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Consorcio ECPAT Bolivia

Consorcio ECPAT Bolivia is formed by Pastoral de Movilidad Humana (PHM) and Fundación Munasim Kullakita (FMK), two of the leading non-governmental organisations in Bolivia working against commercial sexual exploitation of children. Besides their programmes on CSEC, they are broadly recognised in the country for being co-chairs of Mesa El Alto contra la Violencia Sexual Comercial, a coalition of governmental and non-governmental organisations that lobbied for the legal reforms in 2011 on CSEC and trafficking in persons, and has remained since then to coordinate actions nationwide on the issue. Their main areas of intervention on the topic are:

Fundación Munasim Kullakita

  • Protection: Specialised care for victims of commercial sexual exploitation of children through identification, shelter and interdisciplinary support, aimed at recovery, reintegration and follow-up after the institutional process.
  • Prevention: Initiatives focusing on capacity-building, empowerment, self-care and reporting sexual exploitation and online sexual exploitation in schools, involving pupils, teachers and carers. This is complemented by the private sector’s commitment, through The Code of Conduct, to protect children from sexual exploitation in travel and tourism.
  • Community-based support: Direct intervention in communities through counselling for young people and families, promoting the development and consolidation of support networks and social protection.
  • International protection: Comprehensive assistance for migrant populations, asylum seekers and refugees in vulnerable situations, ensuring access to rights through an approach that is sensitive to age, gender and diversity.
  • Policy advocacy: Participation in technical meetings with national, departmental and municipal authorities to promote legislation, plans and public policies. Furthermore, strengthening of networks through technical support and institutional expertise.

Pastoral de Movilidad Humana

  • Assistance vulnerable communities, mainly within contexts of migration. The organisation includes a specific programme on CSEC and trafficking for sexual purposes. Provides shelter and inter-disciplinary assistance.
  • Repatriation and international support to victims.
  • Advocacy: currently, PMH represents the Civil Society of Bolivia before the ‘Pluri-National Council on Trafficking in Persons”, a public scenario for policy coordination on the issue.**Miembro Afiliado, Se unió a la Red ECPAT en el año 2016**
Pastoral de Movilidad Humana

Contact: Elizabeth Zabala Tórres, Coordinadora Nacional Programa Trata y Tráfico de personas, Pastoral de Movilidad Humana Bolivia
Phone: +591- 2- 2313098
Address: Ciudad de El Alto, Zona Ferropetrol, Calle 7, Nro 1324. Ciudad de La Paz, Avenida Mariscal Santa Cruz Edif Esperanza N0 1235
Email: elizabalatorres@gmail.com
Website: http://www.pmhmigrantes.org.bo

Fundación Munasim Kullakita

Contact: Janeth Rodriguez H, Directora Ejecutiva
Phone: +591- 2- 2843853 ;
Address: El Alto – Bolivia, Z. Ferropetrol, C. 7 “La Plata” Nº 1324
Email: fundacion@munasimkullakita.org
Website: http://www.munasimkullakita.org

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Age of Consent

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Extraterritoriality & Extradition

Partial

Extraterritoriality is provided for crimes committed abroad that produce their effects in Bolivia, crimes that Bolivia is committed to repress as per its international commitments as well as crimes committed by Bolivian nationals abroad (active extraterritoriality) as long as the offenders are back in Bolivian territory. Double criminality principle is not required.

There is no detailed information on extradition for SEC related crimes, which will depend on the international treaties and agreements ratified by Bolivia. Double criminality is required.
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CSAM Definition

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Background Check Required

No

There are no mandatory legal provisions for criminal background checks nor legislation prohibiting convicted sex offenders to hold positions involving or facilitating contact with children.
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National Commitments

Partial

Bolivia has ratified the CRC, the OPSC, the OPIC, the Trafficking Protocol and the ILO Convention No. 182.

Bolivia has not ratified the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics nor the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote and Budapest Conventions.
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Child Advocacy Centers

Not Yet Assessed

SEC Police Unit

Not Yet Assessed

Protection Standards Travel and Tourism

No

There are no child protection standards for the travel and tourism industry in place.
SECTT Legal Checklist Bolivia, 2020

Public SEC Case Data

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