Nearly in every part of the globe different abuses are meted on the children. Therefore, it is a must that serious actions are taken to end this inhumane treatment and provide support to the survivors and their respectively families while prosecuting the perpetrators and their associates. Children are innocent beings and deserve all types of protections from all forms of abuse. This is a fundamental human right as capsulated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), an international legal instrument of universal significance. State parties to this instrument are obligated to protect children from all forms of abuse and furthermore promote physical and psychological recovery and social reintegration of child victims. In view of the above, any form of child abuse, is a gross fundamental violation of their rights.
The fundamental rationale for the systematic literature review is to examine support services needed by survivors of child sex tourism, share knowledge to spark and inspire processes that will usher rapid growth from all directions in the fight against the menace and support of survivors.
A systematic review of the literatures using information collected from different sources was actuated. Google search engine, google scholar, web of science; and scopus database were used to search for these articles. During the search numeration combinations of words and phrases were used to ensure articles reflect the most recent knowledge and scholarly works. The systematic searches beget varied and voluminous articles which had to be sieved not only to meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria but to ensure the fundamental objectives of the study are wrangled.
Therefore, only peer-reviewed scholarly publications published after 2000 were selected except extracts perceived to be of basal mileage to the study. However, articles published by staunch international organizations known to have been working in child rights and child protection for years and has produced indefatigable knowledge in the promotion of children rights were stealthily appraised.
In summary, support services needed by survivors of child sex tourism include: safe shelter, education and empowerment, family support, medical support, appropriate referral, psychological support, navigate social institutions, communication and information sharing, adult figure, social support, mental health support, counselling services, safety and prosecution of perpetrators, group support, access to justice; and economical support.
In conclusion, to support the recovery and reintegration of survivors of child sex tourism it requires safe shelter, education and empowerment, family support, medical support, appropriate referral, psychological support, navigate social institutions, communication and information sharing, adult figure, social support, mental health support, counselling services, safety and prosecution of perpetrators, group support, access to justice; and economical support.
child abuse, child sex tourism, commercial sexual exploitation and support services