Research

Who Buys Sex? Understanding and Disrupting Illicit Market Demand

November 2018 | Demand Abolition

Key Facts About Preventing Trafficking Victimization Through “Demand Reduction”

June 2017 | Demand Abolition

Arresting Demand: Disaggregating Prostitution Laws

July 2016 | Demand Abolition

Facts About Men Who Buy Sex

January 2016 | Demand Abolition

Why Prostitution Shouldn’t Be Legal

July 2014 | Demand Abolition

Deconstructing Demand: The Driving Force of Sex Trafficking

September 2013 | Swanee Hunt, Brown Journal of World Affairs

News

10 Days. 100 Speakers. The Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Summit

10 Days. 100 Speakers. The Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Summit

As part of their online global summit (July 18-28) the National Center on Sexual Exploitation has put together an outstanding group of experts to describe some of the most creative ways that blocking sex buyers is being carried out in our country. Join these two important sessions within the ten-day virtual summit. In them you’ll […]

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Demand Abolition Sponsors the Weekly Now & Next Speaker Series

Demand Abolition Sponsors the Weekly Now & Next Speaker Series

Throughout the spring and summer, World Without Exploitation’s Now & Next speaker series will feature movement leaders sharing best practices, representing new research, and exploring innovative ways to make the movement more effective and inclusive. We’re excited to announce Demand Abolition is sponsoring the weekly digital gathering so that all can take part at no […]

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Actress Mira Sorvino Calls for Action on Pimps, Buying Sex to End Trafficking

Actress Mira Sorvino Calls for Action on Pimps, Buying Sex to End Trafficking

Mira Sorvino, Hollywood actress and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador to Combat Human Trafficking, argues that demand for commercial sex drives the global exploitation of marginalized groups through sex trafficking. To end sex trafficking, she calls for more accountability for pimps and the men buying sex, and support for the Nordic Model. The Nordic, or Equality Model, […]

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