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The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize 1 The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize Copyright © International Labour Organization 2006 First published, 2006 Publications of the International Labour Office enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. For rights of reproduction or translation, application should be made to the ILO Publications (Rights and Permissions), International Labour Office, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland, or by email: [email protected]. 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San José, C.R., International Labour Office, 2006 Sexual exploitation, Field study, Children, Young people, Belize 02.02.1 92-2-119211-3 & 978-92-2-119211-4 (printed) 92-2-119212-1 & 978-92-2-119212-1 (web pdf) ILO cataloguing in publication data The designations employed in ILO publications, which are in conformity with United Nations practice, and the presentation of material therein do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Labour Office concerning the legal status of any country, area or territory or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles, studies and other contributions rests solely with their authors, and publication does not constitute an endorsement by the International Labour Office of the opinions expressed in them. 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This publication does not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the United States Department of Labor, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the United States Government. Credits International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC) General Coordination on the part of ILO/IPEC Bente Sorensen, CTA CSEC Subregional Project Coordinator, ILO/IPEC The study was undertaken by Belize ISIS Enterprises The following persons contributed to the conduct of the study: Project Coordinator: Diane C. Haylock Authors: Adele Catzim Diane C. Haylock Field Researchers: Jennifer Lovell Adele Catzim Focus Group Facilitators: Dylan Vernon Gasper Martinez Gregorio Nah Surveys Interviewers: Eleanor Bennett Teodola (Dolly) Witz Veronica Ortega Becky Tillett Noemi Sima Elisa Castellanos Tricia Collins Karen Cain Database Development: MERR Statistical Consultancy & Data Analysis The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize Acknowledgements: To our counterparts and all the individuals and government representatives who willingly gave their time to review and provide inputs to the study • Ms. Judith Alpuche Director – National Committee for Families and Children (NCFC) • Elizabeth Talbert Child Labour Committee. Deputy Chief Statistician, Central Statistical Office • Members of the Child Labour Committee The present document “Commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents in Belize” is produced in the framework of the ILO/IPEC project “Contribution to the prevention and elimination of commercial sexual exploitation of children and adolescents in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic”. During the years (2002-2005), the first phase of the project was implemented in seven countries in the region (Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and Dominican Republic). Belize was included, together with the mentioned countries, in the second phase of this project (2006-2009). For the elaboration of the present study, questionnaires were applied that were formerly used in similar studies carried out in the other countries of the region, such as: • OIT/IPEC (José Manuel Salas y Álvaro Campos, researchers from the WEM Institute). Explotación sexual comercial y masculinidad. Un estudio regional cualitativo con hombres de la población general. , San José, 2004. 3 • OIT/IPEC (Bente Sorensen y María Cecilia Claramunt). Explotación Sexual Comercial de personas menores de edad en Centroamérica, Panamá y República Dominicana. Síntesis Regional. San José, 2003. • OIT/IPEC. (Mirta Kennedy, CEM-H). Explotación sexual comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes en Honduras. San José, 2002. • OIT/IPEC. (Rosamaría Sánchez Lang, MUPADE). Explotación sexual comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes en Nicaragua. San José, 2002. • OIT/IPEC. (Enriqueta Davis, Instituto de la Mujer, Universidad de Panamá) La explotación sexual comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes en Panamá. San José, 2002. • OIT/IPEC. (Zoila González de Innocenti and Cintia Innocenti). La explotación sexual comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes en El Salvador. San José, 2002. • OIT/IPEC. (Francisco Cáceres, Leopoldina Cairo y Antonio de Moya, PROFAMILIA) Explotación sexual comercial de personas menores de edad en República Dominicana. San José, 2002. • OIT/IPEC. (María Cecilia Claramunt). Explotación Sexual Comercial de personas menores de edad en Costa Rica. San José, 2002. • OIT/IPEC. La explotación sexual comercial de niños, niñas y adolescentes en Guatemala, San José, 2003. The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize 4 The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize Table of Contents LIST OF ACRONYMS and ABBREVIATIONS 8 Foreword 9 CHAPTER 1 – Executive Summary 11 1.0 Introduction 13 1.1 Confirmation of CSEC in Belize 13 1.2 Causes of CSEC 14 1.3 Issue of gender, morality and the law 15 1.4 The Institutional Response 16 1.5 Recommendations 18 CHAPTER 2 – Introduction and Methods of Study 19 2.0 Introduction 21 2.1 Methods of Study 22 2.2 The Literature Review 27 2.3 Review of Case Files 27 5 2.4 Key Informant Interviews 27 2.5 Challenges Encountered 28 CHAPTER 3 – Situation Analysis of CSEC in Belize 29 3.0 The National Context 31 3.1 Human Development Index for Central America 32 3.2 Demographics in Belize 33 3.3 The Social and Economic Milieu 34 3.4 The Situation of Sexual Abuse in Belize 37 3.5 Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Belize 38 3.6 Perceptions of CSEC as a Problem – Key Informants 40 3.7 Perceptions of CSEC as a Problem – Community Survey 40 3.8 The Manifestations of CSEC in Belize 52 3.9 CSEC Risk Factors 53 3.10 The Perceived Implications of CSEC on the Belizean Society 58 The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize CHAPTER 4 – Survey of CSEC Victims in Belize 61 4.0 Introduction 63 4.1 General Demographics 63 4.2 Foreign Born Respondents 64 4.3 Family Background 65 4.4 Educational Levels 73 4.5 Health 75 4.6 Sexual Experiences 78 4.7 Experiences with CSEC 80 4.8 The Last Client-Exploiter 86 4.9 Addictive Substances 87 4.10 Institutional Protection 88 4.11 Analysis of Findings 89 CHAPTER 5 – Focus Groups with Males 93 5.0 Introduction 95 5.1 What is Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children? 95 6 5.2 Theme 1: The Construction of Male Sexuality 95 5.3 Theme 2: Sexual Practices and Types of Relationships that Men Seek and Prefer 97 5.4 Theme 3: Factors Associated with Different Forms of Commercial Sex 100 5.5 Theme 4: Commercial Sexual Exploitation with Children (under 18) 101 5.6 Concluding Comments 104 5.7 Analysis of Findings 105 The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Belize CHAPTER 6 – Institutional Response to CSEC in Belize 107 6.0 The National Institutional Response 109 6.1 International Legal Instruments 109 6.2 The National Policy Context 110 6.3 The Legislative Framework 112 6.4 The Legislative Framework in Practice 116 6.5
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