Peruvian Net against Child Pornography

The Peruvian Net against Child Pornography is a non-profit organisation that works against Child Pornography, Child Sexual Abuse, Child Smuggling and Trafficking in Persons and especially aganist Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Peru and Latin America. We are working and liaising with institutions that aim the same objectives.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Sexual Exploitation of Children.

An estimated two million children are enslaved in the global commercial sex trade. Most are girls, but a significant number are boys. An untold number of others are sexually abused noncommercially. Most cases are not reported.

Kinds of child sexual exploitation?

a. Commercial
  • Prostitution
  • Sex tourism
  • Child pornography
  • Trafficking and sale of children for sexual purposes

b. Noncommercial

  • Sexual abuse of girls or boys by family and community members
  • Forced marriage

What are the manifestations of child sexual exploitation?

  • Children as young as 11 are known to work in brothels, and some children between 10 and 12 years old living in out-of-home care have been used to make pornographic films.
  • Girls as young as 13 (mainly from Asia and eastern Europe) are trafficked as "mail-order" brides. Trafficking affects an estimated 1.2 million children per year.
  • Worldwide, 40-47 percent of sexual assaults are perpetrated against girls age 15 or younger.
  • The child sex trafficking industry generates 12 billion dollars annually.
Where does it occur?

In all countries, both rich and poor. According to studies:
  • Thailand, Cambodia, India, and Brazil have some of the highest rates of commercial sexual exploitation of children.
  • In Mexico, more than 16,000 children are involved in prostitution.
  • Sexual exploitation of children occurs in various locations, including on the street, in brothels, in private homes, and in tourist facilities, such as hotels.

Who are the most vulnerable?

  • Girls and boys under age 18
  • Children living in poverty
  • Street children
  • Runaways
  • Children in vulnerable or marginalized situations
  • Children of all social and economic status
What are the causes?
  • Poverty and unemployment
  • Drug and alcohol abuse
  • Government /law enforcement
  • Corruption Expansion of organized crime and trafficking of children
  • Low status of girls in many countries
  • Illiteracy and lack of education
  • Inadequate or non-enforced laws
  • Lack of political will to end the practice
  • Pornography and the promotion of sex tours on the internet
How does sexual exploitation impact the lives of children?
  • Long-lasting physical, social, spiritual, and psychological damage
  • Disease (including HIV)
  • Violence and abuse
  • Drug addiction
  • Unwanted pregnancy and forced abortions
  • Malnutrition
  • Social ostracism
What is RCPI - Perú doing?

a. Prevention
  • Publicity and information campaigns
  • Training for volunteers
  • Training for State agents

b. Fight against child pornography on Internet

  • Promotion of spaces to report the crime via Internet
  • Computer nets against Child Pornography
  • Service to receive anonymous complaints about pages containing child pornography
  • Tracing of pages containing child pornography or promoting these.
  • Technological assistance for the State agents in charge of finding, investigating and prosecuting the criminals
  • Forwarding of specialised information and complaints to the National Police

c. Protection of the victim

  • Free personalised psychological attention for victims and direct relatives
  • Free advice and legal defence for victims.
  • Legal advice for victims of child sexual commercial exploitation, child trafficking and child pornography.
  • Protecting child victims from criminalization

What other actions and services does RCPI - Perú provide?
  • Elaboration of studies, reports and research about child pornography, child commercial sexual exploitation and child trafficking in Peru and the region.
  • Development of issues such as: compared legislation, sexual aggressor profile, as well as the modalities, extent, consequences, effects and aftermath of this crime on the victims and the society.
  • Service of filters and computer blockers specialised in public internet cafes, schools, companies and State dependencies computers.
  • Centre of on-line public information specialised in child commercial sexual exploitation, child trafficking and child pornography.

Get involved

  • Join us in the fight to protect children from sexually exploitation.
  • Speak out. Ask Government to increase resources to prosecute citizens who sexually exploit children.
  • Raise awareness among the members of your communitie. Inform them of the problem and get them connected with agencies that help exploited children.
  • Make a contribution to Peruvian Net against Child Pornography.
  • Report Child Sexual Exploitation. Contact the RCPI - Perú if you have information regarding a person who has sexually exploited a child, or suspect someone of child sex tourism.

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