Latest items for IRP-DATA-1
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:34 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-1
"The latest data records 76,263 kidnappings and abductions of women - up 14% from 66,544 in 2016. Some of the crime was linked to murder, ransom and many were trafficked for prostitution and domestic work" (para 22-23).
Variables: MURDER-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-1
"The latest data records 76,263 kidnappings and abductions of women - up 14% from 66,544 in 2016. Some of the crime was linked to murder, ransom and many were trafficked for prostitution and domestic work" (para 22-23).
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
In Table 4, titled "Number of women victims of sexual assault and rape in cases of procuring and prostitution," the total number of women victims is recorded for each year from 2011 to 2017. The numbers range from the high in 2013 of 1,286 women and a low in 2015 of 1,022 women (15).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
In Table 4, titled "Number of women victims of sexual assault and rape in cases of procuring and prostitution," the total number of women victims is recorded for each year from 2011 to 2017. The numbers range from the high in 2013 of 1,286 women and a low in 2015 of 1,022 women (15).
Jan. 23, 2025, 4:47 p.m.
Countries: Canada
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Sex workers face an increased risk of violence and abuse, and crimes against them often go unreported, under-investigated, and/or unpunished, offering perpetrators impunity" (10). "Under the PCEPA, sex workers have become further marginalized and are exposed to substantially greater risk. Since the PCEPA’s enactment, sex workers have faced increased levels of targeted violence, stigmatization and discrimination" (10).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Sex workers face an increased risk of violence and abuse, and crimes against them often go unreported, under-investigated, and/or unpunished, offering perpetrators impunity" (10). "Under the PCEPA, sex workers have become further marginalized and are exposed to substantially greater risk. Since the PCEPA’s enactment, sex workers have faced increased levels of targeted violence, stigmatization and discrimination" (10).
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"From 2016 to 2020, the Inter-Agency Commission against Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking, received a total of 457 complaints, of which 392 were for the offence of trafficking in persons in the form of servitude, irregular adoption, commercial sexual exploitation as regulated in the Special Act, forced labour or recruitment of persons under 18 years of age for criminal activities; and 65 complaints were for the offence of commercial sexual exploitation, pimping, paid sexual relations and child pornography, regulated in the Criminal Code that was repealed. Of these complaints, 248 cases went to court (127 for the offence of trafficking in persons and 121 for the offence of commercial sexual...more
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"From 2016 to 2020, the Inter-Agency Commission against Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking, received a total of 457 complaints, of which 392 were for the offence of trafficking in persons in the form of servitude, irregular adoption, commercial sexual exploitation as regulated in the Special Act, forced labour or recruitment of persons under 18 years of age for criminal activities; and 65 complaints were for the offence of commercial sexual exploitation, pimping, paid sexual relations and child pornography, regulated in the Criminal Code that was repealed. Of these complaints, 248 cases went to court (127 for the offence of trafficking in persons and 121 for the offence of commercial sexual...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 7 p.m.
Countries: New Zealand
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"In New Zealand the sex trade is overwhelmingly made up of Māori and Pasifika women who are disproportionately represented. Māori and Pasifika women make up about 16% of the NZ population, so it is alarming that they represent 31.7% in the sex trade – more than any other ethnicity. They are paid the least, are at higher risk of experiencing violence and abuse, and are bought from the most dangerous settings such as on the streets, or lower end unregistered massage parlours. Both are more likely than Pakeha (Causcasians) to enter the sex trade under the age of 16 due to poverty, and other factors. Already we have heard stories...more
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"In New Zealand the sex trade is overwhelmingly made up of Māori and Pasifika women who are disproportionately represented. Māori and Pasifika women make up about 16% of the NZ population, so it is alarming that they represent 31.7% in the sex trade – more than any other ethnicity. They are paid the least, are at higher risk of experiencing violence and abuse, and are bought from the most dangerous settings such as on the streets, or lower end unregistered massage parlours. Both are more likely than Pakeha (Causcasians) to enter the sex trade under the age of 16 due to poverty, and other factors. Already we have heard stories...more
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:29 p.m.
Countries: Ireland
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"A survey of Escort-Ireland found 869 female escorts available for hire and no men. Only 30 of the women were Irish. Sixteen per cent were under the age of 25, including some aged just 18" (para 6).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"A survey of Escort-Ireland found 869 female escorts available for hire and no men. Only 30 of the women were Irish. Sixteen per cent were under the age of 25, including some aged just 18" (para 6).
