Category: News

Words matter: the problem with the term “sex work”

Words matter: the problem with the term “sex work”

Why terms like “sex work” can be misleading and problematic.

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Nick Kristof: We can make a difference one drop at a time

Nick Kristof: We can make a difference one drop at a time

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for the New York Times conveys his vision for how the world can be changed through small gestures of generosity.

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Exposing Massachusetts’ lopsided arrests for prostitution related crimes

Exposing Massachusetts’ lopsided arrests for prostitution related crimes

Media coverage documenting the gender bias in Massachusetts’ prostitution arrests.

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Deconstructing Demand: The Driving Force of Sex Trafficking

Ambassador Swanee Hunt writes about the growing focus on deterring purchasers of illegal commercial sex in the Spring/Summer 2013 edition of The Brown Journal of World Affairs.

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Ambassador Swanee Hunt given Abolitionist Award

The Nomi Network has selected Demand Abolition Chair Swanee Hunt for its 2013 Abolitionist Award, given to “visionary leaders [who] have established a legacy in the eradication of modern day slavery.” The Nomi Network, which fosters the financial independence of women who are vulnerable to trafficking, also presented Jean Baderschneider with its Corporate Responsibility Award […]

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President Enlarges Fight to End Human Trafficking

President Obama announced several new initiatives to combat human trafficking at the Eighth Annual Clinton Global Initiative. Among the efforts aimed squarely at addressing sex trafficking: Federal prosecutors, law enforcement officials, and immigration judges; commercial transportation officials, state and local law enforcement partners; and state workforce agencies and educators will be trained at better detecting […]

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New York Times opinion piece mischaracterizes the movement to end demand

In the Sept. 23rd edition of the New York Times Sunday Review, journalist Noy Thrupkaew pigeonholes the movement to end demand for illegal commercial sex as a misguided moral crusade. Demand Abolition Director Lina Nealon sets the record straight.

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Don’t Buy It

The Super Bowl is an unparalleled American tradition that embodies the great spirit of our nation. Unfortunately, beer and t-shirts weren’t the only things for sale in Dallas on the big weekend. Based on experience from other large-scale sporting events, police were preparing for hundreds — possibly thousands — of women and children being brought […]

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