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
Abstract: “Commercial sexual exploitation of women and girls through forced prostitution and sex-trafficking is a human rights and public health issue, with survivors facing complex mental health problems from trauma and violence. An international and domestic problem, the average age of recruitment into sex-trafficking is between 11 and 14 years old. Given its secrecy and brutality, … More Trauma and its Aftermath for Commercially Sexually Exploited Women as Told by Front-line Service Providers
“A growing wave of efforts to stop human trafficking has spread across the country as lawmakers and others look to combat the problem through law, policy, and grass-roots activism. While approaches vary, advocates say more must be done to stop the crime, dubbed “modern day slavery” and defined by the U.S. State Department as the … More Anti-Human Trafficking Efforts Gain Momentum
“Buyers of sex are increasingly becoming the target of law enforcement efforts to end prostitution and sex trafficking. Police recognize that sex buyers perpetuate a violent, exploitative industry. If no one were buying sex, pimps would not be supplying bars, back alleys, and websites with victims. Under the leadership of Sherriff Dart, Cook County (IL) … More ‘National Day of Johns’ Arrests
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
You are cordially invited to join us on March 4th, 2013, at 2:30 pm EST for a webinar hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Blue Campaign to Combat Human Trafficking. Senior Counselor to the Secretary of DHS, Alice Hill, will open the event and lead a listening session with subject matter experts … More Attend a Webinar by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for their Blue Campaign to Combat Human Trafficking
Remember this post? The Senate voted 78-22 to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on Tuesday. The Senate action now sends the bill to the House. Both the House and Senate passed their own versions during the 112th Congress, but neither chamber took up the other’s version. To read more, please click here.
A letter from the editors of TakePart.com and MSN: “Most people whose lives have not been touched by human trafficking have a hard time saying what it is exactly. Simply put: Human trafficking is modern-day slavery. The International Labor Organization estimates that about 20.9 million people are enslaved globally—an overwhelming number. 1.5 million of these … More Check Out MSN’s TakePart CAUSES Page to Fight Human Trafficking
It Is Said That One Girl With Courage Is A Revolution! Girl Rising is the feature-length film at the center of 10×10’s global action campaign for girls’ education. The film reveals the extraordinary stories of girls from around the globe, fighting to overcome impossible odds on the road to realizing their dreams of education. Directed … More Join World Vision as They Host a Screening of Girl Rising on March 11th
Seattle Against Slavery is excited to announce that in partnership with The Wave Foundation, they are launching their first ever Pedal Against Trafficking Humans (PATH) Ride, sponsored by Veloce Velo Bicycles. Starting from Mercer Island on Sunday, March 17th, the ride will be a chance to learn more about modern slavery and help support the … More Join Seattle Against Slavery and The Wave Foundation for Their First Ever Pedal Against Trafficking Humans (PATH)
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