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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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Nigeria
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| TRAFFICKING |
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Nigerian women trafficked to Italy were typically victims of an organized
traffic network. (International Organisation for Migration, European Race
Audit Bulletin No. 25, The Institute of Race Relations, London UK, 25
November 1997)
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Prostitution and violence against women have increased since the presence
of Shell Oil. (Diana Wiwa, International Representative of Federation of Ogoni
Women's Organizations, The Role of Women in the Struggle for Environmental
Justice in Ogoni, 25 April 1997)
Official Response and Action
Nigeria’s military government has set up a committee to improve morals of
youth in the country. The head of the National Orientation Agency, Elo Amucheazi
said that Nigerian youths were engaging in prostitution, murderous cult groups
and other criminal activities. (Felix Onuah, "Nigeria's military rulers shocked
at youth morals," Reuters, 5 August 1997)
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