A case study of the sexual double standard and
... 2010, p. 779). Radical feminism, as Scoular (2004) writes, has done the most to highlight the inequalities in prostitution and the harm experienced by the women involved (p. 344). Due to this, radical feminism guides the analysis of the sexual double standard in social and legal systems, while also ...
... 2010, p. 779). Radical feminism, as Scoular (2004) writes, has done the most to highlight the inequalities in prostitution and the harm experienced by the women involved (p. 344). Due to this, radical feminism guides the analysis of the sexual double standard in social and legal systems, while also ...
Identifying and Responding to Sex Trafficking
... ages, races, and nationalities. Foreign-born sex trafficking victims make up a significant portion of this population, but domestic sex trafficking victims in the United States also exist in alarmingly high numbers. According to a recent study by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, pimp– ...
... ages, races, and nationalities. Foreign-born sex trafficking victims make up a significant portion of this population, but domestic sex trafficking victims in the United States also exist in alarmingly high numbers. According to a recent study by the National Human Trafficking Resource Center, pimp– ...
Creating International Consensus on Combating Trafficking in Persons
... impervious to the problem, and each constitutes either a country or region of origin, transit, or destination, and in many cases any combination of the three. For example, across the borders of the countries of West and Central Africa, according to UNICEF estimates, over 200,000 children are traffic ...
... impervious to the problem, and each constitutes either a country or region of origin, transit, or destination, and in many cases any combination of the three. For example, across the borders of the countries of West and Central Africa, according to UNICEF estimates, over 200,000 children are traffic ...
Open document
... Haitian courts apply a set of legal codes adopted from the French legal tradition, which have generally not been updated to protect human rights. The Haitian penal code and code of criminal procedure date back to 1825. Per a 2005 executive decree, rape is punishable by 10 years5 to life, depending o ...
... Haitian courts apply a set of legal codes adopted from the French legal tradition, which have generally not been updated to protect human rights. The Haitian penal code and code of criminal procedure date back to 1825. Per a 2005 executive decree, rape is punishable by 10 years5 to life, depending o ...
Mothers, whores and spells - Instituto de Ciências Sociais da
... circulated, generating widespread interest. The mayor of Bragança used the manifesto as a pretext for mooting the legalization of prostitution, and requested an increased police presence, for fear of sex hooligans. For his part, the bishop of Bragança called for ‘redoubled efforts’ to assure the ‘d ...
... circulated, generating widespread interest. The mayor of Bragança used the manifesto as a pretext for mooting the legalization of prostitution, and requested an increased police presence, for fear of sex hooligans. For his part, the bishop of Bragança called for ‘redoubled efforts’ to assure the ‘d ...
Engagement Abroad: Enlisted Men, US Military
... security reasons it was open only during the day and was surrounded by barbed wire. An American Military Police Officer stood guard at the gate. Although this compound was located within the U.S. military base camp, procurement of the women and negotiation of fees was left to Vietnamese civilians. A ...
... security reasons it was open only during the day and was surrounded by barbed wire. An American Military Police Officer stood guard at the gate. Although this compound was located within the U.S. military base camp, procurement of the women and negotiation of fees was left to Vietnamese civilians. A ...
Trafficking in women for sexual exploitation. A major health and
... subjected to forced prostitution. The reports indicate that victims in Greece originate primarily in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Nigeria (U.S. Dep. of State, 2010). The U.S. State Department places each country onto one of three tiers as mandated by the TVPA. This placement is based more on the ...
... subjected to forced prostitution. The reports indicate that victims in Greece originate primarily in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Nigeria (U.S. Dep. of State, 2010). The U.S. State Department places each country onto one of three tiers as mandated by the TVPA. This placement is based more on the ...
Weitzer–On Sex Traffcking - The Middlebury Blog Network
... to victims, punishing evildoers).3 To achieve their aims, activists seek to generate widespread public concern about a problem and lobby political elites to either intensify punishment of offenders or criminalize acts that were previously legal. Moral crusades advance claims about both the gravity a ...
