THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN LATIN AMERICA
Date of Publication
1-1-2023 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Human Rights
Keywords
sexual exploitation, children, Developments, progress, challenges and recommended strategies for civil society, Human Rights
Description
Over the past decade, evidence has emerged worldwide suggesting that the sexual exploitation of children is becoming more pervasive and increasingly complex. Unprecedented developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) along with the erosion of social norms and sexual mores met with global trends that transcend national contours like poverty and the major growth in travel and tourism, all put an increasing number of children at risk of becoming victims to the various manifestations of sexual exploitation.
THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN LATIN AMERICA
Over the past decade, evidence has emerged worldwide suggesting that the sexual exploitation of children is becoming more pervasive and increasingly complex. Unprecedented developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) along with the erosion of social norms and sexual mores met with global trends that transcend national contours like poverty and the major growth in travel and tourism, all put an increasing number of children at risk of becoming victims to the various manifestations of sexual exploitation.
