Latest items for IRP-PRACTICE-5
March 19, 2024, 12:28 a.m.
Countries: Zambia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Law enforcement agencies and other security wings often lack the knowledge, understanding and interpretation of the law regarding the criminalisation of certain aspects of sex work. In most instances, sex workers when arrested during night raids and charged with curfew, they end up having sex with the law enforcers in order to be released" (para 11).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Law enforcement agencies and other security wings often lack the knowledge, understanding and interpretation of the law regarding the criminalisation of certain aspects of sex work. In most instances, sex workers when arrested during night raids and charged with curfew, they end up having sex with the law enforcers in order to be released" (para 11).
March 18, 2024, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"By speaking to five survivors, lawyers, and human rights activists, The Independent learned that prostitution rings and sexual violence against women are rife in Houthi-run detention sites in Yemen" (para 9).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"By speaking to five survivors, lawyers, and human rights activists, The Independent learned that prostitution rings and sexual violence against women are rife in Houthi-run detention sites in Yemen" (para 9).
March 18, 2024, 9:51 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Despite being illegal in Vietnam, prostitutes can still be found all over the country's biggest cities, and the rackets controlling them have come up with countless ways to dodge the law with authorities seemingly helpless to stop the industry's unchecked development" (para 3). "Gambling and prostitution have long been considered forbidden vices in Vietnam, but the government has adopted a more lax attitude towards them in recent years" (para 15).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Despite being illegal in Vietnam, prostitutes can still be found all over the country's biggest cities, and the rackets controlling them have come up with countless ways to dodge the law with authorities seemingly helpless to stop the industry's unchecked development" (para 3). "Gambling and prostitution have long been considered forbidden vices in Vietnam, but the government has adopted a more lax attitude towards them in recent years" (para 15).
March 17, 2024, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Despite nearly two decades of law enforcement, the nation still has brothels and red-light districts operating at night in almost all big cities and provinces, albeit at a somewhat diminished scale" (para 2). "Kim Kang-ja, a retired police officer best known for her role behind the crackdown of a major red-light district in Seoul when she was head of Jongam Police Station in the early 2000s, said the remaining red-light districts are a chilling reminder of a policy failure driven by budgetary constraints" (para 4). "'There are almost no staff capable of conducting a crackdown on prostitution and there is no money allocated to it,' she said...As a result, the...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Despite nearly two decades of law enforcement, the nation still has brothels and red-light districts operating at night in almost all big cities and provinces, albeit at a somewhat diminished scale" (para 2). "Kim Kang-ja, a retired police officer best known for her role behind the crackdown of a major red-light district in Seoul when she was head of Jongam Police Station in the early 2000s, said the remaining red-light districts are a chilling reminder of a policy failure driven by budgetary constraints" (para 4). "'There are almost no staff capable of conducting a crackdown on prostitution and there is no money allocated to it,' she said...As a result, the...more
March 17, 2024, 1:41 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"As a result, prostitution is found in secluded areas just about everywhere and not just in these zones. This makes the police and local authorities fine and arrest people arbitrarily. They sometimes introduce a zone after arresting the prostitutes" (para 9). "In conclusion, prostitution is partly legal, but enforcement is a grey area and is often abused area by individual policemen" (para 10). "In Hungary usually fewer than ten cases of trafficking are prosecuted annually – although there are more prosecutions of some of the related crimes, such as procuring and exploitation. In 2018 there were 41 closed cases of child sexual exploitation, 143 of procurement and 23 of soliciting...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"As a result, prostitution is found in secluded areas just about everywhere and not just in these zones. This makes the police and local authorities fine and arrest people arbitrarily. They sometimes introduce a zone after arresting the prostitutes" (para 9). "In conclusion, prostitution is partly legal, but enforcement is a grey area and is often abused area by individual policemen" (para 10). "In Hungary usually fewer than ten cases of trafficking are prosecuted annually – although there are more prosecutions of some of the related crimes, such as procuring and exploitation. In 2018 there were 41 closed cases of child sexual exploitation, 143 of procurement and 23 of soliciting...more
