more than 50 countries/entities, the report investigates the complexity of the trafficking phenomenon, and maps trafficking patterns and targeted legal and policy responses. Child trafficking is addressed in the framework of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with a focus on prevention, protection and empowerment. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 64 | Thematic area: Child Protection | Tags: child protection, child trafficking, children's rights, children's rights violation, national policies, right to care and protection, right to education, right to health and health services × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2007 Child Trafficking in Europe: A broad vision to put children first. , pp. 64.
Innocenti Publications Child Trafficking in Europe: A broad vision to put children first (summary) Published: 2007 Innocenti Publications Within and across borders in Europe, children are trafficked into a variety of exploitative situations, violating their human rights and threatening their survival and development. This report assesses the legal, policy and implementation frameworks in place to address child trafficking in the region. Covering more than 50 countries/entities, the report investigates the complexity of the trafficking phenomenon, and maps trafficking patterns and targeted legal and policy responses. Child trafficking is addressed in the framework of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, with a focus on prevention, protection and empowerment. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 24 | Thematic area: Child Protection | Tags: child protection, child trafficking, children's rights, children's rights violation, national policies, right to care and protection, right to education, right to health and health services × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2007 Child Trafficking in Europe: A broad vision to put children first (summary). , pp. 24.
Innocenti Publications Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation and other Exploitative Purposes Published: 2005 Innocenti Publications This report on the protection of children from commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking introduces the topic and then examines law and policy on child trafficking in South Asia. A case study from Latin America and the Caribbean is also included in the preliminary findings as it provides an illustration of a coordinated effort to prevent and combat the sexual exploitation of children for the purposes of sex tourism in the Dominican Republic. Other issues addressed are local governance, local action and child protection; the efficacy of cross border interventions in the prevention of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation; and migration, mobility and challenges to child protection. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 20 | Thematic area: Child Protection | Tags: child abuse and neglect, child exploitation, child trafficking, children's rights, protection from exploitation, protection from sale and trafficking, right to care and protection, trafficking in human beings, trafficking in women × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2005 Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation and other Exploitative Purposes. , pp. 20.
Innocenti Insights La traite des êtres humaines en Afrique, en particulier des femmes et des enfants AUTHOR(S) Andrea Rossi Published: 2004 Innocenti Insights La traite des êtres humaines affecte presque toutes les nations d'Afrique pour lesquelles nous disposons de données, que ce soit les pays d'origine ou celles qui servent de destination. Le rapport étudie les informations recueillies dans 53 pays africains et procède à une analyse des schémas et des racines profondes de la traite, ainsi que des pratiques et mesures efficaces prises au niveau national et régional. On a pu observer les phénomènes suivants: la traite est facilitée par l'effondrement du milieu protecteur de l'enfant suite à un conflit armé, des difficultés économiques ou des pratiques discriminatoires. Les attitudes and pratiques traditionelles, le mariage précoce et le fait que les naissances ne soient pas enregistrées rendent estrêmement difficile l'identification des victimes. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 72 | Thematic area: Child Protection | Tags: child trafficking, children's rights, national policies, right to care and protection, right to education × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Andrea Rossi 2004 La traite des êtres humaines en Afrique, en particulier des femmes et des enfants. , pp. 72.
Innocenti Insights Trafficking in Human Beings, Especially Women and Children, in Africa (second edition) Published: 2004 Innocenti Insights Trafficking of human beings affects every country in Africa for which data are available, either as countries of origin or destination. The report looks at information from 53 African countries and provides an analysis of the patterns, root causes, and existing national and regional policy responses and effective practices. Trafficking occurs when a child's protective environment collapses as a result of conflict, economic hardship, or discrimination. Traditional attitudes and practices, early marriage, and lack of birth registration further increase the vulnerability of children and women to exploitation. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 72 | Thematic area: Child Protection | Tags: child abuse and neglect, child exploitation, child protection, child trafficking, children's rights, protection from exploitation, protection from sale and trafficking, right to care and protection, trafficking in human beings, trafficking in women × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION 2004 Trafficking in Human Beings, Especially Women and Children, in Africa (second edition). , pp. 72.