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Author:

Seibert, Lauren, author.

Title:

"I still see the talib©♭s begging" : government program to protect talib©♭ children in Senegal falls short.

Publisher:

Human Rights Watch,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

i, 40 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 27 cm

Subject:

Talib©♭s--Abuse of--Senegal.
Child abuse--Senegal.
Begging--Senegal.
Islamic religious education--Senegal.

Other Authors:

Human Rights Watch (Organization), publisher. publisher.

Notes:

"This report was researched and written by Lauren Seibert, West Africa Associate for the Africa Division at Human Rights Watch"--Page 40. Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Map of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau -- Summary -- Methodology -- I. Background -- II. "Retrait" program fails to ensure children's rights, justice -- III. Resurgence in child begging -- IV. Violence and abuses against talib©♭s -- Recommendations and next steps -- Acknowledgments.

Summary:

"Across Senegal, more than 50,000 talib©♭ children living in traditional Quranic boarding schools, or daaras, are forced to beg for daily quotas of money, rice or sugar by their Quranic teachers. The children are often beaten, chained, bound, and subjected to other forms of abuse. In June 2016, the Senegalese government demonstrated meaningful political will by introducing a new program to "remove children from the streets" and crack down on forced child begging. One year later, the program - implemented exclusively in Dakar - has hardly made a dent in the alarming numbers of children subject to exploitation, abuse and neglect daily. ... [This report], based on interviews with more than 90 people conducted in Dakar, in Saint-Louis and by phone, examines the successes and failings of the first year of the program."--Back cover.

ISBN:

1623134951
9781623134952

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1002129352

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)