dc.creator | Verma, Sreyasi | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-23T23:48:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-23T23:48:10Z | |
dc.date.created | 2019-08-23T23:48:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-07 | |
dc.identifier | Verma, 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/2366/2609 | |
dc.identifier | 1692-6013 | |
dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10983/23573 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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 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. | |
dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | Universidad Católica de Colombia. Facultad de Derecho | |
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dc.title | Why the issue of Bacha Bazi deserves international attention | |
dc.type | Artículo de revista | |