With the advent of Ramadan in just a few days, child trafficking, a trade that sometimes goes unpunished in Yemen, is expected to increase as food prices rise and parents struggle to provide for their children.
“I think during Ramadan prices rise and there is a lapse of security along the borders,” Coordinator of Child Parliament Om Khalthoum said.
Almost 1,500 Yemeni children were saved by child protection centers from exploitation, abuse and deprivation that come at the hands of their traffickers or smugglers, according to Naseem Ur-Rahman of UNICEF. Yemeni children, primarily boys, are trafficked into Saudi Arabia for exploitation as beggars, street vendors and unskilled laborers.
… Although Yemen is a signatory to The International Convention on the Rights of the Child, it currently does not fully adhere to the agreement despite stepping up efforts to solve the problem.
via Yemen child trafficking to increase in Ramadan – Yemen Times.
I’m sure this is not going to make the front page of any major MSM…
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