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Church of Scotland Report Highlights the Link between Prostitution and Trafficking
In a hard-hitting report to the General Assembly in May 2008, the Church of Scotland Guild will highlight some of the work it has done in the past year investigating methods of alerting potential brothel clients to the evils of human trafficking.

Influx of Workers and Prostitutes for London Olympics Raises Sexual Health Fears
The imminent arrival of thousands of construction workers for the 2012 Olympics could cause a surge in prostitution and the spread of sexually transmitted infections, health experts say.

Prostitution Ban Huge Success in Sweden
Sweden has drastically reduced human trafficking and prostitution by imposing a ban on the purchase of sexual services, the first of its kind worldwide.

Prosecuting Men who Pay for Sex Might Reduce the Trafficking of Girls'
Men will be prosecuted for paying women for sex under plans backed by ministers, which are to go before the Commons soon.

Cambodian National Assembly Debates Anti-Trafficking Law
The Cambodian National Assembly here on Tuesday started to debate the law on anti-human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Sex Work with Foreigners a Job that Some Won't Turn Down
Srey Mom, a bright 22-year-old woman, is a sex worker in Phnom Penh.

Debating Legalized Prostitution
Two scholars debate whether or not to legalize prostitution.

Online Photo Exhibition of Women and Girls in Prostitution
The Daughters of Darkness by Shehzad Noorani.

Traffickers Turn to Northeast India to Supply the Sex Trade
Human traffickers are increasingly turning to India's poor and insurgency-wracked northeastern states in their search for young girls to work in big city brothels, police and activists say.

Zambian Government Address Human Trafficking
Zambia has become a hub for human trafficking in southern Africa, and authorities are beginning to recognize and address it.

What Do People in Bosnia & Herzegovina Think about Trafficking in Human Beings?
The OSCE Mission to Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) polled the public in several BiH towns to ask them how much they knew about the problem of human trafficking.

Sex Trafficking in Southeastern Europe Thrives, So Does the Effort to Combat It
Southeastern Europe's human-trafficking industry continues to thrive as it learns to adapt to new efforts to thwart its operations.

New Program in the US Offers a Way Out of Prostitution
Cincinnati, Ohio offers a place where women can exit a life of prostitution.

Ahead of World Cup, US Warns Germany About Sex Trafficking
US concerned about women brought to Germany for prostitution during the World Cup Games.

Groups Ask Judge to Toss Out Restrictions on AIDS Funding
Organizations protest the restrictions on AIDS funding.