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60% of Costa Ricans Would Denounce Sexual
Exploitation of MinorsSix
out of ten Costa Ricans say they are willing
to denounce those who purchase sexual
services from minors. In addition, 97% of
Costa Ricans interviewed see the sexual
exploitation of minors as a crime.
The announcement was made in a press release
by the Costa Rican child welfare agency, the
Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (PANI)
from results of a study by the International
Labor Organization (ILO) on the level of
tolerance for this crime in the region.
In the region, said the statement, 28% of
respondents said know where sex services are
offered with minors. In Costa Rica, the
percentage is 14.8%. According to experts,
the motivation could be the clandestine
activities of those involved in these crimes
and the growing use of technologies like
Internet and mobile phone use by exploiters.
In Costa Rica, 13% of those interviewed said
they would do nothing with respect to the
commercial sexual exploitation of minors,
while 21% said they would denounce the minor
even though they have committed no crime and
58.6% would denounce customers.
Only 8% attributed responsibility for the
crime to the operators and "proxentetas"
(pimps).
According to PANI, it remains a challenge
for the country and its institutions to
instill in society the responsibility to
stop the sexual exploitation of minors. PANI
sais that citizens have an obligation to
denounce these crimes and protect minors.
In Costa Rica 1.200 persons were interviewed
in the survey that was conducted by
CID-Gallup for the ILO in 7 countries in the
region.
The International Labour Organization (ILO),
is a tripartite UN agency that brings
together governments, employers and workers
of its member states in common action to
promote decent work throughout the world.
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