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	The Facts About Child Sex Tourism
		Child sex tourism (CST) involves people who travel from their own country to another and engage in commercial sex acts with children.
		CST is a shameful assault on the dignity of children and a form of violent child abuse and violence.
		Child pornography is frequently involved in these cases; and drugs may also be used to solicit or control the minors.
	www.state.gov /g/tip/rls/fs/2005/51351.htm?lid=state_dept&lpos=main (1061 words)

	Sex Tourism
		Child sex tourists are individuals that travel to foreign countries to engage in sexual activity with children.
		Child prostitutes live in constant fear; they live in fear of sadistic acts by clients, fear of being beaten by pimps who control the sex trade, and fear of being apprehended by the police.
		Paying a child for his or her services allows a tourist to avoid guilt by convincing himself he is helping the child and the child's family to escape economic hardship.
	www.usdoj.gov /criminal/ceos/sextour.html (1446 words)

	Ecpat International - Frequently Asked Questions about CSEC : What is Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children?
		Child sex tourists come from all walks of life: they may be married or single, male or female, wealthy tourists or budget travellers.
		Tourism is not the cause of child sexual exploitation; however, exploiters make use of the facilities offered by the tourism industry (hotels, bars, nightclubs, etc.).
		In general, sex tours are arranged informally amongst friends or colleagues; however, there have been cases of travel agents being prosecuted for supplying and arranging sex tours.
	www.ecpat.net /eng/CSEC/faq/faq3.asp (580 words)

	Focus on Child Sex tourism
		Child sex tourism is a result of many interrelated factors and there is no simple answer to this question.
		It is very hard to measure the incidence of child sex tourism, as it is virtually impossible to conduct quantitative research on such a clandestine and illegal industry.
		Australia was one of the first countries to introduce the child sex tourism law in 1994 and is one of the few countries that has successfully prosecuted a number of cases under this law.
	www.preda.org /archives/research/st/ecpat001209.html (1063 words)

	CD Fact Sheet 3: Comprehending child sex tourism
		As tourism begins to overtake traditional sources of employment, children and young people are encouraged to migrate to tourist areas, in hopes they can earn an income for themselves and their families.
		While the majority of child sex offenders are male, it is also known that women are involved, and in some cases, male and female offenders travel as a couple to avoid discovery.
		Child sex tourist persuade themselves that in another country, normal social and moral restraints can be discarded, along with the belief that one will not be held responsible for his or her behavior.
	www.captivedaughters.org /ByandAboutCD/CDdocuments/cdfactsheet3.htm (613 words)

	SCADPlus: The implementation of measures to combat child sex tourism
		In the wake of the 1996 Communication from the Commission on combating child sex tourism, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on this subject and the Tourism Council adopted a declaration in November 1997.
		On 21 December 1999 the Council adopted conclusions on the implementation of measures to combat child sex tourism [Official Journal C 379, 31.12.1999].
		As regards tourism, the Commission and the Member States are called upon to continue to support awareness-raising measures and the establishment of codes of conduct Efforts must be made to bring an end to child sex tourism from the Member States.
	www.europa.eu /scadplus/leg/en/lvb/l33094.htm (1302 words)

	UNICEF - Press centre - Zero tolerance for child sex tourism in Sri Lanka
		The campaign will target tourists, children and adolescents, hoteliers, journalists, families and community leaders with the message that there is ‘zero tolerance’ for child sex tourism.
		“Quite often child sex tourism is ignored and denied by many actors in the tourism industry.
		The International Labour Organization estimates that 1.8 million children globally are exploited in the multi-billion dollar commercial sex industry, which includes child sex tourism.
	www.unicef.org /media/media_34596.html (561 words)

	UNICEF - Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka campaign promotes ‘zero tolerance’ for child sex tourism
		The ‘Zero Tolerance for Child Sex Tourism’ campaign — launched by Sri Lanka’s Tourist Board with support from UNICEF — targets tourists, children and teenagers as well as hotel keepers, journalists, families and community leaders.
		Sri Lanka’s campaign to end child sex tourism targets tourists, children and teenagers as well as hotel keepers, journalists, families and community leaders.
		By increasing awareness and using the threat of heavy prison sentences, the campaign’s overall goal is to check the disturbing and growing tide of child sex tourism in Sri Lanka.
	www.unicef.org /infobycountry/sri_lanka_34933.html (472 words)

	Insidecostarica.com - San José, Costa Rica!
		Sex tourists from Japan, for example, travel to Thailand, and Americans tend to travel to Mexico or Central America.
		Together these laws enhance awareness through the development and distribution of CST information and increase penalties to up to 30 years for engaging in child sex tourism.
		Overall, the global community is awakening to the horrific issue of child sex tourism and is starting to take important initial steps.
	insidecostarica.com /editorial/commentary040615.htm (489 words)

	CHILD WISE - ECPAT in Australia - Child Sex Tourism
		Child sex tourism is the commercial sexual exploitation of children by foreigners.
		Child sex tourism results from a complex interplay of supply and demand factors including many of contributing causes of CSEC in general.
		Tourism itself is not responsible for child sex tourism but creates increased opportunities for CSEC to occur and provides easy access to vulnerable children.
	www.ecpat.org /child-sex-tourism.php (867 words)

