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Woman Sentenced to 110 Months Prison for Sex Trafficking of Minors
An East Hartford, Conn., woman was sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven, Conn., to 110 months in prison for the sex trafficking of two minor girls in 2009. Hassanah Delia, 24, was also ordered to serve five years of...
Connecticut Man Receives 310 Months in Prison on Child Sex Trafficking Charges
Jarell Sanderson, of New Britain, Conn., has been sentenced to 310 months in prison on child sex trafficking charges.
The Economics of Zambia’s Sex Trade
Given the choice, people preferred to pay for subsidized condoms in attractive packaging because it gave them greater social status, rather than using free condoms, an official in the northern Zambian town of Mpulungu told IRIN.
South Africa’s World Cup Did Not Fuel Sex Work Or HIV
The South African sex work industry has released a new report that has shown the country’s recent soccer World Cup did not fuel a rise in sex work – and that thousands of dollars may have been wasted on ill-tailored HIV prevention campaigns.
UGANDA: Sex Workers Demand "rights, Not Rescue"
When Macklean Kyomya came to the Ugandan capital, Kampala, at 19, she found work as a lap-dancer in a nightclub and was soon accepting money from clients in exchange for sex. “I enjoyed the feeling of power I had over men; I had a pimp who looked...
Sex Workers Flee Nigeria’s Federal Capital to Beat Ultimatum
Commercial sex workers in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja have started fleeing following the expiration of a 72 hour ultimatum given them to vacate the city by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) administration. The prostitutes who had constituted a...
Slovakian Sex Trafficking Gang Jailed in Sheffield, England
An operation by the UK Border Agency and South Yorkshire police has led to a Slovakian gang who falsely imprisoned a teenage girl and forced her into a life of prostitution being jailed for a total of 50 years. The two men and one woman orchestrated the...
Deputy Mayor of London Leads Crackdown on City’s Vice Trade
Deputy Mayor for Policing, Kit Malthouse, has called on Londoners to join the fight to end violence against women and to give prostitution adverts the red card. Kit Malthouse was joined by the Met Police, and partner agencies including the White Ribbon...
