Committee for Safety of Foreign Exchange Students
Advocating for the health, safety and welfare of all exchange students
"I don't have any confidence in name-based background checks," Samuels said. "Even people that know they're being fingerprinted and sign a statement that they're clean, they want access to children so much they're willing to lie on the record."
--Jim Samuels, Senior Official, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
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March 20, 2012 From Denmark's Bag Facaden
Note from CSFES: English translation will post on our website upon receipt. In the meantime, temporary translation below of John Hamilton, Detective Jeremy Hinson of the Fairfax County , and Danielle Grijalva of Committee for Safety of Foreign Exchange Students below:
Click to read abuse of exchange students from Denmark
Bag Facaden, by Maria Anderson -- Reporter
John Hamilton: At that point, he still had his shorts on, which were kinda gettin' in the way because I was also using lotion --
Detective Jeremy Hinson: He ended up performing fellatio -- oral sex, as well as anal intercourse --
More to follow; thank you for your patience.
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March 16, 2012
High school foreign exchange students repeatedly placed with convicted murder
By Anna Schecter and Kate Snow
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March 16, 2012
Foreign Exchange Students Report Abuse by Host Families
By Rick Cohen, NPQ's Nonprofit Newswire | Source: Rock Center with Brian Williams
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March 14, 2012
State Department: Background Checks On Foreign Exchange Hosts Not 'Feasible'
The Associated Press
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March 13, 2012
Rock Center with Brian Williams
Foreign exchange students sexually abused in program overseen by State Department
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March 12, 2012
Rock Center with Brian Williams
Culture Shock: Foreign exchange students claim abuse by U.S. host parents
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February 3, 2012
Council for Education Travel USA No Longer Has J-1 Visa Designation
HOLBROOK MOHR and MITCH WEISS Associated Press
About CSFES:
CSFES is a California-based 501(c)3 non-profit corporation (EIN 43-2100110) advocating the safety, protection and well being of exchange students around the world and was instrumental in the strengthening of the U.S. Department of State regulations for the protection of these young people.
CSFES raises public awareness and provides education related to the safety of exchange students to prospective and current, exchange students natural parents and school
administrators, with a specific focus on educating exchange organizations and government agencies to ensure the protection of exchange students around the world.
Presently we are an all-volunteer organization advocating for the safety of foreign exchange students.
CSFES supports cultural exchange and is committed to the idea that every foreign student deserves a safe and memorable exchange experience. We believe without reservation that while these sons and daughters are studying abroad, they should expect and fully deserve, to be treated as if they are our own.
As an organization, CSFES strives for cooperative relationships with exchange programs, based on the explicit understanding that CSFES will always prioritize exchange student safety above all other concerns.
Given this understanding, CSFES sees the following issues as specific cause for concern exchange students should:
If you are an exchange student with concerns about your safety, please contact CSFES 760-583-9593 or BeSafe@csfes.org. All international visitors may also contact local law enforcement agencies in the event of an emergency by dialing 911.
Anyone who suspects suspicious behavior or maltreatment of foreign exchange students, please report it to the proper authorities or CSFES at Complaint@csfes.org.
CSFES monitors exchange student abuse and provides information to interested parties in an effort to significantly reduce the number of children who become victims of child/sexual abuse, neglect and extortion.
As such, we encourage contact from schools, parents, exchange students. Even if there are no apparent problems, being aware and informed are the keys to prevention.
Aktion Bildungsinformation e.V.
Founded in 1968, Aktion Bildungsinformation e.V. is a non-profit organisation for the consumer rights protection in the educational field.
Active in the field of High School Exchange Programs, Aktion Bildungsinformation e.V. publishes brochures which can be found by visiting http://www.abi-ev.de to learn more.
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Notfälle:
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