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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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Zimbabwe
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The number of girls entering prostitution is increasing. The men who sexually
exploit girls are called "Sugar Daddies." (UNICEF 1991, Fred Katerere, "Zimbabweans
Youth Warned About Early Sex With Elders," PANA, 8 October 1997)
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ORGANIZED AND INSTITUTIONALIZED
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND VIOLENCE |
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About one-fifth of female AIDS cases in Zimbabwe involve girls in their teens
or younger, while the equivalent number among males is one-seventh. Imbalances
in infection rates among girls and boys exist in other African countries as
well, in large part because of child prostitution but also, medical workers
suspect, because of sexual abuse at home. (United Nations,Dean E. Murphy,
"Africa’s Silent Shame," Los Angeles Times, 16 August 1998)
Reported rapes in Zimbabwe have increased 30% between 1993-1998 and more
than half of the cases in 1997 involved children, a large number of them under
5-years-old. (Dean E. Murphy, "Africa’s Silent Shame," Los Angeles Times,
16 August 1998)
Cases
A 31-year-old army captain infected with HIV was convicted of raping a 4-year-old
neighbor; authorities have not revealed whether the girl has contracted the
virus. In April 1998, a 38-year-old Harare man, also HIV-positive, was accused
of raping his 6-year-old daughter in the bathtub; the girl later tested positive
for the disease, authorities said. In an earlier trial, a rapist who described
himself as "King AIDS" was sentenced to life in prison for knowingly infecting
an 8-year-old. (Dean E. Murphy, "Africa’s Silent Shame," Los Angeles Times,
16 August 1998)
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