July 8, 2024, 10:05 a.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Laos’ criminal code states that those convicted of prostitution can face sentences of between three months and one year in prison or can be ordered to undergo “re-education” and to pay fines of between 500,000 kip (US$25) and 3 million kip (US$150)" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Laos’ criminal code states that those convicted of prostitution can face sentences of between three months and one year in prison or can be ordered to undergo “re-education” and to pay fines of between 500,000 kip (US$25) and 3 million kip (US$150)" (para 4).
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"[S]exual exploitation constitutes over 70 per cent of all trafficking cases involving women and girls as victims" (9).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"[S]exual exploitation constitutes over 70 per cent of all trafficking cases involving women and girls as victims" (9).
April 9, 2024, 11:59 a.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"According to experts, 95% of it is organized by criminal groups, i.e. the prostitutes are being racketeered and the remaining 5% belong to the freely working in the sector (Petrunov, 2010)."
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"According to experts, 95% of it is organized by criminal groups, i.e. the prostitutes are being racketeered and the remaining 5% belong to the freely working in the sector (Petrunov, 2010)."
March 18, 2024, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Women aged between 13 and 55 - regardless of whether they are homemakers, teachers, humanitarian workers and medical staff - have not been spared by the Houthis in their efforts to silence dissent. The Houthis broke the pelvis of al-Hammadi’s friend, tortured another woman until she was paralysed and unconscious, and even married some young women to the group’s members. Al-Jerwi said women and their children were raped in Houthi custody" (para 10).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Women aged between 13 and 55 - regardless of whether they are homemakers, teachers, humanitarian workers and medical staff - have not been spared by the Houthis in their efforts to silence dissent. The Houthis broke the pelvis of al-Hammadi’s friend, tortured another woman until she was paralysed and unconscious, and even married some young women to the group’s members. Al-Jerwi said women and their children were raped in Houthi custody" (para 10).
March 17, 2024, 1:41 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Sexual exploitation is the most common form of human trafficking and victims are typically 16–24 year-old girls and women. This is not surprising considering that today sex trafficking is one of the most profitable criminal acts and the younger the victim, the more profit the trafficker can hope for" (para 11).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Sexual exploitation is the most common form of human trafficking and victims are typically 16–24 year-old girls and women. This is not surprising considering that today sex trafficking is one of the most profitable criminal acts and the younger the victim, the more profit the trafficker can hope for" (para 11).
March 17, 2024, 12:14 a.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Fernández indicated that through contacts she maintains with thirty sex workers who visit the congregation weekly, in the east of Caracas, and interviews they conducted in the center of the city, they found that a portion of them were minors and others were in prostitution activities with their daughters, between eight and 12 years old, who also ended up offering sexual services" (para 7).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Fernández indicated that through contacts she maintains with thirty sex workers who visit the congregation weekly, in the east of Caracas, and interviews they conducted in the center of the city, they found that a portion of them were minors and others were in prostitution activities with their daughters, between eight and 12 years old, who also ended up offering sexual services" (para 7).
March 16, 2024, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"In 2018, the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness posted an article about the effects of this stigma on sex workers who have to ‘come up with strategies to hide their involvement in sex work, as not to experience public shaming by authorities, being banned from home communities or by friends and family, and experiencing abuse of power’" (para 8).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"In 2018, the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness posted an article about the effects of this stigma on sex workers who have to ‘come up with strategies to hide their involvement in sex work, as not to experience public shaming by authorities, being banned from home communities or by friends and family, and experiencing abuse of power’" (para 8).
March 9, 2024, 12:28 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Until 2010, the law didn’t even recognise human trafficking as a crime. Now the Spanish government estimates that up to 90% of women working in prostitution could be victims of trafficking or under the control of a third party – such as a pimp – who is profiting from them. Between 2012-2016, security forces in Spain rescued 5,695 people from slavery but acknowledge that thousands more remain under the control of criminals" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Until 2010, the law didn’t even recognise human trafficking as a crime. Now the Spanish government estimates that up to 90% of women working in prostitution could be victims of trafficking or under the control of a third party – such as a pimp – who is profiting from them. Between 2012-2016, security forces in Spain rescued 5,695 people from slavery but acknowledge that thousands more remain under the control of criminals" (para 4).