... to victims, punishing evildoers).3 To achieve their aims, activists seek to generate widespread public concern about a problem and lobby political elites to either intensify punishment of offenders or criminalize acts that were previously legal. Moral crusades advance claims about both the gravity a ...
Law, Justice, and Society: A Sociolegal Introduction
... pornography: the depiction of sexual behavior in pictures, writing, film, or other material intended to cause sexual arousal obscenity: the legal term for any subcategory of pornography that is not constitutionally protected, such as child pornography Hicklin test: the guiding common law princ ...
... pornography: the depiction of sexual behavior in pictures, writing, film, or other material intended to cause sexual arousal obscenity: the legal term for any subcategory of pornography that is not constitutionally protected, such as child pornography Hicklin test: the guiding common law princ ...
Colleen Melone Sex and Gender in Greece and Rome Final Paper
... not strictly enforced, since it would have severely decreased the profits of the sex industry, which is believed to have been a vital part of the Roman economy. While overall brothels would have continued to accept Roman coins and customers would have felt comfortable breaking the law against bring ...
... not strictly enforced, since it would have severely decreased the profits of the sex industry, which is believed to have been a vital part of the Roman economy. While overall brothels would have continued to accept Roman coins and customers would have felt comfortable breaking the law against bring ...
PDF - Damascius International Interdisciplinary Journal
... kidnapped from their villages. Japanese military deceived and manipulated them into sex slavery. These girls who were turned into sex slaves are euphemistically known as Comfort Women because, as per the Japanese military, soldiers fighting on the front drain themselves off physically and emotionall ...
... kidnapped from their villages. Japanese military deceived and manipulated them into sex slavery. These girls who were turned into sex slaves are euphemistically known as Comfort Women because, as per the Japanese military, soldiers fighting on the front drain themselves off physically and emotionall ...
Chapter 3 Social Problems Related to Sexual Behavior
... ©2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved ...
... ©2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved ...
huq_sexworkers - BRIDGE Gender - Institute of Development Studies
... one'). This change in terminology actually meant that we had changed the terms of the debate so that women in prostitution could no longer be seen as objects of pity or of moral opprobrium, but that by renaming prostitution as sex work, women engaged in the trade could be addressed as workers who we ...
... one'). This change in terminology actually meant that we had changed the terms of the debate so that women in prostitution could no longer be seen as objects of pity or of moral opprobrium, but that by renaming prostitution as sex work, women engaged in the trade could be addressed as workers who we ...
Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking in the United States
... unh.edu/ccrc/index.html), data on the age of entry into commercial sexual exploitation, including prostitution, do exist. On the basis of research from two studies, at least 70 percent of women involved in prostitution were introduced into the commercial sex industry before reaching 18 years of age ...
... unh.edu/ccrc/index.html), data on the age of entry into commercial sexual exploitation, including prostitution, do exist. On the basis of research from two studies, at least 70 percent of women involved in prostitution were introduced into the commercial sex industry before reaching 18 years of age ...
Joseph Riley, KeSean Wells, and Kordero Devoe
... present worldwide and is still continuing to grow to this day. Most of the sex slaves get tortured and often killed if they do not comply with their “owners: requests. These individuals are often impregnated and their babies are aborted to them on the market. The last aspect of human trafficking is ...
... present worldwide and is still continuing to grow to this day. Most of the sex slaves get tortured and often killed if they do not comply with their “owners: requests. These individuals are often impregnated and their babies are aborted to them on the market. The last aspect of human trafficking is ...
Addressing the Demand Side of Trafficking By Phil Marshall
... This progress is not linear and far from absolute. However, it does raise the question as to why we continue to focus most of our prevention programs on the supply side despite, I would argue, almost nothing tangible to show for years and hundreds of millions of dollars of effort. Demand side approa ...
... This progress is not linear and far from absolute. However, it does raise the question as to why we continue to focus most of our prevention programs on the supply side despite, I would argue, almost nothing tangible to show for years and hundreds of millions of dollars of effort. Demand side approa ...
Central African Republic
... Germany is a country of origin for trafficking in women and children. According to a 2003 United Nations (UN) report, Germany is the top destination country for trafficking in women and children for prostitution.1 Most victims come from the former Soviet republics and Central and Eastern Europe: Arm ...
