We must consider the role #gender plays in the sexual exploitation of children. Issues include common societal norms, practices and behaviours such as:
▶️ #VictimBlaming
▶️ Anti-#LGBTQI+ sentiment
▶️ Patriarchal systems and practices such as #ChildMarriage
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ECPAT & @INHOPE_PR's Don't Look Away, Report it - Virtual Conference is happening tomorrow!!
This conference will create a dialogue among the #Travel & #Tourism industry on reporting online and offline sexual exploitation of children.
Register here➡️https://t.co/zNQLfxa7Gi
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 30 years! 🇺🇳🎈
For 30 years we’ve been working to hold governments accountable for the promise they made to keep children safe. Hopefully, we won’t have to be around for another 30 years. #CRC30#CRC#UNCRC
In the Philippines, many girls are forced into the sex industry by family members because of economic desperation. This attracts countless tourists who come with the intent to sexually exploit them. Legislative loopholes allow this to happen. https://t.co/G2dLolmWBH
Our report "Stamping Out Exploitation in Travel" is a comprehensive look at how the travel industry is continuing to fight trafficking and how companies can learn from each other in order to better protect children from exploitation.
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Sex trafficking is happening in our communities, on our streets and in our schools. Through our youth program, students are able to identify trafficking and become advocates in their own communities.
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Investigators didn't find “nude photos of underage girls” in Jeffery Epstein’s mansion - they found child sexual abuse material.
He didn't "have sex with underage women" - he raped and trafficked girls.
Language matters.
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We're hiring to the research project #DisruptingHarm! 8 consultants to help investigate online child sexual exploitation in Asia & Africa. Are you the one we're looking for?
Project collab with @INTERPOL_HQ & @UNICEFInnocenti, funded by @GPtoEndViolence. https://t.co/6hqfEXVrhI
Billionaire #JeffreyEpstein allegedly sexually exploited girls as young as 14, yet, the media calls them "underage women". This trivializes the crimes & makes us believe it's about adults - not children. Unacceptable. #WordsMatter
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As this story shows, child sexual abuse can have a devastating legacy. The emotional scars may take years or even decades to even be acknowledged by victims – let alone to heal.
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