ECPAT International is a global network of organisations and individuals working together for the elimination of child prostitution, child pornography and the trafficking of children for sexual purposes. It seeks to encourage the world community to ensure that children everywhere enjoy their fundamental rights free and secure from all forms of commercial sexual exploitation.
Few Are Guilty. All Are Responsible
Abraham Joshua Heschel
It is a simple premise to state: children should not be sold for sex. However, child prostitution and trafficking is a serious problem both abroad and even right here in the United States. At least a hundred thousand children are sexually exploited in the U.S. each year. Everything EPCAT-USA does is focused on stopping this terrible abuse of children.
In just the past year, we have:
• Changed state law in Connecticut to protect children from being arrested when they are victims of sex trafficking. Now we are working to do the same in Minnessota, New Jersey and Vermont.
• Provided medical care for sexually exploited children, including mental health counseling, tattoo removal and other items not services of Medicaid.
• Supported the development of services for Haitian children trafficked to the Dominican Republic in the aftermath of the earthquake.
• Promoted the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism. A thousand companies around the world have signed the Code, but only one U.S. company. However, we expect two new large companies to sign the Code of Conduct imminently.
We need your help to keep these campaigns going strong. Hundreds of thousands of children are at risk for sex trafficking in the United States, and millions of children worldwide are exploited. Help us keep them safe by sending a check for $50 - or whatever you can afford - to EPCAT-USA. You can donate online through www.epcatusa.org or send the check to EPCAT-USA, 157 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Donations of 50$ or more, between now and January 5, 2011, receivea free "TASSATAG." This prestige luggage tag is big, bright and fair trade. It helps you find your luggage, and also makes you a visible supporter of the campaign against child sex tourism. Travelers Take Actions Against Sex Slavery and Trafficking www.tassatag.org
Few Are Guilty. All Are ResponsibleAbraham Joshua Heschel
It is a simple premise to state: children should not be sold for sex. However, child prostitution and trafficking is a serious problem both abroad and even right here in the United States. At least a hundred thousand children are sexually exploited in the U.S. each year. Everything EPCAT-USA does is focused on stopping this terrible abuse of children.
In just the past year, we have:
• Changed state law in Connecticut to protect children from being arrested when they are victims of sex trafficking. Now we are working to do the same in Minnessota, New Jersey and Vermont.
• Provided medical care for sexually exploited children, including mental health counseling, tattoo removal and other items not services of Medicaid.
• Supported the development of services for Haitian children trafficked to the Dominican Republic in the aftermath of the earthquake.
• Promoted the Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism. A thousand companies around the world have signed the Code, but only one U.S. company. However, we expect two new large companies to sign the Code of Conduct imminently.
We need your help to keep these campaigns going strong. Hundreds of thousands of children are at risk for sex trafficking in the United States, and millions of children worldwide are exploited. Help us keep them safe by sending a check for $50 - or whatever you can afford - to EPCAT-USA. You can donate online through www.epcatusa.org or send the check to EPCAT-USA, 157 Montague Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Donations of 50$ or more, between now and January 5, 2011, receivea free "TASSATAG." This prestige luggage tag is big, bright and fair trade. It helps you find your luggage, and also makes you a visible supporter of the campaign against child sex tourism. Travelers Take Actions Against Sex Slavery and Trafficking www.tassatag.org
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