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Part of a law that goes into effect in New York state on Aug. 14 allows victims more time sue in civil court. Epstein’s victims can still go after his estate.
Sex trafficking is the most common form of human trafficking. Globally, an estimated 4.8 million people are forced into sexual exploitation.
Many trafficked victims are female. But what happens when the perpetrator is also female, and was once a victim herself?
If India really wants to stop sex trafficking, legislators might consider asking sex workers in Kolkata how they keep the Sonagachi red light district safe and exploitation-free.
Canada’s prostitution laws are based on the idea that prostitution is dangerous. Legalizing prostitution doesn’t eliminate the risks of violence and psychological harm.
Human trafficking victims can be hidden in plain sight, as one hospital found. That can lead health professionals and the public to miss clues to their plight. But education can change that.
Despite the rise of feminism, strip clubs and other ‘sexual entertainment’ businesses have proliferated in our cities. And women are feeling the harmful impacts of the industry’s presence.
Nigerian women migrating to Europe are increasingly aware that work hidden in the form of menial jobs is actually sex work, even though they cannot imagine the brutality that comes with it.
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Ph.D. Candidate in Criminology, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town
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Clinical Assistant Professor, Registered Nurse, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Texas A&M University
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Director, XYX Lab, and Professor, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Monash University
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Human trafficking and modern slavery researcher, Flinders University
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Reader in Performance, University of the West of Scotland
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Professorial Lecturer, Department of Justice, Law & Criminology, American University School of Public Affairs
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Justice & Co-Leader of the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor, University of Dayton
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Associate professor, Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Ontario
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Co-leader, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit (SVRPU), Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Justice, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor, Criminology & Justice, Co-leader of the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit (SVRPU), School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast