The NGO SOS Violences Sexuelles is a member of Ivorian Network of NGOs fighting against the sexual violence of women and children (in short BANKS). SOS Violences Sexuelles is a member of ECPAT International global network and a partner of Save The Children.
SOS Violences Sexuelles responds to sexual violence by conducting prevention activities and providing psychological support for victims of sexual violence.
Established in 1982, Communauté Abel is an Ivorian non-profit organization supporting vulnerable children through cultural initiatives, counseling services, educational programs, and professional training for boys and girls aged 14-21. Communauté Abel is the local branch of the Italian association ‘Gruppo Abele Onlus’ and is based in Grand Bassam, where it has been operating for more than 40 years.
Contact: Dr. Ossei Kouakou
Phone: +225 23 451641
Address: 06 BP 1889, Abidjan 06 Côte d’Ivoire – Afrique de l’Ouest
Email: sosvsci@yahoo.fr
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Contact: Leone De Vita
Phone: (+225) 708232457
Address: Grand Bassam, BP 89, Côte d’Ivoire
Email: devitaleone71@gmail.com
Website: http://www.communauteabel.org/
According to a report of the United Nations Operation in Ivory Coast published in July 2016, 756 children have been raped between January 2012 and December 2015 (7 were boys).
The NGO SOS Violence Sexuelle and the Réseau des acteurs des médias pour les droits de l’enfant launched in June 2016 a prevention campaign called “End of the child exploitation in Africa for 2030”. The campaign started with a contest for the “Best journalist on child sexual exploitation in Africa” aimed at raising the interest of journalists on the topic.
In July 2016, the Government of Ivory Coast announced the adoption of a draft law on the strengthening of the fight against trafficking in human beings. The draft law provides a more accurate definition of human trafficking and it ensures the protection of the victims and the witnesses before, during and after the criminal proceedings.
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Active and passive extraterritoriality is provided for all crimes punished with imprisonment, therefore including all SEC-related crimes. In case of passive extraterritoriality the offender must have been extradited to or detained in Cote d’Ivoire. Double criminality applies except for trafficking of children offences.
Extradition requires minimum gravity of two years of imprisonment. Cote d’Ivoire nationals cannot be extradited. Double criminality applies in all cases.
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There are no mandatory legal provisions for criminal background checks. However the legislation includes provisions that prohibit convicted sex offenders to work in education, childcare and the public sector as well as the possibility of punishments for sex offenders that include the suspension of licences or authorisations for activities related to the offence committed.
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Cote d’Ivoire has ratified the CRC, the OPSC, the OPIC, the Trafficking Protocol and the ILO Convention No. 182.
Cote d’Ivoire has also ratified the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
Cote d’Ivoire has not ratified the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics nor the AU Convention on Cyber Security and the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote and Budapest Conventions.
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There are no child protection standards for the travel and tourism industry in place.
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