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A collective NO to child sex tourism

A collective NO to child sex tourism. Initiatives to address the problem. Greet Koster Barbara Féres Royal Netherlands Marechaussee Plan Netherlands Law Enforcement Advisor Manager Institutional CSI - Board of Directors and Corporate Part.

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A collective NO to child sex tourism

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  1. A collective NO tochildsextourism Initiatives to address the problem Greet Koster Barbara Féres Royal Netherlands Marechaussee Plan Netherlands LawEnforcement Advisor Manager Institutional CSI - Board of Directors and Corporate Part. 34th Annual Crime Stoppers International Conference Barbados, September 30, 2013

  2. A collective NO tochildsextourism

  3. Content • Purpose: - raising awareness - enlarging knowledge - stimulation for global campaigning - emphasise need for collectivity • Explanation • National campaigns • Multi-stakeholder approach • Heading to the future • Recent developments • Collective ambition

  4. Who we are…

  5. Child sextourism? • Sexual exploitation of children (< 18) by men or women travelling abroad, often from a richer country to less developed countries • Child sex tourism is a crime punishable by law in the country where the exploitation (abuse) takes place and in many native countries

  6. Facts • Worldwide, large scale • Out of sight of justiceandlawenforcement • Directlyrelatedto human trafficking

  7. Problems • Invisible, twilight zone • No intelligence, hard totrace • Scatteredinitiativestoaddress the issue

  8. 1stcampaign January 2010 “Stop the silence!” Focus: Awareness

  9. 1st CampaignJanuary 2010 • Where: Schiphol Amsterdam Airport • Focus: Thailand and Brazil • Period: oneyear • Results: • increase willingnessto report • 67 reports (400% increase) • National follow-up campaign

  10. Recommendations • Target group = anally -> civilparticipation • Quality of reportsrequiresimprovement • Invest in recognisingsignals CST • Needformulti-stakeholder approach Government, Travel Industry, NGO’sand Crime Stoppers

  11. Multi stakeholder approach

  12. 2nd CampaignOctober 2012 – January 2013“Stop the silence!”Focus: Awareness andquality of reports

  13. 2nd CampaignOctober 2012 • Where: 3 National airports • Focus : worldwide • Period: 3 months • Results: • 27 reports • 2 cases handed over toforeignlawenforcement • 1 criminalinvestigation in the Netherlands (on going concern)

  14. Addedvalue • Spin-off: • Huge media exposure • News on nationalandlocaltelevision/radio • Printed media attention • Massive dissemination of flyers • Through travelindustry/NGO’snewsletters (Plan 60.000) • Through destinationbooklets (40.000)

  15. Heading to the future • Yearly campaigning on national airports • EU Airpol participation? • European campaign ‘Don’t look away!’ • Mega events national & international

  16. Recent developments • High on Dutch political agenda:- Multi annual actionplan 1. prevention2. investigation &prosecution3. (inter)national public & private cooperation - Interpol Specialist Group on Crimes AgainstChildren- Interpol project NONANONYMITY- SOMEC project UK • Recent reports: National Reporter and NGO Terre des Hommes

  17. Collective Ambition • Global expansion of multi-stakeholder campaigns (on airports) addressing CST • Global CS interference • Stimulateintervention programs at destinationsaligned • Set up agenda forcollectiveglobal action!

  18. Thankyou • Please join our workshop later today • Focussing on challenges and the collective ambition • Notice that your input is very valuable! Pleasejoinuscampaigning! Greet Koster greet.koster@csiworld.org+31 654 968 100

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