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The Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation |
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About the Factbook |
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Contents |
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Africa
Middle East
Central America
& the Caribbean
South America
North America |
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| About the Factbook |
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The Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation was compiled from media,
non-governmental organization and government reports. It is an initial effort
to collect facts, statistics and known cases on global sexual exploitation.
Information is organized into four categories:
- Trafficking,
- Prostitution,
- Pornography, and
- Organized and Institutionalized
Sexual Exploitation
and Violence.
Sources were not contacted to verify information. Close examination will reveal
that there are contradictions in information depending on the sources of information
(ex: how many women are in prostitution in Thailand). All statistics are reported
with no attempt to evaluate which numbers are more likely to be accurate. In fact,
the exact numbers in many cases are not known and estimates come from different sources
which use different methods to determine what they report.
We hope these facts will assist people to recognize the harm caused throughout the world
by sexual violence and exploitation and catalyze action against this violence agianst women.
This project was made possible with the support of the College of Arts and Sciences,
University of Rhode Island and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), Norway.
If you use this information in your work, please reference this factbook-- The Factbook on
Global Sexual Exploitation, Donna M. Hughes, Laura Joy Sporcic, Nadine Z. Mendelsohn,
Vanessa Chirgwin, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, 1999.
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Jordan
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Nasser Qamash, chief editor of Sawt Al Maraa weekly, was taken into custody
after he published an article in his newspaper describing the Raghadan Bus
Station as becoming a center for "drugs and prostitution." The Press and Publication
Department filed a complaint to the public prosecutor. The article was described
as inaccurate and tarnished the reputation of public facilities in Jordan.
(Jordan Press Association 1997)
Prostitution and homosexuality, which exist in Jordan but to an unknown degree,
are illegal and looked down upon. Muslim imams and Islamic clerics describe
prostitution and homosexuality as "immoral behavior imported from the decadent
West." ("Jordan expels HIV-infected foreigners," United Press International,
8 September 1998)
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ORGANIZED AND INSTITUTIONALIZED
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND VIOLENCE |
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Honor Killings
Nineteen women were the victims of honor killings in Jordan in 1996. Honor
killings are on the rise in Jordan. The number of murders in 1997 exceeded
those in 1996. The usual sentence for honor killings is 3 months to one year
in jail. ("Dishonor, Then Death," World Press Review, February 1998)
There are several dozen men convicted of honor killings are serving six months
or less in prison in Jordan. (Sue Lloyd-Roberts, Electronic Telegraph,
18 April 1998)
Case
Rania Arafat, 21, was shot four times in the back of the head by her 17-year-old
brother for refusing an arranged marriage to her cousin and eloping with her
boyfriend, and thereby bringing shame on the family. ("Dishonor, Then Death,"
World Press Review, February 1998)
Protective Custody
40 of the 153 inmates at Amman Women Prison in Jordan are there under protective
custody, often for having been raped. They are at risk of being murdered by
relatives under the pretext of honor killings. Many of these women have been
incarcerated for years. (Rana Husseini journalist, Julian Borger, "In Cold
Blood," The Guardian Weekly, 16 November 1997)
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