March 17, 2024, 1 a.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"While sources mention the Zina (adultery) offence, there is no information on how often this is actually used against sex workers. Worth noting that in the constitution of Pakistan the State is required to prevent prostitution which is defined as a 'social evil'" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"While sources mention the Zina (adultery) offence, there is no information on how often this is actually used against sex workers. Worth noting that in the constitution of Pakistan the State is required to prevent prostitution which is defined as a 'social evil'" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 5:23 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"But now he’s changed his mind. He was badly shaken by the murder of Daria Pionko, a Polish woman working in the zone who was battered to death by a sex buyer just a few months after the zone became operational. He says he is dismayed by what he has seen unfold on the streets of Holbeck since, including reports of increased sexual assaults and rapes" (para 19). "Murder, serious assault, and rapes have all taken place on the zone. We see condoms and needles all over the place, and even human faeces" (para 22). "There have been no arrests or investigations for sex trafficking or pimping since the zone...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"But now he’s changed his mind. He was badly shaken by the murder of Daria Pionko, a Polish woman working in the zone who was battered to death by a sex buyer just a few months after the zone became operational. He says he is dismayed by what he has seen unfold on the streets of Holbeck since, including reports of increased sexual assaults and rapes" (para 19). "Murder, serious assault, and rapes have all taken place on the zone. We see condoms and needles all over the place, and even human faeces" (para 22). "There have been no arrests or investigations for sex trafficking or pimping since the zone...more
March 16, 2024, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Abuse at the hands of the police is a real fear for sex workers. In April 2016, PC Luke Smith from Sussex Police was jailed for 15 months after pleading guilty to obtaining the records of workers from police databases and then harassing them" (para 9). "This 2017 government study estimates that 152 sex workers were murdered between 1990 and 2015. Almost half of sex workers in the UK are worried about their safety not only from violent clients, but also the police. The bottom line is – the police is not a source of safety for sex workers. Therefore, violence at the hands of clients will, more often than...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Abuse at the hands of the police is a real fear for sex workers. In April 2016, PC Luke Smith from Sussex Police was jailed for 15 months after pleading guilty to obtaining the records of workers from police databases and then harassing them" (para 9). "This 2017 government study estimates that 152 sex workers were murdered between 1990 and 2015. Almost half of sex workers in the UK are worried about their safety not only from violent clients, but also the police. The bottom line is – the police is not a source of safety for sex workers. Therefore, violence at the hands of clients will, more often than...more
March 16, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Emirati authorities do little to protect these women, according to anti-trafficking activists, Nigerian authorities and interviews with trafficked women" (para 9). "Human rights activists and Nigerian authorities say the UAE doesn’t live up to its anti-trafficking commitments" (para 19). "The U.S. State Department said in 2022 that the UAE has made 'significant efforts' to combat human trafficking but still falls short in key areas – including failing to 'consistently screen vulnerable populations for trafficking indicators, which may have penalized some victims for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit, such as immigration or ‘prostitution’ violations'" (para 25).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Emirati authorities do little to protect these women, according to anti-trafficking activists, Nigerian authorities and interviews with trafficked women" (para 9). "Human rights activists and Nigerian authorities say the UAE doesn’t live up to its anti-trafficking commitments" (para 19). "The U.S. State Department said in 2022 that the UAE has made 'significant efforts' to combat human trafficking but still falls short in key areas – including failing to 'consistently screen vulnerable populations for trafficking indicators, which may have penalized some victims for unlawful acts traffickers compelled them to commit, such as immigration or ‘prostitution’ violations'" (para 25).
