Children need help, but Estonia's no Thailand

  • 1998-09-10
  • By Rebecca Santana
TALLINN - Commercial exploitation of children is cause for concern in the Baltic states, though media reports comparing the region to Thailand and Bangkok are exaggerated, said participants in a conference on the subject last week. More than 200 people from 12 countries attended the conference in Tallinn last week to discuss issues relating to the commercial exploitation of children in the Baltics, including child prostitution, child pornography, and sex tourism and how to work together to solve these problems. "We have alarming information that it is a serious problem in the Baltic countri...
 
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