child trafficking | traffic in children

Programme to develop coordinated initiatives on the combating of trade in human beings and the sexual exploitation of children, on disappearances of minors and on the use of telecommunications facilities for the purposes of trade in human beings and the sexual exploitation of children

trafficking in human beings [ human trafficking | THB | trade in children | trade in human beings | trade in persons | trafficking in children | trafficking in persons | white slavery | white slave trade | [http ...]

Definition: Characterized by a marked, emotionally determined selectivity in speaking, such that the child demonstrates a language competence in some situations but fails to speak in other (definable) situations. The disorder is usually associated with marked personality features involving social anxiety, withdrawal, sensitivity, or resistance. | Selective mutism

child trafficking | trafficking in children | trafficking of children

Programme of incentives, exchanges, training and cooperation for persons responsible for combating trade in human beings and the sexual exploitation of children | Stop II [Abbr.]

Definition: Problems related to contact or attempted contact with the child's or the other person's breasts or genitals, sexual exposure in close confrontation or attempt to undress or seduce the child, by a substantially older person outside the child's family, either on the basis of this person's position or status or against the will of the child.

European treaties [ European Union treaties | EU treaties | primary law | treaties of the European Union ]

child protection [ child abuse | child soldier | ill-treated child | moral protection of children ]

Definition: An ill-defined disorder of uncertain nosological validity. The category is designed to include a group of children with severe mental retardation (IQ below 35) who show major problems in hyperactivity and in attention, as well as stereotyped behaviours. They tend not to benefit from stimulant drugs (unlike those with an IQ in the normal range) and may exhibit a severe dysphoric reaction (sometimes with psychomotor retardation) when given stimulants. In adolescence, the overactivity tends to be replaced by underactivity (a pattern that is not usual in hyperkinetic children with normal intelligence). This syndrome is also often ...[+++] associated with a variety of developmental delays, either specific or global. The extent to which the behavioural pattern is a function of low IQ or of organic brain damage is not known.

Organised crime groups choose to traffick children as they are easy to recruit and quick to replace. Although child trafficking is prevalent in situations unrelated to migration, the information received suggests that the phenomenon has been exacerbated by the ongoing migration crisis, during which the number of children arriving in the EU has risen exponentially. A significant proportion of those children are unaccompanied, travelling to and in the EU without a responsible adult, or left unaccompanied after entering the EU.

26. Expresses concern about Vietnam being one of the major source countries for victims of human trafficking, and about reports of large numbers of children, especially boys who are not protected by the law against sexual abuse, falling victim to child prostitution, trafficking or maltreatment; urges Vietnam to develop strong and effective child protection laws that protect all children regardless of their gender; calls on the Commission to support Vietnam in strengthening its capacities in the field of migration policies and the fight against human trafficking and organised crime, including in the context of its labour and migration p ...[+++]olicies; is equally concerned about reports on the exploitation of Vietnamese victims of human trafficking, including minors, in the Member States; calls on the Commission to urgently ensure that key protection provisions set out in the EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings are fully implemented; encourages the Government of Vietnam and the Commission to consider the establishment of a subcommittee or specialised working group on human trafficking under the Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement;

Article 15 lays down an obligation for Member States to establish a number of protection measures for child victims of trafficking in human beings during criminal investigations and proceedings.All national legislations appear to include provisions corresponding with Article 15(1) to ensure that in criminal investigations and proceedings, a representative is appointed for the child victim of trafficking where the holders of parental responsibility are precluded from representing the child as a result of a conflict of interest.The right to legal counselling and legal representation for the child victim of trafficking foreseen in paragraph ...[+++] 2 tends to be covered by general rules of criminal and civil law applicable to everyone, including adults and children.

11. Reiterates the importance it attaches to the EU paying closer attention to the issue of the education and schooling of children, the most effective means of combating trafficking in children and their enrolment in armed forces, and, with that aim in view, urges that greater attention should be paid to educational and training opportunities for the most vulnerable groups, i.e. young girls and orphans or children affected by Aids; calls for a specific chapter dealing with the situation of children to be included in agreements concluded with third countries on generalised systems of preference (GSP) so that an assessment can be made of ...[+++] whether those agreements are respected;