March 16, 2024, 4:54 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"One significant issue right now is sexual and financial exploitation of sex workers by police — something made worse in the wake of this new legislation. 'We use a lot of out-of-pocket money to bail ourselves and others out,' Macklean said. Officers will raid a brothel and ask for US $50 or $100 per sex worker to keep everyone out of detention. Worse, they may solicit free sex from a sex worker as a means of bail. 'They’ll say, ‘If you want to go home, you know what to do,’' she said" (para 20).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"One significant issue right now is sexual and financial exploitation of sex workers by police — something made worse in the wake of this new legislation. 'We use a lot of out-of-pocket money to bail ourselves and others out,' Macklean said. Officers will raid a brothel and ask for US $50 or $100 per sex worker to keep everyone out of detention. Worse, they may solicit free sex from a sex worker as a means of bail. 'They’ll say, ‘If you want to go home, you know what to do,’' she said" (para 20).
March 16, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Turkmenistan
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"In recent years, due to the economic crisis, the number of women in Turkmenistan, who are engaged in prostitution, has seen a considerable increase. The local police are trying to combat this phenomenon. However, a law enforcement officer from the police station in the district of Bodrum says it is a serious and a very profitable business with influential Turkmen individuals behind it" (para 6).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"In recent years, due to the economic crisis, the number of women in Turkmenistan, who are engaged in prostitution, has seen a considerable increase. The local police are trying to combat this phenomenon. However, a law enforcement officer from the police station in the district of Bodrum says it is a serious and a very profitable business with influential Turkmen individuals behind it" (para 6).
March 16, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Even though sex work is legal, Istanbul has only one legal brothel, in the Karaköy district near the Galata tower. This has left women vulnerable to violence and exploitation on the streets, consigned to plying their trade in the rougher neighbourhoods of this city" (para 2). "'The state doesn’t even accept trans women’s applications if she doesn’t have a pink ID,' said a transgender sex worker in Küçük Bayram, a street off the main shopping thoroughfare of Istiklal Avenue, who declined to be identified for fear of repercussions, though police officers patrolled nearby and appeared to tolerate the presence of sex workers in the area" (para 11).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Even though sex work is legal, Istanbul has only one legal brothel, in the Karaköy district near the Galata tower. This has left women vulnerable to violence and exploitation on the streets, consigned to plying their trade in the rougher neighbourhoods of this city" (para 2). "'The state doesn’t even accept trans women’s applications if she doesn’t have a pink ID,' said a transgender sex worker in Küçük Bayram, a street off the main shopping thoroughfare of Istiklal Avenue, who declined to be identified for fear of repercussions, though police officers patrolled nearby and appeared to tolerate the presence of sex workers in the area" (para 11).
March 16, 2024, 3:49 p.m.
Countries: Togo
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"On Saturday January 7 2012 at around 2200hrs a team of police from Kpalimé (120km northwest of Lomé) raided hotels and hostels known for being places where street sex workers go, and arbitrarily arrested several people" (para 2). "Staff from the Forum went to the police station, but were refused information about the charges and were denied the right to visit with those arrested" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"On Saturday January 7 2012 at around 2200hrs a team of police from Kpalimé (120km northwest of Lomé) raided hotels and hostels known for being places where street sex workers go, and arbitrarily arrested several people" (para 2). "Staff from the Forum went to the police station, but were refused information about the charges and were denied the right to visit with those arrested" (para 3).