Dec. 16, 2023, 7:25 a.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: IRP-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"[C]onservative estimates put the number of people involved in prostitution in the UK as a whole at around 80,000, of whom a significant proportion fall under the international definition of human trafficking."
Variables: IRP-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"[C]onservative estimates put the number of people involved in prostitution in the UK as a whole at around 80,000, of whom a significant proportion fall under the international definition of human trafficking."
Dec. 13, 2023, 11:46 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"While the exact number of sex workers in PNG is not known, the United Nations has estimated that as many as two in three girls aged between 15 and 24 in Papua New Guinea have exchanged sex for money, food, shelter - or even payment school fees" (para 5).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"While the exact number of sex workers in PNG is not known, the United Nations has estimated that as many as two in three girls aged between 15 and 24 in Papua New Guinea have exchanged sex for money, food, shelter - or even payment school fees" (para 5).
Dec. 13, 2023, 12:57 a.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Neither the PA nor Hamas, which exercises de facto control in Gaza, comprehensively collected data on trafficking cases. According to an international organization, the PA preliminarily identified cases involving human trafficking such as sexual exploitation, forced labor, and forced begging arising from cases related to GBV or labor violations; however, the PA did not report any specific statistics nor did Hamas in Gaza" (para 33). "Palestinian women and girls were allegedly exploited in sex trafficking in the West Bank and Gaza and Israel, but stigmas and cultural taboos likely yielded severe under-reporting of these cases" (para 36) There is no reliable data available, and only rough estimates such as this...more
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Neither the PA nor Hamas, which exercises de facto control in Gaza, comprehensively collected data on trafficking cases. According to an international organization, the PA preliminarily identified cases involving human trafficking such as sexual exploitation, forced labor, and forced begging arising from cases related to GBV or labor violations; however, the PA did not report any specific statistics nor did Hamas in Gaza" (para 33). "Palestinian women and girls were allegedly exploited in sex trafficking in the West Bank and Gaza and Israel, but stigmas and cultural taboos likely yielded severe under-reporting of these cases" (para 36) There is no reliable data available, and only rough estimates such as this...more
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"[There are] cases of girls as young as 12 years of age who have been sexually exploited in exchange for drugs" (7).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"[There are] cases of girls as young as 12 years of age who have been sexually exploited in exchange for drugs" (7).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"It is noted by local authorities that there is an increased awareness about 'transactional' sex and its prevalence, particularly among adolescents and young adults. There is also evidence that minor girls are coerced into prostitution by mothers for generating income for the family." (17).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"It is noted by local authorities that there is an increased awareness about 'transactional' sex and its prevalence, particularly among adolescents and young adults. There is also evidence that minor girls are coerced into prostitution by mothers for generating income for the family." (17).
March 9, 2022, 8:57 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"In general terms, the phenomenon of the prostitution in Italy is deeply tied to immigration: women coming from Eastern Europe, often under the age of 18 (and thus being without any risk of repatriation), are involved in prostitution. The relevant data are scarce due to the irregular living conditions characterising victims" (43). "From the recent data of the years 2005–2007, it was registered the increase of 16.83 per cent of the total number of the lodged denunciations. According to data by the Ministry of Justice, in 2007, ...100 persons [were condemned] for the exploitation of the child prostitution" (43).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"In general terms, the phenomenon of the prostitution in Italy is deeply tied to immigration: women coming from Eastern Europe, often under the age of 18 (and thus being without any risk of repatriation), are involved in prostitution. The relevant data are scarce due to the irregular living conditions characterising victims" (43). "From the recent data of the years 2005–2007, it was registered the increase of 16.83 per cent of the total number of the lodged denunciations. According to data by the Ministry of Justice, in 2007, ...100 persons [were condemned] for the exploitation of the child prostitution" (43).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"I saw girls as young as 16/17 years old going to hotel rooms - because they are looking to feed their families and themselves" (1).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"I saw girls as young as 16/17 years old going to hotel rooms - because they are looking to feed their families and themselves" (1).
Dec. 27, 2021, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"There were reports of minors in prostitution" (14).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"There were reports of minors in prostitution" (14).
Dec. 10, 2021, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Some children, both Russian and foreign, were subjected to commercial sexual exploitation" (71).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Some children, both Russian and foreign, were subjected to commercial sexual exploitation" (71).
