| The United Nations recently released a resolution that calls upon governments to "…intensify their efforts to prevent and address, with a view to eliminating, the demand that fosters the trafficking of women and girls for all forms of exploitation." Eliminating the demand for sexual exploitation (ie. eliminating sex buying) is the only way to truly end sex trafficking. The estimated $99 billion annual profits from sex trafficking may be pocketed by sex traffickers, but it is paid for by sex buyers. Demand reduction is primary prevention. No buyers=No business. NCOSE has long been unwavering in its commitment to address sex buying, and we are heartened by the strong resolve shown by the UN to keep demand reduction as an important and pivotal response to combating the crime of sex trafficking. Read more about the importance of this new UN resolution here. |
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| Over the past few years, NCOSE has extended our litigation, policy, and corporate work globally through the work of the International Center on Sexual Exploitation (ICOSE). We are seeing a massive impact! More countries are looking to pass our legislation, hundreds of global leaders are signing our corporate demand letters, and we are working with international law firms to launch lawsuits in Canada and Europe. Examples of some encouraging progress from the past year, spurred by advocates around the world: -
In September, the Münster Higher Administrative Court in Germany issued a ruling supporting a child protection measure. The measure would block websites like Pornhub, YouPorn, and others from being accessed in the country if they refused to comply with youth protection laws ensuring that children cannot gain access to porn sites. -
France may soon be following suit! -
In addition, the United Kingdom is moving to hold pornography sites accountable for processing children’s data -
And a committee in the Council of Europe has recognized the harms of pornography. Read more about further progress YOU'VE made possible in NCOSE's 2022 Gratitude Report. |
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