Why the issue of Bacha Bazi deserves international attention

Of late, the sexual exploitation of minors has become a raging issue for several nations across the world. Among these nations, the South Asian country of Afghanistan sees a disturbingly high incidence of sexual exploitation cases, among which the practice called Bacha Bazi has drawn widespread atte...

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BACHA BAZI
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
TALIBAN
WAR
HOMOSEXUALITY
EXPLOTACIÓN SEXUAL
TALIBANES
GUERRA
HOMOSEXUALIDAD
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dc.title.spa.fl_str_mv Why the issue of Bacha Bazi deserves international attention
dc.title.translated.eng.fl_str_mv Por qué el problema de Bacha Bazi merece atención internacional
title Why the issue of Bacha Bazi deserves international attention
spellingShingle Why the issue of Bacha Bazi deserves international attention
BACHA BAZI
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
TALIBAN
WAR
HOMOSEXUALITY
EXPLOTACIÓN SEXUAL
TALIBANES
GUERRA
HOMOSEXUALIDAD
title_short Why the issue of Bacha Bazi deserves international attention
title_full Why the issue of Bacha Bazi deserves international attention
title_fullStr Why the issue of Bacha Bazi deserves international attention
title_full_unstemmed Why the issue of Bacha Bazi deserves international attention
title_sort Why the issue of Bacha Bazi deserves international attention
dc.creator.fl_str_mv Verma, Sreyasi
dc.contributor.author.spa.fl_str_mv Verma, Sreyasi
dc.subject.proposal.spa.fl_str_mv BACHA BAZI
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
TALIBAN
WAR
HOMOSEXUALITY
EXPLOTACIÓN SEXUAL
TALIBANES
GUERRA
HOMOSEXUALIDAD
topic BACHA BAZI
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
TALIBAN
WAR
HOMOSEXUALITY
EXPLOTACIÓN SEXUAL
TALIBANES
GUERRA
HOMOSEXUALIDAD
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spelling Verma, Sreyasi26ca1c58-4a93-454c-859d-e7041c865e73-12019-08-23T23:48:10Z2019-08-23T23:48:10Z2019-07Of late, the sexual exploitation of minors has become a raging issue for several nations across the world. Among these nations, the South Asian country of Afghanistan sees a disturbingly high incidence of sexual exploitation cases, among which the practice called Bacha Bazi has drawn widespread attention and criticism from all quarters. In this practice, young boys are made to dress up in feminine clothes and make-up, in a sexualized manner, and, subsequently, in a lot of cases, forced into flesh trade. The prostitution and slavery of these young boys has become rampant. This paper examines the reasons for sexual exploitation of minors in general, and the resurgence of the practice of Bacha Bazi in Afghanistan in particular. It details the Taliban’s role in abolishing Bacha Bazi, as well as lawlessness in the post-Taliban rule, which became a major reason for the blooming of this condemnable practice. The study also discusses the role of the taboo of homosexuality in conservative Afghanistan in the flourishing of Bacha Bazi. Finally, it analyzes the lack of willingness of the international community to fight against Bacha Bazi, and offers some suggestions for the elimination of the practice. However, as important human rights scholars have noted, such a practice is very difficult to abolish, even when it threatens to challenge the very basic foundation of human rights and civilization in the 21st century.Recientemente, la explotación sexual de menores se ha convertido en un tema caliente para varias naciones en todo el mundo. Entre estas, Afganistán, país en el sur asiático, ve un número alarmantemente alto de casos de explotación sexual, entre los cuales la práctica llamada Bacha Bazi ha atraído la atención y las críticas generalizadas de todos los sectores. En esta práctica, niños y adolescentes son obligados a vestirse con ropa y maquillaje femeninos, de manera sexualizada, y, posteriormente, en muchos casos, son forzados al comercio de la carne humana. La prostitución y esclavitud de estos jóvenes se ha vuelto rampante. Este artículo examina los motivos de la explotación sexual de menores en general y el resurgimiento de la práctica de Bacha Bazi en Afganistán en particular. Analiza el papel de los talibanes en la abolición de Bacha Bazi, así como la situación anárquica posterior a los talibanes, la cual se convirtió en una de las principales razones para el florecimiento de esta práctica reprochable. El estudio también analiza qué papel desempeña el tabú de la homosexualidad en el Afganistán conservador en el florecimiento de Bacha Bazi. Finalmente, discute la falta de voluntad de la comunidad internacional para luchar contra la práctica de Bacha Bazi, y ofrece algunas sugerencias para la eliminación de la práctica. Sin embargo, como han señalado importantes estudios de derechos humanos, esta práctica es muy difícil de abolir, incluso cuando amenaza con desafiar los fundamentos básicos de los derechos humanos y la civilización en el siglo XXI.application/pdfVerma, S. (2019). Why the issue of Bacha Bazi deserves international attention. Novum Jus: Revista Especializada en Sociología Jurídica y Política, 13 (2), 41-55. Recuperado de https://editorial.ucatolica.edu.co/ojsucatolica/revistas_ucatolica/index.php/Juridica/article/view/2366/26091692-6013https://hdl.handle.net/10983/23573engUniversidad Católica de Colombia. Facultad de DerechoNovum Jus: Revista Especializada en Sociología Jurídica y Política; Vol. 13, no. 2 (jul.