... Germany is a country of origin for trafficking in women and children. According to a 2003 United Nations (UN) report, Germany is the top destination country for trafficking in women and children for prostitution.1 Most victims come from the former Soviet republics and Central and Eastern Europe: Arm ...
Ending Human Trafficking: A Jewish Statement of Values
... We believe that each and every one of us is made in the image of G-d — B’tselem Elohim. All workers in all jobs, whether American citizens, foreign nationals, or stateless people, must be treated with dignity and respect, and protected from unsafe and exploitative working conditions. 2. Every human ...
... We believe that each and every one of us is made in the image of G-d — B’tselem Elohim. All workers in all jobs, whether American citizens, foreign nationals, or stateless people, must be treated with dignity and respect, and protected from unsafe and exploitative working conditions. 2. Every human ...
gender, sex work, and social justice
... In some settings, the daily threat of client violence and sexual assault (Farley, Lynne & Cotton 2005) affects mental health outcomes among sex workers, increasing risk of stress and anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder, and the use of alcohol or drugs as a coping strategy (Carter ...
... In some settings, the daily threat of client violence and sexual assault (Farley, Lynne & Cotton 2005) affects mental health outcomes among sex workers, increasing risk of stress and anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder, and the use of alcohol or drugs as a coping strategy (Carter ...
New Legal Thriller - Pamela Samuels Young
... police station and not far from where I grew up," Young says. "Law enforcement and the justice system are failing our children by not focusing more attention on this problem. In fact, they’re contributing to it by treating these children like criminals instead of the victims that they are." Young po ...
... police station and not far from where I grew up," Young says. "Law enforcement and the justice system are failing our children by not focusing more attention on this problem. In fact, they’re contributing to it by treating these children like criminals instead of the victims that they are." Young po ...
Analyzing the Swedish Model on prostitution
... seen as a ‘survival strategy’.12 From Ruhama’s experience, as well as extensive international research, it is known that a clear majority of women in prostitution (around 80%) have suffered some form of sexual abuse in their childhood.13 In addition the vast majority of prostituted women suffer gend ...
... seen as a ‘survival strategy’.12 From Ruhama’s experience, as well as extensive international research, it is known that a clear majority of women in prostitution (around 80%) have suffered some form of sexual abuse in their childhood.13 In addition the vast majority of prostituted women suffer gend ...
Slavery In the Modern World
... medicine for a sick child. To repay the debt, many are forced to work long hours, seven days a week, up to 365 days a year. They receive basic food and shelter as 'payment' for their work, but may never pay off the loan, which can be passed down for generations. Early and forced marriage affects wom ...
... medicine for a sick child. To repay the debt, many are forced to work long hours, seven days a week, up to 365 days a year. They receive basic food and shelter as 'payment' for their work, but may never pay off the loan, which can be passed down for generations. Early and forced marriage affects wom ...
What is Human Trafficking? Human Trafficking is the fastest growing
... sold into slavery for various jobs, including prostitution, erotic entertainment, internet and video pornography, domestic sexual servitude (as in the recent case in Ohio,) domestic work, child care, factory work, construction and agriculture labor. The pervasive misunderstanding of the definition o ...
... sold into slavery for various jobs, including prostitution, erotic entertainment, internet and video pornography, domestic sexual servitude (as in the recent case in Ohio,) domestic work, child care, factory work, construction and agriculture labor. The pervasive misunderstanding of the definition o ...
News Bulletin Feb 2015 - Merton Against Trafficking
... Man, 41, jailed for 'sex slavery' of women in Bolton and Blackburn A Hungarian man who trafficked three young women forcing them into sexual slavery at his familyrun brothel has been jailed. Alex Breier, 41, of Bolton, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to five years 10 months on Monday after a ...
... Man, 41, jailed for 'sex slavery' of women in Bolton and Blackburn A Hungarian man who trafficked three young women forcing them into sexual slavery at his familyrun brothel has been jailed. Alex Breier, 41, of Bolton, was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court to five years 10 months on Monday after a ...
