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World congress adopts Plan to prevent sexual exploitation of children
The Third World Congress against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents ended in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil today with the adoption of a final declaration.
"The Rio Action Plan was described by many participants as a landmark in the fight against sexual exploitation of children worldwide. The final document includes new strategies to counter new forms of sexual exploitation, such as internet pornography, child trafficking and migration.
The final declaration of the Rio Congress underlines the need for effective prevention, by changing social attitudes and practices that condone sexual exploitation of children, such as child marriage.
On the legal side, the Rio Action Plan urges governments to adopt laws to protect children under their jurisdiction, and avoid the criminalization of children for crimes they have committed as a result of their sexual exploitation.
The document also details a series of recommendations in the areas of sexual tourism, child in prostitution and trafficking of children for sexual abuse.
For the first time ever, the main victims of this problem, the children and adolescents, were part of the solution, with their views reflected in the Rio Action Plan.
The Rio de Janeiro Congress wants to mark the beginning of tolerance zero towards the sexual exploitation of children. Its message was loud and clear: time has come to end the legal impunity of the perpetrators of such crimes."
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