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FORCED PROSTITUTION [4 records]

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Record 1 2024-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Rights and Freedoms
DEF

... a situation where a trafficked person is forced to undertake a range of criminal activities by the person or persons exploiting them ...

CONT

Traffickers are extremely skilled at manipulating individuals to do what they want them to do, which can include committing crimes. This concept is called forced criminality, and it describes a situation in which a trafficker forces their victims into criminal activities, such as theft, illicit drug production or transport, begging, prostitution, creating fraudulent documents and more.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Droits et libertés
CONT

Criminalité forcée. Les victimes sont obligées de commettre des délits contre leur gré, pour le bénéfice d'une autre personne. Les exploiteurs contrôlent leurs victimes par la violence, les mensonges, ou les dettes à rembourser, et les obligent à commettre des actes illégaux. Ce type d'exploitation se produit entre autres dans les gangs de jeunes des grandes villes.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Women
  • International Law
OBS

forced prostitution : confirmed in the SOCIOFILE [Sociological Abstracts] data base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des femmes
  • Droit international
CONT

Bien que le trafic illégal des femmes et la prostitution forcée soient naturellement difficile à prouver, tout le monde sait qu'ils sont très répandus et ils exigent des interventions juridiques concertées à l'échelon national et international.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la mujer
  • Derecho internacional
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Record 3 1994-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Problems
CONT

Practices such as "mail order brides" or "picture brides" place immigrant women in situations where they are vulnerable to abuse. In some cases, immigrant women are brought to Canada under a false pretence, then forced into prostitution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Problèmes sociaux

Spanish

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Record 4 1992-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Individuals seeking to prevent rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution, and sexual harassment in U. S. reformatories, jails, and prisons. Works to educate the public about such abuses by conducting research and disseminating results; documents occurrences of prison rape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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