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Sexual Exploitation
 ECPAT The
Netherlands
ECPAT-NL exists since 1995 and as of 2003 is a cooperative with
Defence for Children International The
Netherlands. ECPAT-NL works closely with organisations in The Netherlands
and internationally that are active against sexual abuse and exploitation of
children. ECPAT-NL is supported by stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland, Plan
Nederland ( the former Foster Parents Plan), Mensen in Nood, Cordaid and Kerk in
Actie, Kinderen in de Knel.
ECPAT-NL is raising awareness on commercial sexual exploitation of
children in Dutch society. ECPAT-NL is also lobbying for adequate and effective
law enforcement and prevention and healthcare programmes regarding the
prevention of sexual exploitation of children at governmental and societal
level. Also the private sector, like internet service providers and the tourism
industry are addressed to take responsibility to protect children from sexual
exploitation. ECPAT-NL has played an important role in the development,
execution and monitoring of the Dutch National Action Plan 'Sexual Abuse of
children'.
ECPAT International
ECPAT is a global network of organisations and individuals working
together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and the
trafficking of children for sexual purposes. ECPAT was established in 1990 as a
campaign to end child prostitution in Asian tourism. Nowadays ECPAT has widen
the scope of its work to the issues of child pornography and the trafficking of
children for sexual purposes and exists of more than 70 groups that are active
in more than 60 countries worldwide.
For more information
in English we would like to refer you to the english part of the website of ECPAT The Netherlands and the website of
ECPAT
International Among others you you
can find the following items:
Report of the Second World Congress
Outcome document Second World Congress
Outcome document regional meeting Budapest
Prevention and healthcare programmes
Code of Conduct for the tourism industry
ECPAT Updates
Who is doing what to protect children from sexual
exploitation?
- Global Monitoring
Report - The Netherlands
- Click here to look at the
Global Monitoring Report of other
countries
Multi stakeholder
training guide for combating trafficking in children for sexual
purposes
- Click here to read the press
release
- Download the training guide here.
For the Russian version press here
- Download the questions and answers booklet here.
For the Russian version press here
Research into trafficking in children in the
Netherlands
- Click here
for the report
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