Latest items for IRP-DATA-3
March 17, 2024, 1:41 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Illegal migration in the last years has not changed the situation much, generally both the traffickers and victims are Hungarian" (para 14). "According to Europol reports, one out of every five prostituted victims in Europe are Hungarian. The victims are most often lured by empty promises, or abducted, but in some cases they are sold by their own families to traffickers and are forced to “work” seven days a week in brothels in foreign countries. A US report found that a high proportion of Hungarian prostituted women are from the Roma minorities and that the Hungarian government does not do enough to prevent and tackle trafficking and to help the...more
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Illegal migration in the last years has not changed the situation much, generally both the traffickers and victims are Hungarian" (para 14). "According to Europol reports, one out of every five prostituted victims in Europe are Hungarian. The victims are most often lured by empty promises, or abducted, but in some cases they are sold by their own families to traffickers and are forced to “work” seven days a week in brothels in foreign countries. A US report found that a high proportion of Hungarian prostituted women are from the Roma minorities and that the Hungarian government does not do enough to prevent and tackle trafficking and to help the...more
March 16, 2024, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IRP-DATA-2, IRP-DATA-3
"In 2017, a government study estimated that there were around 72,800 sex workers in the UK with cis-gendered women making up 94% of that number. The same study found that 11% of British men between the ages of 16-24 had paid for sex at least once (that’s 2.3 million people)" (para 2).
Variables: IRP-DATA-2, IRP-DATA-3
"In 2017, a government study estimated that there were around 72,800 sex workers in the UK with cis-gendered women making up 94% of that number. The same study found that 11% of British men between the ages of 16-24 had paid for sex at least once (that’s 2.3 million people)" (para 2).
March 16, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"A hierarchy based on skin tone plays an important role in the UAE’s sex industry, according to interviews with trafficked women and visits to spots where prostitutes congregate in the UAE. Lighter-skinned women from Europe are generally trafficked into higher-end venues serving wealthier customers. Darker-skinned women are often steered to alleys and street corners, providing sex to low-income migrant workers from South Asia and Africa" (para 27).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"A hierarchy based on skin tone plays an important role in the UAE’s sex industry, according to interviews with trafficked women and visits to spots where prostitutes congregate in the UAE. Lighter-skinned women from Europe are generally trafficked into higher-end venues serving wealthier customers. Darker-skinned women are often steered to alleys and street corners, providing sex to low-income migrant workers from South Asia and Africa" (para 27).
March 16, 2024, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Most auctioneers are between the ages of 25 to 35 years and the illegal trade is dominated by men more than it is by women" (para 21).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Most auctioneers are between the ages of 25 to 35 years and the illegal trade is dominated by men more than it is by women" (para 21).
March 9, 2024, 11:40 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Women from South-East Asia are vulnerable to sex trafficking and forced labor in domestic service, restaurants, massage parlors, or spas. Slovak women of Romani descent are particularly vulnerable to sex trafficking; traffickers transport them to the UK by force or deception for sham marriages for the purpose of sex trafficking or forced labor" (para 32).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Women from South-East Asia are vulnerable to sex trafficking and forced labor in domestic service, restaurants, massage parlors, or spas. Slovak women of Romani descent are particularly vulnerable to sex trafficking; traffickers transport them to the UK by force or deception for sham marriages for the purpose of sex trafficking or forced labor" (para 32).
March 9, 2024, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"In order to be granted a license for sex work, you must be "legally recognized as female" and be from one of five countries — China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, or Singapore" (para 16).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"In order to be granted a license for sex work, you must be "legally recognized as female" and be from one of five countries — China, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, or Singapore" (para 16).
March 9, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Sex workers at Orchard Towers come from many countries, including Kenya, Cambodia, Argentina, Australia, and the Philippines, Ho said" (para 25).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Sex workers at Orchard Towers come from many countries, including Kenya, Cambodia, Argentina, Australia, and the Philippines, Ho said" (para 25).
