Sexual slavery without borders: trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Trafficking in women and children is a gross violation of human rights. However, this does not prevent an estimated 800 000 women and children to be trafficked each year across international borders. Eighty per cent of trafficked persons end in forced sex work. I...
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| author | Walia Harleen Khanna Tinku Joffres Michel Mills Edward Joffres Christine Grund Darrin |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Trafficking in women and children is a gross violation of human rights. However, this does not prevent an estimated 800 000 women and children to be trafficked each year across international borders. Eighty per cent of trafficked persons end in forced sex work. India has been identified as one of the Asian countries where trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation has reached alarming levels. While there is a considerable amount of internal trafficking from one state to another or within states, India has also emerged as a international supplier of trafficked women and children to the Gulf States and South East Asia, as well as a destination country for women and girls trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation from Nepal and Bangladesh. Trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation is a highly profitable and low risk business that preys on particularly vulnerable populations. This paper presents an overview of the trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation (CSE) in India; identifies the health impacts of CSE; and suggest strategies to respond to trafficking and related issues.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed93d6c286d743ee8a4d8556c61fcbb12022-12-21T19:40:23ZengBMCInternational Journal for Equity in Health1475-92762008-09-01712210.1186/1475-9276-7-22Sexual slavery without borders: trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in IndiaWalia HarleenKhanna TinkuJoffres MichelMills EdwardJoffres ChristineGrund Darrin<p>Abstract</p> <p>Trafficking in women and children is a gross violation of human rights. However, this does not prevent an estimated 800 000 women and children to be trafficked each year across international borders. Eighty per cent of trafficked persons end in forced sex work. India has been identified as one of the Asian countries where trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation has reached alarming levels. While there is a considerable amount of internal trafficking from one state to another or within states, India has also emerged as a international supplier of trafficked women and children to the Gulf States and South East Asia, as well as a destination country for women and girls trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation from Nepal and Bangladesh. Trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation is a highly profitable and low risk business that preys on particularly vulnerable populations. This paper presents an overview of the trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation (CSE) in India; identifies the health impacts of CSE; and suggest strategies to respond to trafficking and related issues.</p>http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/7/1/22 |
| spellingShingle | Walia Harleen Khanna Tinku Joffres Michel Mills Edward Joffres Christine Grund Darrin Sexual slavery without borders: trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India International Journal for Equity in Health |
| title | Sexual slavery without borders: trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India |
| title_full | Sexual slavery without borders: trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India |
| title_fullStr | Sexual slavery without borders: trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India |
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| title_short | Sexual slavery without borders: trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India |
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