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Source of Reference
State under Review
Recommendation
The Special Rapporteur [on trafficking] recommended that the Government, inter alia: step up efforts to raise awareness about all forms of trafficking in persons, including for [...] sexual exploitation; translate its efforts into concrete actions and conduct surveys to assess the impact of the awareness-raising campaigns, which should be extended to the whole country; empower non-governmental organizations, including through increased interaction and the provision of funds, to conduct sensitization on trafficking and to handle complaints related to trafficking at the grass-roots level; and launch widespread campaigns to raise public awareness on that issue, using media outlets, to promote a common understanding of the phenomenon of trafficking and to encourage reporting from the general population. [Para 29]
Reference type
Implementations
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Stakeholder SummaryPara 24) European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) indicated that, since 2018, the Bahamas had recorded 56 human trafficking incidents and an increase in female victims being transported to and/or transited through the Bahamas for sexual and domestic exploitation, particularly from non-English speaking countries. Para 37) JS1 reported that the Bahamas was plagued by gender-based violence which took various forms, including … sexual exploitation of girls, …Stakeholder SummaryUN CompilationUN CompilationPara 26) The Special Rapporteur on violence against women indicated that the economy of the Bahamas, largely dependent on tourism, left certain groups vulnerable to trafficking for sexual or labour exploitation. Para 48) CEDAW expressed concern about the number of children involved in child sexual abuse material.
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