Prostitution and Trafficking in Asia
Prostitution causes grave physical and emotional harm to women and girls. It transforms women and children into a special type of commodity in which men...
Library/Mental and Physical Health Effects of Prostitution and the Sex Trade/Prostitution/Trafficking
Second Thoughts: Should US Physicians Support the Decriminalization of Commercial Sex?
Rothman argues against decriminalized prostitution and in favor of the Nordic Model, based on both the ethical dilemmas of non consent, financial inducement, and vulnerability...
Library/Mental and Physical Health Effects of Prostitution and the Sex Trade/Pimps/Traffickers/Prostitution/Trafficking
Prostitution Ring in Madrid Tattooed 19-year-old Woman with Bar Code
CNN reported that Spanish police rescued a 19 year old woman who had been branded with a bar code by trafficking gang members. STORY HIGHLIGHTS...
False Distinction Between Prostitution & Trafficking/Library/Mental and Physical Health Effects of Prostitution and the Sex Trade/Pimps/Traffickers/Prostitution/Racism, Colonialism
Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota
Three-year research study about the prostitution and trafficking of 105 Native Women in Minnesota. Native women are particularly vulnerable to sexual exploitation because of a...
Reclaiming Their Lives and Breaking Free: An Afrocentric Approach to Recovery From Prostitution
Qualitative study addressing the specific healing needs of prostituted African American women. Description of culturally specific services at an Afrocentric program for women escaping prostitution
Library/Mental and Physical Health Effects of Prostitution and the Sex Trade/Pornography/Racism, Colonialism/Trafficking
Prostitution and Trafficking in Nevada: Making the Connections
A 2-year research study of Nevada legal and illegal prostitution and sex trafficking reveals human rights violations against women in the Nevada legal brothels. This...
Library/Mental and Physical Health Effects of Prostitution and the Sex Trade/Racism, Colonialism/Trafficking
Prostitution in Vancouver: Violence and the Colonization of First Nations Women
Interviews of 100 women prostituting in Vancouver, Canada revealed an extremely high prevalence of lifetime violence including childhood sexual assault and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)....
Library/Mental and Physical Health Effects of Prostitution and the Sex Trade/Prostitution/Sex Buyers (“the demand”)
Prostitution Harms Women Even if Indoors
This article describes the social invisibility of indoor prostitution, points out the lack of evidence suggesting that indoor prostitution is “safe,” and summarizes the testimony...