March 9, 2024, 11:21 a.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Sex workers in Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo also told The New Humanitarian that aid workers still represented a large part of their clientele" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Sex workers in Haiti and the Democratic Republic of the Congo also told The New Humanitarian that aid workers still represented a large part of their clientele" (para 4).
March 5, 2024, 10:22 a.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Human trafficking in Serbia affects women and children significantly more than men. Women and children count for the majority of victims in Serbia. For women, it is most likely that traffickers exploit them for sex work throughout Europe" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Human trafficking in Serbia affects women and children significantly more than men. Women and children count for the majority of victims in Serbia. For women, it is most likely that traffickers exploit them for sex work throughout Europe" (para 4).
March 5, 2024, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"This growth, coupled with the region's porous borders, has seen the numbers of women trafficked into sex work soar, with most coming from Nigeria, according to anti-trafficking experts" (para 15).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"This growth, coupled with the region's porous borders, has seen the numbers of women trafficked into sex work soar, with most coming from Nigeria, according to anti-trafficking experts" (para 15).
March 5, 2024, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IRP-DATA-2, IRP-DATA-3
"Of the 1,454 potential victims identified by the government, 942 were for forced labor, 130 for sex trafficking, and 382 for forced begging and 'slavery-like practices.' The victims were nationals of Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uganda, and Yemen" (para 16).
Variables: IRP-DATA-2, IRP-DATA-3
"Of the 1,454 potential victims identified by the government, 942 were for forced labor, 130 for sex trafficking, and 382 for forced begging and 'slavery-like practices.' The victims were nationals of Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uganda, and Yemen" (para 16).
March 5, 2024, 10:01 a.m.
Countries: Rwanda
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"The 2015 Behavioral and Biological Surveillance Survey among female sex workers enrolled 1978 FSWs [2]. In this study, 4% and 10,4% of the FSWs in Kigali city and other provinces respectively were aged 15–19" (para 1).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"The 2015 Behavioral and Biological Surveillance Survey among female sex workers enrolled 1978 FSWs [2]. In this study, 4% and 10,4% of the FSWs in Kigali city and other provinces respectively were aged 15–19" (para 1).
March 5, 2024, 9:35 a.m.
Countries: Romania
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
""Romania ranks 11th in the world in terms of per capita prostitutes: 80 per 10,000 inhabitants, that is about 158,000. According to a 2010 report in the Euro Oberver by the Amsterdam-based Tampep, 50 percent of all street prostitutes in Romania are of Roma origin" (para 11).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
""Romania ranks 11th in the world in terms of per capita prostitutes: 80 per 10,000 inhabitants, that is about 158,000. According to a 2010 report in the Euro Oberver by the Amsterdam-based Tampep, 50 percent of all street prostitutes in Romania are of Roma origin" (para 11).
March 5, 2024, 9:25 a.m.
Countries: Qatar
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Research shows that most women and girls from Southeast Asia — from countries like China, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, and Cambodia — come to Doha, Qatar and get involved in acts of prostitution and adultery" (para 9).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Research shows that most women and girls from Southeast Asia — from countries like China, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, and Cambodia — come to Doha, Qatar and get involved in acts of prostitution and adultery" (para 9).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"[There are reports of] exploitation and forced prostitution of girls in conflict areas, including in North Kivu" (9).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"[There are reports of] exploitation and forced prostitution of girls in conflict areas, including in North Kivu" (9).
Dec. 16, 2023, 9:51 p.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Many of the sex tourists in the Philippines come from wealthy, developed countries and are often convicted or charged sex offenders in their home countries. However, Filipino men also purchase commercial sex acts from trafficked children" (para 5).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Many of the sex tourists in the Philippines come from wealthy, developed countries and are often convicted or charged sex offenders in their home countries. However, Filipino men also purchase commercial sex acts from trafficked children" (para 5).
Dec. 16, 2023, 12:51 a.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Many victims of sex trafficking come from indigenous farming communities hundreds of miles away in the Andean highlands" (para 16).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Many victims of sex trafficking come from indigenous farming communities hundreds of miles away in the Andean highlands" (para 16).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"There were continued reports of children being exploited in prostitution" (9).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"There were continued reports of children being exploited in prostitution" (9).