- dic. 2019); p. 41-55“Afghanistan’s dancing boys.” The New Humanitarian (18 September 2013). Available from: http://www.irinnews.org/report/98776/afghanistans-dancing-boys [accessed 22 Oct. 2018].“Bacha Bazi: The stolen childhood of boys turned into dancers, sex slaves in Afghanistan.” Hindustan Times (26 June 2017). Available from: https://www.hindustantimes.com/ world-news/bacha-bazi-the-stolen-childhood-of-boys-turned-into-dancers-sex-slavesin-afghanistan/story-5FrGrKI2PzrSRynHSfzh2N.html [accessed 22 Oct 2018].“Kandahar comes out of the closet.” Free Republic (11 January 2002). Available from: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/606581/posts [accessed 20 Oct. 2018].“Stolen boys: Life after sexual slavery in Afghanistan.” thejournal.ie (1 July 2017). Available from:http://www.thejournal.ie/sex-slave-afghanistan-bacha-bazi-children-3464413-Jul2017/ [accessed 22 Oct. 2018].“Taliban use ‘honey trap’ boys to kill Afghan police.” Dawn (16 June 2016). Available from: https://www.dawn.com/news/1265215 [accessed 22 Oct. 2018].Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC). “Causes and Consequences of Bacha Bazi in Afghanistan.” (18 August 2014). Available from: http://www.refworld.org/docid/5694c3db4.html [accessed 18 October 2018].Afghanistan Penal Code, Article 427.Agence France-Presse. “Kabul to investigate child sex slavery fuelling insider attacks.” The Telegraph (28 June 2016). Available from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/28/kabul-to-investigate-child-sex-slavery-fuelling-insider-attacks/ [accessed 20 Oct. 2018].Chopra, Anuj. “Taliban use ‘honey trap’ boys to kill Afghan police.” Yahoo News (16 June 2016). Available from: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/taliban-honey-trap-boys-kill-afghan-policehttps://sg.news.yahoo.com/taliban-honey-trap-boys-kill-afghan-police-034032058.html [accessed 20 Oct. 2018].Everett, Will. “Confessions of an Afghan Boy Sex Slave.” Newsweek (30 May 2015). Available from: https://www.newsweek.com/confessions-afghan-boy-sex-slave-337381 [accessed 19 Oct. 2018].Hamed, Sayed. “Bacha Bazi, the ugly life of Afghanistan’s ‘dancing boys’.” The Afghan Dispatch (9 March 2017). Available from: https://www.afghandispatch.com/bacha-bazi/ [accessed 22 Oct. 2018].Human Rights Watch. “World Report 2014: Afghanistan.” Human Rights Watch (n.d.). Available from: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/afghanistan.Human Terrain Team. “Pashtun Sexuality.” (n.d.). Available from: https://info.publicintelligence.net/HTT-PashtunSexuality.pd [accessed 21 Oct. 2018].Kaur, Harjot and Najla Ayubi. “Status of Women in Afghanistan.” The Asia Foundation (21 January 2009). Available from: https://asiafoundation.org/2009/01/21/status-ofwomen-in-afghanistan/ [accessed 1 Feb. 2019].Legal Information Institute. “22 U.S. Code § 2378d -. Limitation on assistance to security forces.” (n.d.). Available from: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/2378dMondloch, Chris. “Bacha Bazi: An Afghan Tragedy.” Foreign Policy (28 October 2013). Available from: https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/10/28/bacha-bazi-an-afghan-tragedy/ [accessed 19 Oct. 2018].Qobil, Rustam. “The sexually abused dancing boys of Afghanistan.” BBC News (8 September 2019). Available from: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-south-asia-11217772 [accessed 19 Oct. 2018].Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). Child Sexual Assault in Afghanistan: Implementation of Leahy Laws and Reports of Assault by Afghan Security Forces. (2018). Available from: https://sigar.mil/pdf/inspections/SIGAR%2017-47-IP.pdf [accessed 20 Oct. 2018].United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. “UNAMA welcomes Afghanistan’s new penal code - Calls for robust framework to protect women against violence.” (22 February 2018). Available from: https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/unamawelcomes-afghanistan-s-new-penal-code-calls-robust-framework-protect-women [accessed 21 Oct. 2018].United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC). “The dancing boys of Afghanistan.” (19 March 2018). Available from: https://www.unric.org/en/latest-un-buzz/29091-the-dancing-boys-of-afghanistan [accessed 18 Oct. 2018].United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). “USCIRF Annual Report 2014 - Tier 2: Afghanistan.” (30 April 2014). Available from: http://www.refworld.org/docid/5369e5b310.html [accessed 22 October 2018].Yerman, Marcia G. “The Dancing Boys of Afghanistan Examines Sexual Abuse in Afghanistan.” HuffPost (2 August 2012). 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