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Sweeping child beggars off Senegal's streets won't solve trafficking, activist warns
2016-07-04 08:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Sweeping child beggars off Senegal's streets will not alone stop the trafficking and exploitation of tens of thousands of children, a leading child rights activist said on Monday. President Macky Sall announced last week that the children, known as talibe, must be taken off the streets immediately, and that those who force them to beg would be fined or imprisoned. Children are sent by their parents in Senegal or trafficked from neighbouring West African countries including Guinea-Bissau to...
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