Feb. 26, 2019, 6:57 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5, IRP-DATA-2, IRP-DATA-3
"It’s thought that at least 10 per cent of men in Bangladesh will pay for sex in their lifetimes, but out of 375 sex workers surveyed on behalf of Girls Not Brides across four such brothels in Bangladesh last year, 47 per cent were former child brides, trafficked into prostitution against their will" (para. 8). "The police are paid approximately 10,000 taka [£87.50] for every license (for brothels) they process" (para. 15).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5, IRP-DATA-2, IRP-DATA-3
"It’s thought that at least 10 per cent of men in Bangladesh will pay for sex in their lifetimes, but out of 375 sex workers surveyed on behalf of Girls Not Brides across four such brothels in Bangladesh last year, 47 per cent were former child brides, trafficked into prostitution against their will" (para. 8). "The police are paid approximately 10,000 taka [£87.50] for every license (for brothels) they process" (para. 15).
Aug. 21, 2016, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Ms. Aziza’s boss, Nooria Sediqi, a second lieutenant who is about 50, displayed considerable knowledge of prostitution arrangements within the police. 'The salaries are low,' she said of police pay. For a session of sex, a woman could earn 100 dollars or even 200 dollars, she said. That is half a month’s salary for a junior policewoman, and a great deal even for a more senior one. Occasionally older policewomen have acted as madams, procuring younger ones either for men within the police force or outside it, according to two of the policewomen interviewed for this article as well as Western officials who work with the police. Interviews suggest that...more
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Ms. Aziza’s boss, Nooria Sediqi, a second lieutenant who is about 50, displayed considerable knowledge of prostitution arrangements within the police. 'The salaries are low,' she said of police pay. For a session of sex, a woman could earn 100 dollars or even 200 dollars, she said. That is half a month’s salary for a junior policewoman, and a great deal even for a more senior one. Occasionally older policewomen have acted as madams, procuring younger ones either for men within the police force or outside it, according to two of the policewomen interviewed for this article as well as Western officials who work with the police. Interviews suggest that...more
Aug. 5, 2015, 7:17 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"‘Rates of Asian women in Australian brothels are about 50 per cent. The research that’s been done in Australia all points towards increasing numbers of Asian women in Australian brothels’" (p 25). This shows a problem in Australia of the fetishization of Asian women (RP-CODER COMMENT)
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"‘Rates of Asian women in Australian brothels are about 50 per cent. The research that’s been done in Australia all points towards increasing numbers of Asian women in Australian brothels’" (p 25). This shows a problem in Australia of the fetishization of Asian women (RP-CODER COMMENT)
Feb. 19, 2013, 1:29 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Another woman, in her late-30s, arrived for an interview hiding her police uniform under her burqa. She says that after almost 10 years on the force, police officers stopped demanding sex from her but forced her to procure prostitutes. 'Anywhere you ask for a job in the police force, they either ask you to give yourself or bring them girls,' she said. She named several policewomen who act as madams for cops in the city" (para 23-24)
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"Another woman, in her late-30s, arrived for an interview hiding her police uniform under her burqa. She says that after almost 10 years on the force, police officers stopped demanding sex from her but forced her to procure prostitutes. 'Anywhere you ask for a job in the police force, they either ask you to give yourself or bring them girls,' she said. She named several policewomen who act as madams for cops in the city" (para 23-24)
May 21, 2007, 8:17 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
A study conducted in 1998 described different practices which were sexually exploitative of women, and which varied according to district and ethnicity. Sex work in Belize was mostly concentrated among the Latino/Mestizo immigrant population, whereas Creoles, Asians, East Indians and Maya were not seen participating at the same level as Hispanics.
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
A study conducted in 1998 described different practices which were sexually exploitative of women, and which varied according to district and ethnicity. Sex work in Belize was mostly concentrated among the Latino/Mestizo immigrant population, whereas Creoles, Asians, East Indians and Maya were not seen participating at the same level as Hispanics.