	Stop Child Sex Tourism Campaign
		Sex tourists expect anonymity, low-cost prostitution, easily accessible and increasingly younger children, and impunity from prosecution.
		Preventing children from being drawn into the commercial sex trade by transforming communities and families through child sponsorships and interventions like education, advocacy, and the creation of other means to make a living.
		Some of those who engage in child sex tourism are pedophiles who regularly travel abroad for the purpose of having sex with children.
	www.cwwov.org /Projects/Prevention/prevention.html (701 words)

	SRI LANKA: Scourge of Child Sex Tourism Tarnishes Country's Image (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		Luc Ferran, tourism coordinator at ECPAT International told a Colombo workshop on commercial sexual exploitation of children in tourism in Sri Lanka recently that even though child sex tourism accounts for a small percentage of sex tourism, the sheer size of the number of travellers makes it a serious problem.
		Sex tourism represents 10 percent of the global tourist mark, he said at a Jun. 22 meeting organised by the Bangkok-based ECPAT -- an acronym for End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes -- and UNICEF.
		SAP researcher Ruwanthi Heart Gunaratne said while the laws have been tightened in 1995 and 1998 where child sex offenders face jail terms of up to 20 years, there were few cases, however, brought to the courts due to lack of enforcement.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/interna.asp?idnews=24435 (1086 words)

	ICE Fact Sheet - Child Sex Tourists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		This case represents the first child sex tourism case in the nation brought under the Protect Act.
		The charges include child sex tourism and purchasing minors for the purpose of promoting the engaging of sexually explicit conduct.
		Karl Kaechele, 62, was indicted for allegedly engaging in sex tourism.
	www.ice.gov /graphics/news/factsheets/sextourists.htm (1610 words)

	Child Sex Tourism Fact Sheet - Consular Affairs
		These commitments are reflected in Bills C-27 and C-15A – Acts to amend the Criminal Code (child prostitution, child sex tourism, child pornography, child pornography and the Internet, criminal harassment and female genital mutilation) – which came into force on May 26, 1997, and July 23, 2002, respectively.
		It is important to note that the amendments allow for the prosecution not only of offences related to child sex tourism, such as child prostitution, but also of child sexual exploitation offences, such as sexual exploitation, indecent acts, child pornography and incest.
		The assumption of Canadian jurisdiction to prosecute the commission of a child sexual exploitation offence by a Canadian while outside Canada (also known as "extraterritorial jurisdiction") is unusual for Canada.
	www.voyage.gc.ca /main/pubs/child_fact-en.asp (1601 words)

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		Sex tourists from Japan, for example, may travel to Thailand, while Americans tend to travel to Mexico or Central America.
		These laws enhance awareness through the distribution of CST information and increase penalties to a maximum of 30 years in prison for engaging in child sex tourism.
		The U.S. also is funding major public awareness campaigns against CST overseas and, to bolster interagency and private sector cooperation, the U.S. has designated a national point of contact at the State Department to focus specifically on fighting CST.
	www.humantrafficking.org /countries/eap/united_states/events/2004_10/cst_fact_sheet.doc (565 words)

	afrol News - Gambian child-sex tourism case rolled up
		In February last year, the Dutch chapter of the organisation Terre des Hommes documented that child sex tourism to The Gambia is increasing alarmingly while Gambian police had dedicated little resources to fight the problem.
		As the child sex industry was becoming better organised, children were caught in the prostitution networks.
		New tourism legislation is sharpening the reaction on child abuse.
	www.afrol.com /articles/12133 (731 words)

	New England International and Comparative Law Annual - 1997 - Forced Prostituion of Girls
		The term child sex tourism accurately describes the activity in which tourists participate, yet it falls short in conveying the situation of the children trapped in the industry.
		Parents are desperate and in need of relief and when someone, often a scout offers to hire their child, the parents do not think to question precisely where their daughter is going, nor are they informed by the scout of their daughter's destination.
		While these are worthwhile endeavors, the problem of child sex tourism requires a remedy under the law which will provide relief for the girls ensnared in the trap of the child sex tourism industry.
	www.nesl.edu /intljournal/vol3/childsex.htm (6436 words)

	CHILD WISE - ECPAT in Australia - Preventing Child Sex Tourism
		As a result, the impact of tourism is mostly beneficial, particularly for developing countries where foreign visitors make significant financial contributions to local communities through their purchases of accommodation, tours, services and souvenirs.
		Child Wise Tourism supports the government and the tourism industry to develop policies and programs to protect children from all kinds of abuse.
		Tourism is not the cause of child sex tourism but it is a channel that provides offenders with a way to gain access to children.
	www.ecpat.org /preventing-child-sex-tourism.php (1109 words)

	Media Release - Child Sex Tourism - No Place to Hide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		We believe this is the heaviest sentence imposed anywhere in the world for extra-territorial child sex offences.
		The Federal Government is currently examining options to improve procedures in courts for child witnesses in such cases.
		In the Lee case the initial arrest was made after the offender bragged to his work-mates about his activities in Cambodia, including showing photographs of himself engaged in sexual activities with children.
	www.afp.gov.au /afp/page/Media/2000/0730childsex.htm (442 words)

