Focusing on Prevention: The Social and Economic Rights of Children Vulnerable to Sex Trafficking
Abstract
The commercial sexual exploitation of children (“CSEC”) is an egregious human rights and public health
violation that occurs every day across the US. Although there has been positive change in the US to bring
attention to CSEC and to reform laws and policies to assist CSEC victims, scant attention and resources
have been dedicated to prevention efforts. This paper critiques current US strategies to address CSEC
and highlights the limitations of an interventionist framework that narrows its focus to anti-trafficking
efforts. As an alternative, the paper proposes a human rights-based approach focusing on the fulfillment of
economic and social rights of children as a prevention strategy in the US
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Keywords
prevention, trafficking, CSEC, vulnerable children
Citation
Duger, A. (2015). Focusing on prevention: the social and economic rights of children vulnerable to sex trafficking. Health and human rights, 17(1), E114-E123.