15,000 child victims of “forced prostitution” in France
Shocking recent reports in France indicate that some 15,000 children were forced into prostitution by human trafficking organizations in France last year alone, most of them children.
Despite numerous local and international laws and charters emphasizing the need to protect children and their rights, France has recently seen an increase in the activities of criminal networks and groups that abuse children illegally and inhumanely.
According to T-Art, French human rights organizations have recently expressed concern about the statistics published by official organizations on the forced abuse of children in sexual activities and called on officials and security organizations to stop this blatant violation of the rights of children and those To punish those who committed this crime.
Between 10,000 and 15,000 children will be forced into prostitution by 2021, according to a report released by the French-based group against child sexual abuse in France, ACPE, a growing number compared to previous years. had.
John Mark Drogie, director of the Center for Combating Human Trafficking at OCRTECH, says the illegal activity has been growing alarmingly since 2015, with most of the victims being girls.
Drougieh added that the employment of these young girls is mostly through social networks such as Instagram, Tik Tuk, Snapshot and other social networks.
According to a previous report by the French Organization for Child and Family Affairs, human trafficking organizations often target children, especially girls, who feel mentally deficient, suffer from emotional problems, or whose families have broken up, or who have broken up. They have been abused within the family or those who have been raped but have not been able to report it.