Sept. 13, 2021, 2:24 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Persons who forced girls younger than 14 into prostitution could be sentenced to 10 years to life in prison... Those who visited girls forced into prostitution younger than 14 were subject to five years or more in prison..." (70-71).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Persons who forced girls younger than 14 into prostitution could be sentenced to 10 years to life in prison... Those who visited girls forced into prostitution younger than 14 were subject to five years or more in prison..." (70-71).
Aug. 17, 2021, 2:50 p.m.
Countries: Sierra Leone
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Children under the age of 18 engaged in prostitution" (p 21).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Children under the age of 18 engaged in prostitution" (p 21).
June 9, 2021, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"The real scale of prostitution of minors is hard to assess for the Police usually reveals juvenile prostitutes as a result of conducted inspections, preventive actions or based on operational information and information obtained from other minors" (27).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"The real scale of prostitution of minors is hard to assess for the Police usually reveals juvenile prostitutes as a result of conducted inspections, preventive actions or based on operational information and information obtained from other minors" (27).
April 26, 2021, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"In general terms, the phenomenon of the prostitution in Italy is deeply tied to immigration: women coming from Eastern Europe, often under the age of 18 (and thus being without any risk of repatriation), are involved in prostitution. The relevant data are scarce due to the irregular living conditions characterising victims" (43). "From the recent data of the years 2005–2007, it was registered the increase of 16.83 per cent of the total number of the lodged denunciations. According to data by the Ministry of Justice, in 2007, ...100 persons [were condemned] for the exploitation of the child prostitution" (43).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"In general terms, the phenomenon of the prostitution in Italy is deeply tied to immigration: women coming from Eastern Europe, often under the age of 18 (and thus being without any risk of repatriation), are involved in prostitution. The relevant data are scarce due to the irregular living conditions characterising victims" (43). "From the recent data of the years 2005–2007, it was registered the increase of 16.83 per cent of the total number of the lodged denunciations. According to data by the Ministry of Justice, in 2007, ...100 persons [were condemned] for the exploitation of the child prostitution" (43).
Dec. 31, 2020, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Like Toni, who was picked up along International Boulevard in Oakland, a major West Coast hub for sex trafficking, the vast majority of teenage girls who appear before Judge Burgess in the Alameda County Girls Court, a special tribunal for girls, have been recruited as child prostitutes or, like Toni, been considered at risk for involvement" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Like Toni, who was picked up along International Boulevard in Oakland, a major West Coast hub for sex trafficking, the vast majority of teenage girls who appear before Judge Burgess in the Alameda County Girls Court, a special tribunal for girls, have been recruited as child prostitutes or, like Toni, been considered at risk for involvement" (para 4).
Oct. 22, 2020, 2:22 p.m.
Countries: Armenia
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Women who are involved in prostitution are among the most vulnerable in society. There are numerous factors that make female sex workers more vulnerable and prone to human rights abuses, such as physical and psychological violence, loss of physical integrity, breach of confidentiality, interference with the private life, discrimination, etc. The above-mentioned factors are often influenced by state attitudes and policy issues, legislative and regulatory issues, a lack of human rights reporting, and little public awareness and education" (30). "While the relevant article of the RA Code of Administrative Infringements stipulates legal responsibility for being a prostitute in general, this legally neutral norm is applied exclusively to women, i.e. only...more
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Women who are involved in prostitution are among the most vulnerable in society. There are numerous factors that make female sex workers more vulnerable and prone to human rights abuses, such as physical and psychological violence, loss of physical integrity, breach of confidentiality, interference with the private life, discrimination, etc. The above-mentioned factors are often influenced by state attitudes and policy issues, legislative and regulatory issues, a lack of human rights reporting, and little public awareness and education" (30). "While the relevant article of the RA Code of Administrative Infringements stipulates legal responsibility for being a prostitute in general, this legally neutral norm is applied exclusively to women, i.e. only...more
Nov. 14, 2019, 1:30 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: IRP-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"According to the Ministry of Justice, in 2016, the most recent year for which statistics were available, courts convicted 604 persons of sexual intercourse with persons under age 15 and seven persons of pimping minors" (19).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"According to the Ministry of Justice, in 2016, the most recent year for which statistics were available, courts convicted 604 persons of sexual intercourse with persons under age 15 and seven persons of pimping minors" (19).