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This paper firstly examine the deficiencies that exist in the region regarding the protection of children, particularly in light of the adoption of the Stockholm Declaration and Agenda for Action and its requirement to establish National Plans of Action against CSEC. The paper then look at some of the legislative gaps that exist in relation to the major international legal instruments, the Optional Protocol and the Trafficking Protocol and the implications for the protection of children from commercial sexual exploitation in the Asia region. It examine the factors that lead to such legal loopholes, for example, the misperceptions about CSEC which are reflected in the various country legislations and which do not sufficiently protect children from this grave violation of their rights. Finally, it give recommendations to address these deficiencies, for better protection of children from commercial sexual exploitation. |
