Category: International

Concentration Camp Bordellos: ‘The Main Thing Was to Survive at All’

June 9, 2013

By Mareike Fallet and Simone Kaiser for Spiegel Online International on June 25, 2009— “Concentration camp brothels remain a hushed-up chapter of the Nazi-era horrors. Now a German researcher has probed the dark subject — and has revealed the meticulous cruelty of the so-called “special buildings.” Kicking them with his boots, the SS soldier drove … More Concentration Camp Bordellos: ‘The Main Thing Was to Survive at All’

‘Made In A Free World’: 100% of Donations Go Directly to Freeing Five Ghanian Kids from Slavery

June 5, 2013

Made In A Free World is building a coalition of consumers, businesses, and governments to disrupt the system of slavery. They produce innovative campaigns, front line projects, consumer engagement tools, and marketable business solutions to get slavery out of our system. There are over 7,000 child slaves working in the fishing industry on Lake Volta … More ‘Made In A Free World’: 100% of Donations Go Directly to Freeing Five Ghanian Kids from Slavery

Unprotected: How Legalizing Prostitution Has Failed

June 4, 2013

By SPIEGEL staff on May 30, 2013— “When Germany legalized prostitution just over a decade ago, politicians hoped that it would create better conditions and more autonomy for sex workers. It hasn’t worked out that way, though. Exploitation and human trafficking remain significant problems. Sânandrei is a poor village in Romania with run-down houses and … More Unprotected: How Legalizing Prostitution Has Failed

‘Volviendo’ Film + Panel Discussion on Sex Trafficking in Latin America

May 6, 2013

Sex Trafficking Awareness Event Volviendo FREE Screening + Panel Discussion on Sex Trafficking in Latin America Organized by Hope for Justice and Chicanos/Latinos for Community Medicine, Volviendo film will be shown with a panel discussion after the screening on sex trafficking in Latin America, Seattle and world. DATE | MAY 22, 2013 TIME | 7 PM WITH PANEL … More ‘Volviendo’ Film + Panel Discussion on Sex Trafficking in Latin America

Brothel Madam Guilty of Keeping Students in Sexual Servitude

April 8, 2013

By Paul Bibby and Stephanie Gardiner on April 2, 2013—”A Sydney brothel madam has been found guilty of keeping young Malaysian students in sexual servitude at a brothel on Sydney’s north shore. Chee Mei Wong, 39, forced the six young women to work up to 20 hours a day in the Diamonds brothel in Willoughby … More Brothel Madam Guilty of Keeping Students in Sexual Servitude

Grim Fate for Cross-Regional Brides in Northern India

March 26, 2013

NEW DELHI—By Stephanie Nolen for The Globe and Mail on March 20, 2013— “They leave the greenest, most lush areas of the country and find themselves in harsh, dusty places. They leave easygoing cultures for a conservative place where they must cover their faces at all times, even within their own houses, with their sari … More Grim Fate for Cross-Regional Brides in Northern India

Why Even Amsterdam Doesn’t Want Legal Brothels

February 21, 2013

By Julie Bindel for The Spectator on February 2, 2013 “The Dutch experiment in legalised prostitution has been a disaster Do you remember the rather brilliant comedy sketch featuring Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse in which they played laid-back police officers in Amsterdam, bragging that they no longer have to deal with the crime of … More Why Even Amsterdam Doesn’t Want Legal Brothels

NIGERIA: Sex Traffickers Use Juju Spells to Coerce Nigerian Women into Sexual Slavery

February 17, 2013

Editor’s note: “Juju sex slaves” is a three part series on the trafficking of Nigerian women. Read Part 1: Nigerian juju magic forces women into prostitution; Part 2: Juju trafficking: one Nigerian woman’s prostitution ordeal. BENIN CITY, Nigeria — After enduring five years of sexual servitude in Italy, Patience Ken was deported and unceremoniously dumped … More NIGERIA: Sex Traffickers Use Juju Spells to Coerce Nigerian Women into Sexual Slavery

European Police Arrest 103 in Suspected Human Trafficking Ring

February 2, 2013

For CNN by Ed Payne on January 31, 2013— “Officials are calling it one of the largest operations against human traffickers in Europe. Police in Europe arrested 103 people in 10 countries this week, all accused of smuggling in people on boats, freight trains and small hidden compartments in the floors of buses and trucks. … More European Police Arrest 103 in Suspected Human Trafficking Ring