Prostitution
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Central Europe
German researcher warns: Death among prostitutes is higher
German brothels are full of violence, says researcher Elke Mack. There is no way to protect the women’s dignity there, and the daily practice of selling sex can even lead to a “psychological death”. She warns of the dark side of prostitution and calls for stricter regulations. Twenty years after…
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European Union
Prostitution: European parlementarians call for controversial measure
European politicians want to further roll out the so-called Nordic model in Europe to combat prostitution. But whether it will really help women remains to be seen. To combat prostitution effectively, different countries within the European Union should have the same legislation in this area. That is what the Committee…
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European Union
Documentary film about sex trafficking starts travel through Europe
A new documentary film about prostitution and sex trafficking will be shown in several European cities in June. It starts in Paris and goes to Madrid, Amsterdam, Berlin and Budapest. With this film, “Buying her”, the organisation Exodus Cry shows what the motivations and stories of consumers of paid sex…
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European Union
EP committee divided over prostitution regulations
A report calling for regulations for prostitution causes divisions in the European Parliament Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. The members of the Committee, which appointed the rapporteur, are especially divided on the proposed regulatory model, the wording of the report and the overall legitimacy of sex work, Euractiv…
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Central Europe
Czech police dismantle prostitution network
With a large police operation in several countries, Czech, Finnish and Hungarian authorities dismantled a criminal network suspected of human trafficking. More than 90 victims were liberated and 13 people arrested, Europol announced, as reported by Euractiv. The police operation is still ongoing as more than 400 victims of Czech,…
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Central Europe
War in Ukraine causes spike in refugees being recruited for prostitution
When the number of Ukrainian refugees began to increase in mainland Europe, the number recruited for sexual services did as well. According to a report from PRO Magazine, the war has left ten times as many Ukrainian women in prostitution work as in previous years. A Dutch company that analyses…
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Northern Europe
Danes want “help for sex addicts to reduce prostitution”
If sex addicts get more help to stop buying sex, there will be less prostitution, several Danes believe. The findings lead to a new debate about policy. Studies show that one in five Danish men has paid for sex at some point in time. Yet, there are only a few…
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Northern Europe
Nordic prostitution model harms sex workers
Women in the sex industry experience more violence and stigmatising when a country adheres to the so-called Nordic model that criminalises buying sex. The Nordic model is meant to combat human trafficking and exploitation by criminalising customers of prostitutes while letting the sellers of sex go free. That is reported…
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Western Europe
Dutch cabinet gets tighter grip on sex industry
The Dutch cabinet wants to give municipalities more tools to check local sex sellers and see if they abide by the regulations. State Secretary of Justice, Van der Burg, has drafted the law “Municipal control of sex industries”. The Lower House will discuss the proposal later this year, the Reformatorisch…
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Central Europe
The fighter against prostitution
Huschke Mau was a prostitute. Today she fights for a ban on prostitution. After spending years in a brothel, she is certain: every brothel visitor is an offender. And prostitution without violence is impossible.Every woman can end up in prostitution, Huschke Mau says. There are only four necessary ingredients: trauma,…