India, Cambodia, Thailand slammed over sex tourism
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India, Cambodia and Thailand are not doing enough to protect children against the risks associated with sex tourism for fear of damaging their economies, a UN human rights expert has reportedly charged.
According to an AFP report, Juan Miguel Petit, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of children, had said authorities in these countries are often not willing to tackle the issue of children’s sexual exploitation for tourists’ benefit.
“Sometimes there are big pressures on governments, explicitly or implicitly, when there are enormous touristic activities going on, making millions of dollars.”
“Some interests see the limitation on the sexual market as a limitation for their earning of money,” he was quoted saying.
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