Fundación Paniamor works towards combating CSEC, in particular, trafficking in children and child sex tourism, by raising awareness, working with law enforcement agencies and managing an information database on trafficking. The group has established a training programme on the Code of Conduct for employees from tourism and travel companies.
Contact: Sra. Milena Grillo Rivera
Phone: +506 2342993
Address: 50 mts oeste Beguelmens, 2, San José, Costa Rica
Email: info@paniamor.org
Website: https://paniamor.org/
Costa Rica, being one of the top tourism destinations in Latin America, especially for eco-tourism, is experiencing an increase in the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism.
Costa Rican children are subjected to sex trafficking within the country. Reportedly, those living in the north and central Pacific coastal zones are particularly vulnerable.
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Year: 2022
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The age of sexual consent is 15 years for both girls and boys. The national legislation provides for a five year close-in-age exemption for minors from the age of 13 years old or 7 years, for children from the age of 15 years old.
Analysis of country legislation on age of sexual consent, 2024
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Active extraterritoriality is provided for SEC-related offences but it is required that the offender is located in the territory of Costa Rica and that the proceedings are initiated by request of the competent bodies. Double criminality is not required.
Extradition requires a minimum gravity of one year (covering all SEC-related offences) and requires double criminality.
SECTT Legal Checklist Costa Rica, 2020
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The national legislation includes a non-mandatory provision for criminal background check. There are no legal provisions prohibiting convicted sex offenders to hold positions involving or facilitating contact with children.
SECTT Legal Checklist Costa Rica, 2020
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Costa Rica has ratified the CRC, the OPSC, the OPIC, the Trafficking Protocol and the the ILO Convention No. 182.
Costa Rica has not ratified the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics nor the Council of Europe’s Lanzarote and Budapest Conventions.
SECTT Legal Checklist Costa Rica, 2020
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Costa Rica has implemented a national code for child protection in travel and tourism as a non-binding requirement for industry operators.
SECTT Legal Checklist Costa Rica, 2020
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