March 16, 2024, 3:04 p.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"In contrast to the explicit ban on soliciting, procuring, or operating brothels outlined in the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act of 1996, Thailand’s sex industry has thrived for decades, with its workers existing in a legal gray area. Even though Thai law clearly prohibits prostitution, the way existing regulations are enforced and implemented reveals a lack of consistency and predictability" (para 3). "Despite these laws, the enforcement of regulations shows inconsistency and ambiguity. While efforts have been made to combat human trafficking, criticism arises due to difficulties in effectively distinguishing between consensual sex work and sex trafficking" (para 7). "Beyond legal measures, the Thai government collaborates with international organizations...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"In contrast to the explicit ban on soliciting, procuring, or operating brothels outlined in the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act of 1996, Thailand’s sex industry has thrived for decades, with its workers existing in a legal gray area. Even though Thai law clearly prohibits prostitution, the way existing regulations are enforced and implemented reveals a lack of consistency and predictability" (para 3). "Despite these laws, the enforcement of regulations shows inconsistency and ambiguity. While efforts have been made to combat human trafficking, criticism arises due to difficulties in effectively distinguishing between consensual sex work and sex trafficking" (para 7). "Beyond legal measures, the Thai government collaborates with international organizations...more
March 16, 2024, 1:17 a.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Some sex workers accuse police of extorting money from prostitutes during raids or beating and insulting them while in custody. Authorities deny the allegations" (para 18). "'We get beaten up by clients, too. [If we call police, they] come and just write down our complaints, and that’s it,' says Zarina, a 21-year-old sex worker from Dushanbe" (para 19).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Some sex workers accuse police of extorting money from prostitutes during raids or beating and insulting them while in custody. Authorities deny the allegations" (para 18). "'We get beaten up by clients, too. [If we call police, they] come and just write down our complaints, and that’s it,' says Zarina, a 21-year-old sex worker from Dushanbe" (para 19).
March 16, 2024, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Tiantianle (天天樂), the country's last remaining legal bordello, located on Lane 99, Minquan Road in Taoyuan City's Taoyuan District, has recently seen a steady decline in clients partly due to competition from illegal prostitution" (para 2). If illegal prostitution is thriving to the point that legal prostitution is losing out on the market, it must mean that enforcement of the laws against illegal prostitution is severely lacking (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Tiantianle (天天樂), the country's last remaining legal bordello, located on Lane 99, Minquan Road in Taoyuan City's Taoyuan District, has recently seen a steady decline in clients partly due to competition from illegal prostitution" (para 2). If illegal prostitution is thriving to the point that legal prostitution is losing out on the market, it must mean that enforcement of the laws against illegal prostitution is severely lacking (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
March 16, 2024, 1:06 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"In recent years, the regime has turned a blind eye to what became known as 'sex tourism'" (para 3). "However, Syrian lawyers believe there is a loophole in the law that allows engaging in prostitution in their own home as long as there is no complaint from neighbours. The police cannot break into a house or ask about the presence of a male and a female in one house without a marriage contract just because of suspicion" (para 38).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"In recent years, the regime has turned a blind eye to what became known as 'sex tourism'" (para 3). "However, Syrian lawyers believe there is a loophole in the law that allows engaging in prostitution in their own home as long as there is no complaint from neighbours. The police cannot break into a house or ask about the presence of a male and a female in one house without a marriage contract just because of suspicion" (para 38).
March 16, 2024, 1:04 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"What other laws are used disproportionately against sex workers? Adultery laws can be used to criminalise sex workers" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"What other laws are used disproportionately against sex workers? Adultery laws can be used to criminalise sex workers" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 12:57 a.m.
Countries: Sweden
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"One certainty is that street prostitution has declined in Sweden since 1995 by more than 50 per cent, though there have been a few fluctuations and a minor recent increase. However, just like in other countries, accessibility has increased due to the Internet" (para 9). "The law had acted as a deterrent to prospective buyers of sexual services, reducing demand" (para 13). "The law had deterred trafficking, as criminals had not so readily sought to establish organised trafficking networks in Sweden" (para 14).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"One certainty is that street prostitution has declined in Sweden since 1995 by more than 50 per cent, though there have been a few fluctuations and a minor recent increase. However, just like in other countries, accessibility has increased due to the Internet" (para 9). "The law had acted as a deterrent to prospective buyers of sexual services, reducing demand" (para 13). "The law had deterred trafficking, as criminals had not so readily sought to establish organised trafficking networks in Sweden" (para 14).
March 9, 2024, 12:48 p.m.
