Latest items for IRP-DATA-1
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).
Oct. 22, 2019, 1:55 p.m.
Countries: Equatorial Guinea
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Underage girls engaged in prostitution, particularly in urban areas of Malabo and Bata" (21-22).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Underage girls engaged in prostitution, particularly in urban areas of Malabo and Bata" (21-22).
April 11, 2019, 11:47 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"The study indicated that sex work was practiced by girls aged 11 years (0.9 per cent) as well as girls aged 18 years and older (38.1 per cent), and that the median age was 17 years" (23).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"The study indicated that sex work was practiced by girls aged 11 years (0.9 per cent) as well as girls aged 18 years and older (38.1 per cent), and that the median age was 17 years" (23).
March 20, 2019, 11:36 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"NGOs reported that HIV/AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children engaged in prostitution without third-party involvement due to economic pressures or as a means of survival" (11).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"NGOs reported that HIV/AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children engaged in prostitution without third-party involvement due to economic pressures or as a means of survival" (11).
March 11, 2019, 12:53 p.m.
Countries: Bangladesh, Germany, Netherlands, New Zealand
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"It is a battle that is now raging in cities across the world where similar attempts to decriminalise or legalise prostitution are foundering because of their failure to stem violence, drugs and sexual diseases. Communities in countries as diverse as New Zealand, Holland, Germany and Bangladesh have all been affected" (para 6).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"It is a battle that is now raging in cities across the world where similar attempts to decriminalise or legalise prostitution are foundering because of their failure to stem violence, drugs and sexual diseases. Communities in countries as diverse as New Zealand, Holland, Germany and Bangladesh have all been affected" (para 6).
March 6, 2019, 10:59 a.m.
Countries: Barbados
Variables: IRP-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"The Ministry of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment, and Community Development acknowledged child prostitution occurred ...Newspaper reports suggested the number of young teenage girls engaged in transactional sex was increasing" (8).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"The Ministry of Social Care, Constituency Empowerment, and Community Development acknowledged child prostitution occurred ...Newspaper reports suggested the number of young teenage girls engaged in transactional sex was increasing" (8).
March 6, 2019, 9:58 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: IRP-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"There were anecdotal reports that boys and girls were exploited in child prostitution, including the “sugar daddy” syndrome whereby older men provided money to young women and/or their families for sexual relations. Similarly, there were reports of increasing exploitation of minors, often to meet the demand of foreign sex tourists in tourist-populated areas or where there were transient and seasonal workers" (14).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1, IRP-DATA-2
"There were anecdotal reports that boys and girls were exploited in child prostitution, including the “sugar daddy” syndrome whereby older men provided money to young women and/or their families for sexual relations. Similarly, there were reports of increasing exploitation of minors, often to meet the demand of foreign sex tourists in tourist-populated areas or where there were transient and seasonal workers" (14).