Author: Wells, Matthew
Title: Off the Backs of the Children: Forced Begging and other Abuse Against Talibes in Senegal
Summary: Tens of thousand of children attending residential Quranic schools, or daaras, in Senegal are subjected to conditions that meet the international definition of being akin to slavery, and are forced to endure often extreme forms of abuse, neglect, and exploitation by the teachers, or marabouts, who serve as their de facto quardians. The vast majority of these children, known as talibes, are under 12 years old, though many are as young as four. Many teachers force the children to beg on the streets for long hours - a practice that meets the international definition of a worst form of child labor. This report concludes that without state regulation and a commitment to hold accountable those that abuse and exploit these boys, the widespread problem of forced child begging in Senegal will worsen.
Details: New York: Human Rights Watch, 2010. 102p.
Source: Internet Resource
Year: 2010
Country: Senegal
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Shelf Number: 119178
Keywords:
Child AbuseChild Begging (Senegal)Child LaborChild Maltreatment |
