UNICEF CHILD TRAFFICKING NEWS #28 Week of 19 December

UNICEF
CHILD TRAFFICKING NEWS #28
Week of 19 December 2005
Synopses of and links to news and reports on child trafficking
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MAIN TOPICS OF THIS ISSUE:
- UNICEF's State of the World's Children 2006, with a specific focus on
excluded and invisible children.
- EU Action Plan for combating and preventing trafficking in human beings.
- Child trafficking would be one of the Austrian EU presidency´s priorities
- Largest delay in ratifying international standard on child trafficking.
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DELAY IN RATIFYING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON CHILD
TRAFFICKING
(since signature, at 19 Dec 2005)
1) PALERMO PROTOCOL (more than 5 years delay):
European Community, Finland, United Kingdom , Germany, Italy,
Luxemburg,
Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Hungary, San Marino, Syrian Arab Republic, Togo,
Cameroon, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Congo,
Guinea-Bissau, Dominican Republic, Mozambique, Bolivia, Haiti, Indonesia,
Georgia, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka.
From data at:
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/crime_cicp_signatures_trafficking.html
2) CRC PROTOCOL ON THE SALE OF CHILDREN (more than 5 years delay):
Belgium , Finland , Germany , Sweden , Switzerland , United Kingdom
,Greece
, San Marino, Ireland , Liechtenstein , Luxembourg , Malta , Monaco ,
Jamaica, Jordan , Kenya , Malawi, Gabon, Nauru , Nepal , New Zealand ,
Nigeria , Guinea-Bissau.
From data at: http://www.ohchr.org/english/countries/ratification/11_c.htm
NEWS IN ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH
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UNICEF
State of the World's Children 2006
UNICEF's State of the World's Children 2006, with a specific focus on
excluded and invisible children has been published and launched.
Millions of children are suffering from severe exploitation and discrimination
and have become virtually invisible to the world, UNICEF said in a major
report that explores the causes of exclusion and the abuses children
experience.
http://www.unicef.org/sowc06/index.php
EUROPE
EU Plan of Action on Trafficking
Following the last Communication form the Commission, the European Union
adopted a Plan of Action on best practices, standards and procedures for
combating and preventing trafficking in human beings.
http://europa.eu.int/eurlex/lex/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2005/c_311/c_31120051209en00010012.pdf
AUSTRIA
Austrian EU presidency to combat trafficking in children.
Austrian Interior Minister Liese Prokop said at a press conference that
combatting international trade in children would be one of the Austrian EU
presidency´s priorities, starting Jan 2006.
http://www.austria-today.at/cgi-bin/at_art_wahl.pl?id=48364
UEFA probes child trafficking
UEFA probes child trafficking From correspondents in Brussels December 14,
2005 UEFA is launching an investigation into the alleged trafficking of child
players by football agents.
http://foxsports.news.com.au/story/0,8659,17564626-23210,00.html
BELARUS
Belarus Moves to Limit Online Dating
Belarusian lawmakers on Wednesday passed legislation backed by
authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko that would crack down on
Internet dating and online spouse searches in the latest in a series of
stringent government controls in the ex-Soviet nation...
http://www.forbes.com/business/commerce/feeds/ap/2005/12/14/ap239125
3.html
SWITZERLAND
Traite d'êtres humains: le Conseil national renforce la loi
Le trafic d'êtres humains, d'enfants en particulier, devrait à l'avenir
être davantage réprimé. Le Conseil national a complété le Code pénal et
deux autres lois afin d'assurer le respect d'une convention de l'ONU
http://www.letemps.ch/template/static.asp?ats=2005121310172496817201
9048030.xml
ITALIA SPAIN FRANCE
Italia, España y Francia firmarán pacto contra tráfico ilegal
Italia y España firmarán en enero un acuerdo con Francia para un mejor
control de los mares con el objetivo de detener la inmigración ilegal,
dijeron el jueves los jefes de gobierno de ambos países
http://lta.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyI
D=2005-12-01T201323Z_01_N01327997_RTRIDST_0_INTERNACIONALITALIA-ESPANA-INMIGRACION-SOL.XML
FRANCE
France, Guadeloupe Un vaste réseau de trafic et d'immigration illégale a
été démantelé à Saint-Martin.
La filière que la Police de l'air et des frontières a démantelé était
d'origine haïtienne et dix-hui personnes ont été arrêtées dans le cadre de
cette opération.
http://www.maximini.com/guadeloupe/actualite/actualite.asp?num=8374
INDIA
Government to amend Immoral Trafficking Act
Government is going to bring amendments in the Immoral Traffic Prevention
Act to deal more firmly with the problem of commercial sexual exploitation
of women, http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/dec/14traffic.htm
INDIA
Sex workers protest 'attack on livelihood'
Even before they could celebrate the proposed removal of Section 8 that
eliminates soliciting as a crime from the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention)
Amendment Bill, 2005, approved by the HRD ministry, sex workers are up in
arms.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1323309,curpg-2.cms
TOGO
Des magistrats se forment pour une meilleure répression du trafic des
enfants
Trente-cinq magistrats du siège et du parquet chargés de la répression du
trafic des enfants au Togo, sont en atelier de formation de 3 jours ouvert
mardi et inscrit dans le cadre de la mise en oeuvre du programme d'appui au
renforcement du cadre législatif et juridique de lutte contre le phénomène
dans ce pays.
http://www.french.xinhuanet.com/french/2005-12/07/content_191512.htm
BURKINA FASO
Trafic d'enfants : Un phénomène rampant dans le Mouhoun
Malgré la mise en place en 2000 des comités de vigilance et de surveillance
(CVS) contre le trafic des enfants, le phénomène va galopant dans bien de
contrées de notre pays. La province du Mouhoun, considérée comme le
carrefour de la région n'y échappe pas. La période des récoltes est le
moment favori pour les trafiquants
http://www.lefaso.net/article.php3?id_article=11292
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offices, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, UN organizations and NGOs.
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