Responses to HIV in sexually exploited children or adolescents who sell sex

The Committee on the CRC has further interpreted obligations of governments--that people younger than 18 years have a right to participate in decisions that affect them; be free from HIV and discrimination; and that children who are sexually exploited should be able to access comprehensive SRHR serv...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2015-01, Vol.385 (9963), p.97-99
Main Authors: McClure, Craig, Chandler, Caitlin, Bissell, Susan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Child
Child Behavior
Child Welfare
Children
Children & youth
Health Services Accessibility
HIV
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - transmission
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Internal Medicine
Sex industry
Sex Work - statistics & numerical data
Sexual assault
Sexually transmitted diseases
STD
Teenagers
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Summary:The Committee on the CRC has further interpreted obligations of governments--that people younger than 18 years have a right to participate in decisions that affect them; be free from HIV and discrimination; and that children who are sexually exploited should be able to access comprehensive SRHR services.13 In addition, the Convention restricts protective and judicial interventions against children and adolescents aged 10-17 years, through its due process and minimum intervention principles, which require that proceedings against children be used only where appropriate, as a measure of last resort, and that placements be undertaken for the shortest appropriate period of time and subject to periodic review (Article 37-, Article 40).14 These provisions are critical, because at national level the continued existence of law-enforcement-based interventions for this group--such as involuntary rehabilitation and forced detention--clearly violate their rights and often further exposes them to health harms, including harassment, extortion, abuse, and rape.15 Key programmatic HIV elements can make a difference for this group, namely safe and confidential access to all SRHR services and commodities, including services that are flexible, mobile, and involve peer outreach and education.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60979-X