Violet
22nd April 2016, 07:55
In previous news reports (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35453589)it had already been alarmed that at one point about 10.000 refugee children had mysteriously disappeared after they reached European soil.
Now the Head of Corporate Services at Europol, Dietrich Neuman speaks. Europol believes that a large portion of these 10.000 missing migrant children has been the victim of organised crime which most often relates to sexual exploitation. In this case in the European sex industry.
(Link (http://www.demorgen.be/buitenland/migrantenkinderen-massaal-in-europese-seksindustrie-b69b6c9a/), Dutch)
European parliament has expressed shock over this news and wants to gather a meeting as soon as today.
There is also an official press release (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/nl/news-room/20160419IPR23951/Fate-of-10000-missing-refugee-children-debated-in-Civil-Liberties-Committee):
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It is feared that some of these children are being exploited by criminal gangs, due to the often close ties between human smugglers, who facilitate travel for around 90% of the migrants, and criminal networks. These children may be sexually exploited, used for begging or forced to commit crimes. However, children may also disappear in search of friends or family in other EU countries or out of sheer desperation caused by cumbersome asylum procedures or detention in reception centres.
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Now the Head of Corporate Services at Europol, Dietrich Neuman speaks. Europol believes that a large portion of these 10.000 missing migrant children has been the victim of organised crime which most often relates to sexual exploitation. In this case in the European sex industry.
(Link (http://www.demorgen.be/buitenland/migrantenkinderen-massaal-in-europese-seksindustrie-b69b6c9a/), Dutch)
European parliament has expressed shock over this news and wants to gather a meeting as soon as today.
There is also an official press release (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/nl/news-room/20160419IPR23951/Fate-of-10000-missing-refugee-children-debated-in-Civil-Liberties-Committee):
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It is feared that some of these children are being exploited by criminal gangs, due to the often close ties between human smugglers, who facilitate travel for around 90% of the migrants, and criminal networks. These children may be sexually exploited, used for begging or forced to commit crimes. However, children may also disappear in search of friends or family in other EU countries or out of sheer desperation caused by cumbersome asylum procedures or detention in reception centres.
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