Colombia’s tourist hotspots show high levels of child sex exploitation: UNICEF
Colombia’s tourist hotspots show high levels of child sex exploitation: UNICEF
Oct 1, 2014 posted by Craig Corbett
The sexual exploitation of children in Colombia is most prevalent in the country’s tourist hotspots, according to UNICEF Colombia.
UNICEF delegate Viviana Limpias said Colombia’s tourist destinations have a high rate of sexual exploitation compared to other cities.
The official made this troubling statement during a conference about sexual exploitation of children and adolescents in Colombia.
“The places where it occurs have a growing level of tourism. It generally occurs in the crowded tourist cities of Cartagena, Medellin, Barranquilla, the the tourist corridor from Bogota and Leticia,” said Limpias.
The UNICEF official praised the work of local anti-child sex abuse organisation “Muralla Soy Yo” (I am the wall) which aims to raise awareness of the growing problem of child sex exploitation in the walled tourist city of Cartagena, and promote community action against people paying for sex with underage youngsters.
More:
http://colombiareports.co/unicef-concerning-levels-child-sex-exploitation-colombia-tourist-hotspots/
