place and keep individuals in prostitution by means of coercion or deception place and keep minors in prostitution profit from such exploitation.

Another unknown number of female minors, estimated at hundreds by the inter ministerial and inter organizational committee examining this issue, have been exposed to various types of commercial sexual exploitation.

Lecturer at the Symposium to Combat the Exploitation of Children in Crime, held at the Garrigos Centre, organized by the National Council for Minors and the Family, Buenos Aires, 16 May 1997.

Involvement of Minors in Prostitution

Other measures included drop in centres for child victims of sexual abuse, the Child Watch Network, the police force's Minors' Protection Brigade and the Ministry's action plan to fight the commercial sexual exploitation of children.

The Committee recommends to the State party to ensure the protection of minors against economic and social exploitation and to take all necessary measures to combat and punish employment of children below the age of 15.

Among the Arab education system, the gap between the genders was also in favor of the male minors, although the dropout rates of Arab female minors exceeded those of Jewish female minors.

The practice of recruiting minors continued.

Nine of the victims were minors.

Current figures indicate that 10 12 of the female minors in the care of the Service for Women and female minors of the Ministry of Social Affairs engage in prostitution, (approximately 45 female minors).

9. Acknowledges that education is among the most effective initial means of ensuring protection for unaccompanied minors, especially girls, by shielding them from exploitative activities such as child labour, military recruitment or sexual exploitation and abuse

The major rehabilitation program for female minors is the Service for female minors in Distress of the Ministry of Social Affairs.

8. Condemns all acts of exploitation of unaccompanied refugee minors, including their use as soldiers or human shields in armed conflict and their forced recruitment into military forces, and any other acts that endanger their safety and personal security

9. Condemns all acts of exploitation of unaccompanied refugee minors, including their use as soldiers or human shields in armed conflict and their forced recruitment into military forces, and any other acts that endanger their safety and personal security

Female minors' entitlement to a matriculation degree was also higher and stood at 63 , compared with 49.5 of the male minors.

The curriculum is identical for female minors and male minors, yet some schools conduct the lessons separately.

Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

manage and regulate the exploitation of voluntary prostitution (among other means by introducing a municipal licensing policy) improve measures to combat the exploitation of forced prostitution protect minors from sexual abuse (in the prostitution sector) protect the position of prostitutes separate prostitution and peripheral criminal activities reduce prostitution among illegal immigrants (persons without a residence permit entitling them to work in the Netherlands).

The percentage of those successfully completing the exams is equally high with the ratio higher among female minors than male minors (57 to 33 ).

Female minors' entitlement to a matriculation degree also was higher in this sector than male minors (56.3 and 44.7 , respectively).

Among the Arab education system, 91.7 of the female minors within the 12th grade age group took the matriculation exams, compared to 84 of the male minors.

58 150. Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

56 136. Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors

Some minors, even with ID, are collected.

Female Minors Sports in the School System

Most of the victims were minors, the youngest aged 2.

The justice system for minors requires particular attention, as minors continue to be detained together with adults in police cells and prisons.

In 2002, 84.3 of the female minors within the 12th grade age group (in the Hebrew education) took matriculation exams, compared with only 75.1 of the male minors.

Draws attention to the specific situation of minors in waiting areas.

Two of the victims were minors, including a 13 year old boy.

Rehabilitation Programs for Women and female minors in Distress

The cases involving women and unaccompanied minors were alarming.

Lecture on Minors and crime aetiology, punishability and attributability.

Article 26 of the code forbids the expulsion of pregnant women and minors.

Substantive issues Arbitrary interference with family Protection of family unit Protection of minors

Trafficking and exploitation of prostitution

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Prevent sexual exploitation of children.

(b) To review the existing distinction regarding criminal responsibility of minors under 14 years and those under 16 years, and ensure that alternative penalties to the deprivation of liberty exist for all minors

Suppression of the exploitation of women

Another program relates to advancing female minors in exact sciences and mathematics, encouraging female minors to choose these topics for their matriculation, and later in higher education.

Under article 167 of the Criminal Code, trafficking in minors is criminally punishable.

It was particularly alarmed at the execution of minors, including for morality crimes .

The dropout rates of male minors were higher, especially in the 11th grade.

The 1999 Law on Child Labour prohibited the employment of minors under 16.