SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF BOYS IN SOUTH ASIA A ...
SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF BOYS IN SOUTH ASIA A ... SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF BOYS IN SOUTH ASIA A ...
Special appreciation is given to the national and international staff of supporting organizations, without whose insights and support the research could not have been conducted. These include, again among many, UNICEF, IOM, ILO, ECPAT International, Grouppe Developpment, Population Council, ADB, International Save the Children Alliance, Save the Children Sweden-Denmark, Terre des hommes (Lausanne), Save the Children Sweden Regional Office for South and Central Asia, Plan International and The Asia Foundation. This document, with its plethora of detail, was a challenge to review, and great appreciation for their comments and support for clarity and referencing goes to Clara Sommarin, from UNICEF HQ in New York; Turid Heiberg, Regional Representative for Save the Children Sweden in South and Central Asia; and those at UNICEF IRC, including David Parker, Lena Karlsson, Karin Heissler and Susanna Nordh. vi
Contents 1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Scope and Limitations .................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Definitions...................................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Boys as Victims of Sexual Abuse and Exploitation ...................................................... 5 1.4 Sites of Sexual Abuse in South Asia ............................................................................. 9 1.5 Situations of Social Disruption .................................................................................... 12 1.6 Living on the Street ...................................................................................................... 13 1.7 Growing up in Brothels ................................................................................................ 14 1.8 ‘Customary’ Sexual Abuse .......................................................................................... 14 1.9 Sexual Exploitation of Boys in Pornography ............................................................... 15 1.10 Other Forms of Sexual Exploitation of Boys ........................................................... 15 2. SOUTH ASIA OVERVIEW ......................................................................................... 19 2.1 Research Findings ........................................................................................................ 19 2.2 Status of Information by Country................................................................................. 19 2.3 Research Limitations.................................................................................................... 21 2.4 Legislation .................................................................................................................... 22 2.5 Policies ......................................................................................................................... 24 2.6 Programmes ................................................................................................................. 28 3. COUNTRY PROFILE: AFGHANISTAN ................................................................... 31 3.1 Research Findings ........................................................................................................ 31 3.2 Legislation .................................................................................................................... 35 3.3 Policy ........................................................................................................................... 38 3.4 Programme Responses ................................................................................................. 40 4. COUNTRY PROFILE: BANGLADESH .................................................................... 45 4.1 Research Findings ........................................................................................................ 45 4.2 Legislation .................................................................................................................... 54 4.3 Policy ........................................................................................................................... 58 4.4 Programme Responses ................................................................................................. 61 5. COUNTRY PROFILE: INDIA..................................................................................... 67 5.1 Research Findings ........................................................................................................ 67 5.2 Legislation .................................................................................................................... 74 vii
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- Page 23 and 24: eaches puberty. Such boys may be at
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- Page 29 and 30: have long experience working with a
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- Page 55 and 56: concerning level of child sexual ab
Special appreciation is given to the national and international staff of supporting organizations,<br />
without whose insights and support the research could not have been conducted. These include, again<br />
among many, UNICEF, IOM, ILO, ECPAT International, Grouppe Developpment, Population<br />
Council, ADB, International Save the Children Alliance, Save the Children Sweden-Denmark, Terre<br />
des hommes (Lausanne), Save the Children Sweden Regional Office for South and Central Asia, Plan<br />
International and The Asia Foundation.<br />
This document, with its plethora of detail, was a challenge to review, and great appreciation for their<br />
comments and support for clarity and referencing goes to Clara Sommarin, from UNICEF HQ in New<br />
York; Turid Heiberg, Regional Representative for Save the Children Sweden in South and Central<br />
Asia; and those at UNICEF IRC, including David Parker, Lena Karlsson, Karin Heissler and Susanna<br />
Nordh.<br />
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