Countries: Swaziland
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Lack of government coordination and effective leadership of the Prevention of People Trafficking and Smuggling Secretariat (Secretariat) continued to hinder trafficking efforts. The government did not allocate funding for the Prevention of People Trafficking and People Smuggling Task Force (Task Force) to coordinate anti-trafficking efforts" (para 1). "Serious allegations of trafficking and abuse of trafficking victims by senior government officials in protection roles remained pending prosecution for multiple years. The first shelter for victims of trafficking and GBV refurbished in a collaborative effort with foreign donor-support remained inoperable for the second consecutive year" (para 1). "Systemic judicial issues, including a weak case management and coordination system, a shortage of judges,...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Lack of government coordination and effective leadership of the Prevention of People Trafficking and Smuggling Secretariat (Secretariat) continued to hinder trafficking efforts. The government did not allocate funding for the Prevention of People Trafficking and People Smuggling Task Force (Task Force) to coordinate anti-trafficking efforts" (para 1). "Serious allegations of trafficking and abuse of trafficking victims by senior government officials in protection roles remained pending prosecution for multiple years. The first shelter for victims of trafficking and GBV refurbished in a collaborative effort with foreign donor-support remained inoperable for the second consecutive year" (para 1). "Systemic judicial issues, including a weak case management and coordination system, a shortage of judges,...more
March 9, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"What other laws are used disproportionately against sex workers? The Vagrants Ordinances are used against sex workers. It is this legislation that is used mostly to target sex workers" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"What other laws are used disproportionately against sex workers? The Vagrants Ordinances are used against sex workers. It is this legislation that is used mostly to target sex workers" (para 4).
March 9, 2024, 12:36 p.m.
Countries: Sri Lanka
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"For example, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court (SC) ruled in Saibo v. Chellam that 'sex work is not an offence per se under our law…' stating that what is penalised is 'the making of a living out of the corruption' and Senaka Perera also stated that the courts have interpreted the law stating that sexual acts between consenting adults should not be subject to interference by the state, and shouldn’t be criminalised. That said, Perera also shared that it is very clear that the courts have repeatedly taken the stance against the criminalising of individuals engaging in sexual acts for the sake of their own personal livelihood" (para 2). "Despite...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"For example, the Sri Lankan Supreme Court (SC) ruled in Saibo v. Chellam that 'sex work is not an offence per se under our law…' stating that what is penalised is 'the making of a living out of the corruption' and Senaka Perera also stated that the courts have interpreted the law stating that sexual acts between consenting adults should not be subject to interference by the state, and shouldn’t be criminalised. That said, Perera also shared that it is very clear that the courts have repeatedly taken the stance against the criminalising of individuals engaging in sexual acts for the sake of their own personal livelihood" (para 2). "Despite...more
March 9, 2024, 12:28 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Since it passed its first anti-trafficking laws in 2010, the government has been scrambling to get on top of this crisis, spending millions of euros on an emergency plan to target the individuals and gangs operating with impunity. In 2015, it went further and created formal alliances between security forces, prosecutors, judges and NGOs, to rescue victims and prosecute the perpetrators" (para 5). "As in many countries, a prosecution is almost impossible without a victim willing to disclose their situation and testify against their exploiters. 'There is great fear among victims that if they tell the police, they will be sent back to their countries with their debts unpaid,' Nieto...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Since it passed its first anti-trafficking laws in 2010, the government has been scrambling to get on top of this crisis, spending millions of euros on an emergency plan to target the individuals and gangs operating with impunity. In 2015, it went further and created formal alliances between security forces, prosecutors, judges and NGOs, to rescue victims and prosecute the perpetrators" (para 5). "As in many countries, a prosecution is almost impossible without a victim willing to disclose their situation and testify against their exploiters. 'There is great fear among victims that if they tell the police, they will be sent back to their countries with their debts unpaid,' Nieto...more
March 9, 2024, 12:19 p.m.