	Legislation Child Prostitution Bahamas
		The Sex Offenders Act 1997 enables courts in the UK to prosecute UK citizens who commit sexual offences against children abroad.
		Since June 2001, "registered" sex offenders are required to notify the police if they intend to travel abroad for 8 days or more.
		Sex tourism is part of a wider set of issues in which poor people- particularly young women and children - are vulnerable to the interests of the sex industry, national and international trafficking and associated illegal activities.
	www.world-tourism.org /protect_children/legislation_country/uk.htm (758 words)

	One Big Village - Child sex tourism
		Tourism doesn’t cause child sexual exploitation, but it does increase opportunities for it to happen.
		Child Wise is another Australian organisation working at home and overseas to end child sexual exploitation and abuse.
		Gradually, child sex tourism is being tackled by the tourism industry, governments and independent organisations devoted to ending the practice.
	www.onebigvillage.com.au /onebigvillage/content.asp?topicID=81&obv1=msnhomepage (1035 words)

	Innocence is a Human Right: Fighting Child Sex Tourism
		The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) is leading the travel industry in an ongoing battle against child sex tourism with its adoption of the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism.
		The Society encourages its members to support government measures taken to counter the sexual exploitation of women and children, to inform colleagues of the negative consequences of "sex tourism," and to advise clients of the penalties imposed on tourists who commit such acts.
		For example, people who are first-time offenders of using a child to produce child pornography now face 15 to 30 years imprisonment, while life imprisonment is required for those found guilty of committing two serious sexual abuse offenses against a child.
	www.astanet.com /about/protectchildren.asp (584 words)

	DON'T! BUY! THAI! - Child Sex Tourism
		The Coalition on Child Prostitution and Tourism, a coalition of 5 major UK charities, welcomes today's announcement by Michael Howard of an urgent review of legislation which could be used to prosecute people who arrange or plan to take organised tours overseas to sexually exploit children.
		Estimates of the number of children involved are very difficult to obtain because of the illegality of child sex in all countries.
		After all, for a child to believe that she is entitled - and expected - to refuse sexual exploitation, she must be supported in this belief by the consensus of adults around her.
	dontbuythai.8m.com /dbt-ow1.html (2567 words)

	Free Essays on Child Sex Tourism Bill In Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
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		Child Sex Tourism Act would have to carry severe penalties with it.
		child sex tourism, many demands were made for the change in the law.
	www.123student.com /2096.htm (1776 words)

	CNN.com - Child sex tourism spreading in Asia - August 22, 2000
		Several European airlines are now showing in-flight videos on preventing child sex tourism, for example, and at least 23 countries have adopted laws allowing prosecution of their citizens at home for sex offenses with children overseas.
		In Cambodia, a new report said top government officials are involved in sex tourism in Cambodia, and are even supporting the sexual exploitation of children.
		"Many high-ranking officers are involved in child sex tourism and the sexual exploitation of children," said the summary, noting that top officials "support the activities" of traffickers in prostitutes.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/TRAVEL/NEWS/08/25/childsex.tourism.ap (637 words)

	FICHE DE PROCEDURE
		It reiterates that child sex tourism and all forms of trafficking in human beings are incompatible with human dignity and worth and are criminal acts which constitute a serious violation of human rights.
		It calls on Member States and the applicant countries to check that their laws are consistent with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and to take account of this aspect when enacting new laws and to ratify the International Labour Organisation Convention on the worst forms of child labour.
		The Commission is called upon to investigate more closely the extent of child sex tourism in Europe, both within the EU and in the applicant countries, including the practices employed and, in addition, the flow of 'consumers' of child sex tourism.
	www2.europarl.eu.int /oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=2&procnum=COS992097 (1206 words)

	Enterprise - Fight against child sex tourism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		An initiative was launched designed to reinforce the co-ordination, at European level, of information and awareness raising campaigns in the EU countries against child sex tourism (1997-1998).
		Travellers were invited to put the "luggage tag" on their luggage to show their commitment to the fight against child sex tourism.
		STOP (I and II) programmes of incentives, exchange, training and cooperation for those responsible for combating trade in human beings and the sexual exploitation of children (1997-2000) have been merged into a single framework programme on police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters called AGIS (2003-2007).
	europa.eu.int /comm/enterprise/services/tourism/policy-areas/child.htm (729 words)

	Helping to Fight Child Sex Crimes Abroad - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Travel Bulletin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		To combat child sex tourism, Australia introduced laws that provide for jail terms for Australian citizens and residents who engage in sexual activity with children in foreign countries.
		The laws are contained in the Crimes (Child Sex Tourism) Amendment Act 1994 that came into force on 5 July 1994.
		The Crimes (Child Sex Tourism) Amendment Act 1994 is contained in Part IIIA of the Crimes Act 1914 (as amended).
	www.smartraveller.gov.au /zw-cgi/view/TravelBulletins/Helping_to_Fight_Child_Sex_Crimes_Abroad (339 words)

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