CEDAW/C/PHI/4 English Page 32 prostituted women on their human and legal rights, health care, relevant political issues and feminist values. 80. On the issue of comfort women, the Government formed an Inter-agency Task Force on Comfort Women to coordinate the efforts of government agencies. Health cards have been issued by the Department of Health. The Department of Justice helps document the cases of those who came forward as comfort women. The Task Force Lila (an association of comfort women), the Asian Women's Human Rights Council and GABRIELA have taken the lead in the campaign for the indemnification of these women and has documented over 200 cases. 81. Stop Trafficking of Pilipinas (STOP), an alliance formed in 1983, meanwhile concentrates on a programme called "stopping at the source" and engages in prevention activities. It has campaigned against pornography and lobbied for legal reforms to put an end to commercial sex slavery. 82. Among the accomplishments of the Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse (CPTCSA), a non-governmental organization, is prevention education on child sexual abuse, which includes topics like personal safety and decision-making, touching, assertiveness, support systems, physical abuse and neglect, and gender stereotyping. It also conducted an awareness campaign for the general public about child sexual abuse. 83. The work of CPTCSA was facilitated by the following: willingness of schools and other organizations to include in their curriculum an education programme on the prevention of child sexual abuse; active participation and cooperation of parents in the programme; training of teachers and others about child sexual abuse and the use of a prevention curriculum; and legislative and corporate support for the awareness campaign. Conversely, hindering factors have been the prevailing attitudes, stereotypes and beliefs that place women and children in a disadvantaged position; the apathy among people who believe "It's not happening"; societal norms that tolerate the abuse of children (some parents abuse their own children or one parent tolerates the abuse); inadequate or ineffective implementation of laws for cases of incest and rape (for children); and inadequate facilities and trained staff to handle child sexual abuse cases. 84. So far, CPTCSA accomplishments include the following: the preparation and revision of a draft child sexual abuse prevention curriculum for elementary and high school (Grades 3 and 5 materials are being finalized); the ongoing pilot of these materials in a school and in urban poor communities; written disclosures from children; and the recent formation of a coalition to plan for a Sexual Assault Awareness Week scheduled for February 1996. Other efforts 85. Law enforcement officers, beginning with women in the police force, are undergoing training to ensure better handling of women clients, particularly victims of rape, wife-battering and prostitution. 86. The Department of Public Welfare and Development has made efforts to prevent sexual exploitation of migrant women through networking activities with /...

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