Countries: South Africa
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Although the police virtually never have evidence, they frequently harass or arrest them, and lock them up in police cells. They will pick them up because they know they are sex workers, or just because they are standing in a place where sex workers stand, or are dressed in a way that fits the police’s stereotype of what they consider to be the way sex workers dress. The arrests we documented were always the result of this kind of profiling" (para 5). "In some places, police have decided to leave sex workers alone. As far as we understand, the police in charge just don’t consider policing sex work a priority....more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Although the police virtually never have evidence, they frequently harass or arrest them, and lock them up in police cells. They will pick them up because they know they are sex workers, or just because they are standing in a place where sex workers stand, or are dressed in a way that fits the police’s stereotype of what they consider to be the way sex workers dress. The arrests we documented were always the result of this kind of profiling" (para 5). "In some places, police have decided to leave sex workers alone. As far as we understand, the police in charge just don’t consider policing sex work a priority....more
March 9, 2024, 11:57 a.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"While sex work is illegal in Somalia, the authorities have turned a blind eye to the industry, citing more pressing security concerns" (para 4). "Many of these women are also at risk of being arrested or punished by the authorities, who often target sex workers as a way of enforcing conservative social norms" (para 5).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"While sex work is illegal in Somalia, the authorities have turned a blind eye to the industry, citing more pressing security concerns" (para 4). "Many of these women are also at risk of being arrested or punished by the authorities, who often target sex workers as a way of enforcing conservative social norms" (para 5).
March 9, 2024, 11:40 a.m.
Countries: Slovakia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Courts convicted significantly fewer traffickers and judges continued to issue lenient sentencing; for the second time in the past five years, all convicted traffickers received fully suspended sentences and served no jail time" (para 1). "Police and prosecutors continued to cooperate with Europol, Eurojust, and Frontex, and continued cooperation with several joint law enforcement working groups in Germany investigating both sex and labor trafficking, two of which were established in 2022" (para 20). "n September 2022, the Government of the Netherlands coordinated a joint operation with 19 countries, including Slovakia, to target criminal networks using websites and social media platforms to recruit victims, including refugees from Ukraine, for sexual exploitation...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Courts convicted significantly fewer traffickers and judges continued to issue lenient sentencing; for the second time in the past five years, all convicted traffickers received fully suspended sentences and served no jail time" (para 1). "Police and prosecutors continued to cooperate with Europol, Eurojust, and Frontex, and continued cooperation with several joint law enforcement working groups in Germany investigating both sex and labor trafficking, two of which were established in 2022" (para 20). "n September 2022, the Government of the Netherlands coordinated a joint operation with 19 countries, including Slovakia, to target criminal networks using websites and social media platforms to recruit victims, including refugees from Ukraine, for sexual exploitation...more
March 9, 2024, 11:25 a.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"After hearing of the physical abuse and robbery of 21-year-old Isata at the hands of a police officer – a commonplace occurrence – he then becomes involved in the case of her disappearance" (para 6).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"After hearing of the physical abuse and robbery of 21-year-old Isata at the hands of a police officer – a commonplace occurrence – he then becomes involved in the case of her disappearance" (para 6).
March 9, 2024, 11:19 a.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"What other laws are used disproportionately against sex workers? Yes police use loitering laws to target sex workers" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"What other laws are used disproportionately against sex workers? Yes police use loitering laws to target sex workers" (para 4).
March 5, 2024, 10:22 a.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"In fact, the thriving sex trade in Serbia has “overwhelmed the police” who have become unable to sustain the campaign against human trafficking and the sex trade" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"In fact, the thriving sex trade in Serbia has “overwhelmed the police” who have become unable to sustain the campaign against human trafficking and the sex trade" (para 4).
March 5, 2024, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Many women recalled being beaten, abused and extorted by clients and even police officers, who activists say are too few and poorly trained to tackle trafficking and identify victims as prostitution is legal here and some women choose to sell sex" (para 9).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Many women recalled being beaten, abused and extorted by clients and even police officers, who activists say are too few and poorly trained to tackle trafficking and identify victims as prostitution is legal here and some women choose to sell sex" (para 9).