Trafficking of children for exploitation of begging: contextualization of the problem, (some) measures to protect victims and gaps in the Portuguese system in Human Beings: a traumatic event. From prevention to network intervention: What role for health s

Abstract

The transposition of several instruments of international and European law into the Portuguese legal system has led to the recent criminalization of forced child begging, which started to be sentenced as human trafficking. We intend here to make our contribution to the knowledge concerning this issue in Portugal. In order to do so, we studied some of its causes and origins, as well as the measures that national legislation takes to protect trafficked children, focusing not only on its application but also on their effectiveness.