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Results for child sexual exploitation (sierra leone)
1 results foundAuthor: Moore, Marianne Title: Justice for Girls? Girls in Conflict with the Law and Sexual Exploitation in Sierra Leone Summary: This report gives a voice to girls in conflict with the law and those involved in sexual exploitation in Sierra Leone. The research was carried out by Justice Studio in collaboration with three NGOs: AdvocAid; the African Prisons Project (APP); and Defence for Children International Sierra Leone (DCI – SL) during November and December 2010. Interviews were carried out with 24 girls between the ages of 13 and 18 across Sierra Leone, the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children‟s Affairs (MSWGCA) and other key stakeholders and NGOs such as the Justice Sector Development Programme (JSDP). The majority of girls in conflict with the law and girls who are sexually exploited have experienced neglect, abuse and abandonment. The girls, and the organisations interviewed, highlight that it is almost impossible to distinguish a girl as in need of care and protection from one who is in conflict with the law. The majority were estranged from their families and living on the streets or had moved away from guardians or „aunties‟. One girl explained how she had become pregnant and so „my aunty drove me away. She said I have put myself in trouble and should go to the man.‟ Of the 24 interviewed: 12 were living on the streets or in street/slum accommodation; three were living with their guardian “aunty”; two were living with their boyfriends; and seven were orphans. Although these children fit the category of being „in need of care and protection‟ under the Sierra Leone Child Rights Act 2007, the main agency that deals with these children is the police, and their involvement often leads to criminalisation rather than protection. Details: London: Justice Studio, 2011. 43p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 1, 2011 at: http://justicestudio.org/Justice_for_Girls_June_2011.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Sierra Leone URL: http://justicestudio.org/Justice_for_Girls_June_2011.pdf Shelf Number: 122239 Keywords: Child Sexual Exploitation (Sierra Leone)Juvenile JusticeJuvenile Prostitution |