Child Trafficking

Our Child Foundation from Czech Republic is running "Red Card for Child Abuse" campaign as part of its efforts to protect children. The goal of this campaign is to raise awareness among the general public regarding the various forms of psychological and physical abuse children face in the Czech Republic, including the commercial exploitation of children, child pornography, prostitution, and child trafficking. The overall aim of the campaign is to reduce the number of children suffering from these forms of abuse in the country. Additionally the goal is to inform the public about the statutory obligation to notify authorities about the cases of child abuse.

BASPCAN AND UCLAN conference "Issues in safeguarding refugee and asylum-seeking children" will take place on 15th April 2010 in University of Central Lancashire in Preston, UK.

The aim of the event is to focus on the particular challenges of safeguarding foreign children - both those who arrive in UK with their families and those who are unaccompanied. It will bring together scholars and practitioners, as well as campaigners for the rights and wellbeing of young refugees.

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has issued Concluding Observations regarding the report on implementation of Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography submitted by the Polish government.

US Secretary of State published the ninth Trafficking in Persons Report. The aim of the publication is to inspire new actions against this phenomenon and increase governmental and nongovernmental cooperation worldwide. The publication contains descriptions of countries of origin, transfer and destination.

You can download the report here