BRIEFING PAPER SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN I N D

BRIEFING PAPER SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN I N D I A This briefing paper has been compiled using information included in the Out of the Shadows Index1 and the ECPAT Country Overview for India2 WHAT IS THE OUT OF THE SHADOWS INDEX? The Out of the Shadows Index, developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, measures how nations are addressing child sexual abuse and exploitation. [...] Further, the The crime of marrying a child under the Prohibition of Child legislation is silent on the live-streaming of child Marriage Act also applies only to “adult males”,37 potentially sexual abuse and sexual extortion of children. [...] as child trafficking, child marriage and online sexual This hinders the country's response to the issue exploitation of children, it is silent on the exploitation as the scope of the problem is unclear, as is of children in prostitution.44 Additionally, although illustrated by India’s score of 39/100 for the the plan recognises that the sexual exploitation of indicator of data collection in the In. [...] This is exemplified by the fact that only three companies based in India and 31 with operations in the country have committed to the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism (The Code);56 a global initiative which trains workers in the tourism industry to recognise and respond to sexual abuse and exploitation of children.57 End. [...] Sale and sexual exploitation of children in the and Organisations Working in the Area of Child Trafficking in India.