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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2001-06-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sexual exploitation of children – Trafficking in human beings2
dcterms:Language	"sv"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20010611.4.1-077"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2001-06-11-Speech-1-0782
lpv:speaker	lp:Maj Britt Theorin2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Socialdemokratiska arbetarepartiet (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2000-02-16--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation for relations with South Africa (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 member; Conference of Committee Chairs (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, 140 years ago, slavery was abolished in the USA and Russia. Now, it has been introduced into Europe. According to the UN body the IOM, half a million women are lured or forced into Europe every year for a life as sex slaves. This substantially increased trade is more profitable than drug smuggling and is increasingly often controlled by an organised mafia. At the same time, every year over a million children are forced into child prostitution and the growing child pornography industry. These children are increasingly being exploited by tourists and businessmen who, remarkably often, come from Europe. Despite this grim reality, the penalties for the sexual exploitation of children, for child pornography and for trafficking in women are exceedingly low compared with the penalties for drugs smuggling. It may perhaps be a matter of two years’ imprisonment compared with 10-15 years for serious drugs crimes. Few perpetrators are brought before the courts and even fewer are sentenced. We are today debating an attempt to turn rhetoric and fine words, to which we have in fact been devoting ourselves for many years, into concrete measures. Our four rapporteurs have carried out excellent work and, on a number of points, go further than the Commission, which moreover I would also compliment. It is essential to achieve a harmonisation of the legislation and to increase the penalties. Where the sexual exploitation of children is concerned, our most important demand is that the legislation must encompass all children under 16 years of age, which is entirely in line with the usual definition of children in international conventions. Setting the limit at 10 years of age may even worsen the situation for children who are just 10 years old, because demand for these children will then increase dramatically. The lack of legislation applies not just to measures to combat the criminals, but also to the absence of the laws protecting the victims. There are already many of us who support the call to stop the sexual exploitation of women and children, but more are needed. We need more men and more governments to support it, and above all we need more practical action."@en1

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