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Let’s Stop Sex Trafficking Right Here at Home

By Samir Goswami & Anne Ream ● Commentary ● October 9, 2009

Chicago is locking up prostituted women and girls, which Samir Goswami and Anne K. Ream say is the wrong response to sex trafficking. They call on Chicago and other cities to target the johns and pimps who fuel the exploitation.

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Chakarova’s ‘Price of Sex’ Reveals Sex Marketplace

By Anna Louie Sussman ● Uncategorized ● August 6, 2009

Photographer Mimi Chakarova spent seven years delving into the world of sex trafficking in Eastern Europe, even going undercover to document the situation. The result is an intimate multimedia portrait of these women’s lives.

Brothels in Ecuador Skirt Law Banning Minors

By Dominique Soguel ● Uncategorized ● May 6, 2009

Brothels in the petroleum port province of Esmeraldas provide an employment magnet for underage women. A significant number are lured into the work by a man they consider a romantic partner. Third of six on Ecuador’s sex industry.

Paraguay’s Traffic Hub Imperils Female Teens

By Andy Footner ● Arts & Culture ● January 8, 2008

Trafficked girls and women from the Paraguayan interior are among the merchandise in the triple-border shopping region with Argentina and Brazil. Advocates try to help traumatized survivors find “some way to live.”

Sex Workers Plan Brothel in 2010 Olympics City

By Wency Leung ● Crime & Law ● October 11, 2007

Sex workers in Vancouver–the scene of Canada’s worst suspected serial murder case–are planning a cooperative brothel, which they say will give them a safe place to work as officials polish the city’s image for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Tsunami Aid Maroons Thai Sex Workers

By Megan Cossey ● Crime & Law ● January 8, 2006

After the tsunami, Thailand’s sex workers say they were shunned by most relief efforts, even though they pitched in to help with the immediate recovery effort. One advocacy group proved the exception and opened its doors to them.

Israeli Project Aids Teens, Young Prostitutes

By Brenda Gazzar ● Crime & Law ● January 6, 2006

In Israel, thousands of young people are working as prostitutes, but only one center exists to help them turn their lives around. The center hopes to expand from Tel Aviv to other cities and reach out to more pre-teens and teens in “the life.”

Activist Fears for Cambodia’s Trafficked Women

By Karoline Kemp ● Crime & Law ● December 15, 2005

Karoline Kemp traveled to Cambodia to interview women and girls who have survived the sex trade for a radio documentary to be broadcast soon on public radio stations in North America. Memories of the women she met stay with her.

Child Pornography Dodges Detection on Web

By Sandra Kobrin ● Arts & Culture ● December 8, 2005

Child-porn ads–the bulk of which feature girls, some under 5–are pouring into e-mail in-boxes. The $3 billion global industry is concentrated in the U.S. and operates through temporary Web sites and online credit card payments.

Japan Installs Caution Signal for Sex Traffic

By Catherine Makino ● Crime & Law ● July 18, 2005

Japan has revised its criminal law to stipulate human trafficking as a crime and punish those involved. Activists, however, remain alarmed by foreign-staffed sex parlors that have made the country a haven for traffickers.