Congress of Rio 2008

Say no to child sexual exploitation!

This morning, the conference began with “The new dimensions of the child sexual exploitation for commercial aims”. Najat M' jid, the special envoy to the UN, spoke about the sale of children, child prostitution and the infantile pornography:
- The importance of the universal ratification of the Protocol on the sale of children, infantile prostitution and pornography;
- No criminalisation of the child victims of prostitution;
- Change the actual tendency and protect the child victim, who is the centre of problem. It is necessary to stop speaking about the problems of sexual exploitation and focus on
issues such as “the family, the community or poverty as reasons of problem”;
- An emergency of a draft for the right of birth registration;
- There are several programs pertaining to the problems of sexual exploitation, but it is necessary to deal with the gravest issues first;
- The countries in which legislation is not strict, easily facilitates criminals of sexual exploitation.