Global Newsround 01.03.2011
Argentina In an attempt to curtail human trafficking within it’s borders, the Argentinean government is considering punishing anyone who pays for sex. The proposal has started a heated debate between women’s rights groups and sex workers. The Association of Women Prostitutes stress the difference between sex work where consent is given, and trafficking which they … Read more
Child sex abuse images: A linguistic revolution
Right, here goes. Let’s cause linguistic mayhem. I am sure most people reading this (hi mum!) are familiar with and may have used, terms like ‘child pornography’, ‘child prostitution’ and ‘underage prostitute’ (erhem Silvio Berlusconi). Well, I reckon it’s time we stopped. The words prostitution, prostitute and pornography are normalised and common in most societies … Read more
Press Statement – UK sex traffickers sentenced
Steve Chalke – founder of STOP THE TRAFFIK and UN.GIFT Special Advisor on Community Action against People Trafficking - reacts to the sentencing of father and son traffickers. Read the news report here. “The trafficking of people is a horrific crime. The level of violence inflicted on every victimised woman involved in this case, the fear and … Read more
Global News 13/01/2011
Ohio, US The manager of Starbucks in Cleveland, Ohio said he was unaware of what was going on. Staff swiping a few dollars from the till for themselves? Giving their favourite customers and extra marshmallow? Customers writing graffiti on the toilet door? No – on all three counts. He was unaware that when a man, … Read more
Traffik-free Christmas
The whiff of Christmas is certainly hovering in the air: the faint scent of nostalgia, the aroma of kindliness and generosity… and the stench of every company in the land insisting that you spend your hard-earned money on their wares. Fortunately, STOP THE TRAFFIK is here to provide some retail assistance, with some beautiful gift … Read more
Red light freedom run – photo montage
Check out this little photo montage of the boys. Days 1-3 of red light run. Kings Cross – Amsterdam – Hook of Holland – Harwich – Colchester. They’ve just completed day 4 and arrived in Chelmsford. 2 more days to go. Txt ‘freedom’+ur name to 70700 to giv £5. Or go to http://ow.ly/3kAIA. Dig deep. … Read more
Red Light Freedom Run
Someone wise once said that if you want to win something, run 100 metres, but if you want to experience something, to really achieve something, run a marathon… Every minute of every day, vulnerable women and girls are trafficked into the sex industry across the world - unseen, unheard, unnoticed. For one group of anti-trafficking activists, … Read more
Global News 25/11/2010
Thailand / US If you want a ‘happy ending’, it depends, of course, on where you stop your story. This article from the LA Times is a perfect example. A Thai victim of human trafficking who has just been reunited with his family at LA International Airport after 6 years describes it as the most … Read more
Freedom means escape and an education
I’ve just visited one of the projects your money supports through Freedom Ticket for Life; Children on the Edge’s project in Mae Sot in Thailand on the border with Burma. Burma has been under military rule for many years and different ethnic groups have been under attack ever since (the military is literally trying to … Read more
Trafficking & The Sex Industry: Where do you stand?
The Economist’s ‘Where do you stand?’ advertising campaign, which consists of a series of juxtaposed posters with opposing arguments on contentious issues, has delved into the sex industry, asking “Prostitution: Crime or Business?”. One of the arguments on the poster, which can be found sprawled across the walls of London underground stations, reads as follows: … Read more
The Hilton: luxury, relaxation & trafficking
Recently, a Hilton hotel in southwest China lost it’s 5-star rating. Why’s that then, I hear you all asking? The jacuzzi, maybe? – heated to 31.5º instead of 31º? Possibly the beef dish in the restaurant was a little too pink? I know: it was the Margaritas in the rooftop bar, wasn’t it? – a … Read more
Global News
Benin- 87 traffickers have been prosecuted and jailed the National Agency for the Prohibition for Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) while it has also rehabilitated more than 4,000 victims since establishing in 2003. There are many Nigerian women forced in the sex industry in Europe (around 10,000 in Italy alone). A project has been commissioned for … Read more
Global News 12/08/2010
India- Operating across the country and neighbouring Nepal, a gang lured over 200 girls and boys and sold them in West Asian countries and Saudi Arabia. Officials were suspicious on detecting the age on passports slightly scratched. US- Online classified advertising site Craiglist has been described as “the Wal-Mart of online sex trafficking” of underage … Read more
SECRET DIARY of a STOP THE TRAFFIK worker. A question of humor.
G’day everybody! It has been a long time since I cast my thoughts on the blog. I’ve been busy writing the NEW ACT stuff- don’t forget to check it out at http://www.stopthetraffik.org/act! Now I have a bit more time, I will be back with my regular blog spot. Here’s entry number 1… My buddy Preston sent … Read more
Global Newsround 27/05/10
RYDER CUP: SEX TRAFFICKING WARNING The increase in trafficking around major sporting events has led to an increased risk of women and children trafficked to Wales for the sex trade for the Ryder Cup golf tournament in Newport from 1-3 October. A new report called “Knowing No Boundaries” said that Greece had licensed a large … Read more
Global Newsround 13/05/2010
LONDON BROTHEL OWNERS FACE JAIL Following a series of raids last July, Michael Dalton, 44 and Nikki Chen 56, were convicted this week by Croydon Crown Court for controlling prostitution for gain. The couple trafficked women from China to work in the brothels and told their families they would be at risk if they tried … Read more
Global News Summary 20.4.2010
UN human trafficking expert fact finding in Egypt The UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons is in Egypt from the 11th to the 21st of April examining all forms of human trafficking in the country, especially that of women and children. This is the first fact finding mission of this kind to take place … Read more
Diary of a Trafficked Call Girl
I have just read an interesting article on the internet…a trafficked girls’ diary. Quite different to the often glamorous versions of call girls’ lives we see on TV and in movies. Julianna, a 19 year old Hungarian girl, left her home country to come to the UK and work in the sex industry in order … Read more
The Secret Diary of a STOP THE TRAFFIK Worker…
I witnessed a strange incident last week in Stansted Airport and wanted to tell someone about it. Instead of telling just one person, I though I’d share my thoughts with all of you. Maybe I am being a tad egocentric but maybe, just maybe you might be interested…… After a fabulous winter holiday, I flew … Read more
The Freeset Project
STOP THE TRAFFIK is inspired by innovative projects around the world helping to rehabilitate the victims of human trafficking and inspire new hope and confidence. This week, STOP THE TRAFFIK wants to feature Freeset. Freeset trains women who have been rescued from the sex industry in Kolkata, India, to make jute bags, fabric covered journals, … Read more
