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The Good Sister of Highway SS385 - Alessandro Puglia

Prostitution in Sicily The Good Sister of Highway SS385

Many women who flee Nigeria for Europe fall into the clutches of human traffickers and are forced to work as prostitutes. A road in Sicily has become a symbol of their plight, and a local nun is trying to help them. By Maria Stöhr and Maria Feck (Photos) in Sicily

Victims of Exploitation Struggle to Forget - Claudiu Padurean/ ClujToday

Child Pornography Victims of Exploitation Struggle to Forget

The roots of the scandal leading to the resignation of German parliamentarian Sebastian Edathy lie in Romania. In the village of Racsa, boys were filmed naked and the footage sold onward. The shame still haunts them. Von Maximilian Popp

Johns to be Prosecuted for Forced Prostitution - Marijan Murat/ dpa

Sex Law Reform Johns to be Prosecuted for Forced Prostitution

Germany's new coalition government, which is yet to come into office, has agreed to push through a reform of the controversial Prostitution Act in early 2014. For the first time in German history, johns will be prosecuted if they knowingly use the services of prostitutes forced to work in the sex trade.

India's Child Slavery Scourge - Anne Backhaus/ DER SPIEGEL

Daughters for Sale India's Child Slavery Scourge

Millions of Indian children work as slaves in factories, brothels or in the homes of families. Out of poverty and desperation, parents sell their daughters, and human traffickers wait at train stations for runaways and scour for orphans in monsoon-ravaged villages. Von Anne Backhaus

Berlin Votes for Stricter Controls on Brothels - Hannibal Hanschke/ REUTERS

Sex Trade Berlin Votes for Stricter Controls on Brothels

Prostitution is legal in Germany, but many critics say this has failed to protect sex workers from exploitation. In a move to address the problem, lawmakers in Berlin voted on Thursday night to subject bordellos to tougher regulation.

How Legalizing Prostitution Has Failed - dpa Picture-Alliance / Oliver Berg/ picture alliance / dpa

Unprotected How Legalizing Prostitution Has Failed

When Germany legalized prostitution just over a decade ago, politicians hoped that it would create better conditions and more autonomy for sex workers. It hasn't worked out that way, though. Exploitation and human trafficking remain significant problems. By SPIEGEL Staff

Politicians Aim to Reform Prostitution Laws - Oliver Berg/ dpa

Brothel Crackdown Politicians Aim to Reform Prostitution Laws

With human trafficking on the rise in Europe, Germany's governing coalition has agreed to a long-disputed reform of the country's prostitution laws, SPIEGEL has learned.

Human Trafficking Thrives on Sinai Peninsula - SPIEGEL TV

Imprisoned, Tortured, Killed Human Trafficking Thrives on Sinai Peninsula

The Sinai Peninsula has become a prison and grave for thousands of African refugees. They are kidnapped, imprisoned and tortured to death even after their families have paid hefty ransoms. But Egypt refuses to act. Von Nicola Abé

China's Child-Trafficking Epidemic - ? China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC / Reuters/ REUTERS

As Profitable as the Drug Trade China's Child-Trafficking Epidemic

Human trafficking, including stealing and selling children, is widespread in China. The police are almost powerless to stop it, and corruption facilitates the trade. Desperate parents are joining forces to search for their sons and daughters. But their efforts are usually unsuccessful. Von Andreas Lorenz

Chinese Restaurants Accused of Human Trafficking - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Slaving over the Wok Chinese Restaurants Accused of Human Trafficking

In many Asian restaurants in Germany, Chinese cooks are exploited, miserably paid and lacking in almost any rights. In many cases, they are victims of systematic human trafficking. Now German authorities are cracking down on the restaurants and institutions that bring these workers to Europe as modern-day serfs. Von Andreas Ulrich

Prostitution Ban Huge Success in Sweden - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Criminalizing the Customers 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. But many sex workers argue the ban robs them of their livelihood and makes them more vulnerable to violence. Von André Anwar

Number of Illegal Iraqi Refugees in Germany Surges - SPIEGEL ONLINE

The Iraqi Exodus Number of Illegal Iraqi Refugees in Germany Surges

Word of the German government's slight relaxing of its asylum policy has gotten round in the Middle East. Human traffickers smuggled fivefold more Iraqis into Germany during the first six months of this year than the same period in 2006. Von Andrea Brandt und Jürgen Dahlkamp

Slave Labor in German Ice Cream Cafes - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Police Raid Human Trafficking Ring Slave Labor in German Ice Cream Cafes

Illegal immigrants have been working in German ice cream parlors for around a tenth of the average German wage. Authorities launched a nationwide raid on Sunday to smash a gang that smuggled in thousands of people from eastern Europe. The four suspected gang leaders have been arrested.

Sex, Sports, Money and Morals - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Lust and the World Cup Sex, Sports, Money and Morals

The German sex industry is already gearing up for a busy World Cup next summer. So too are groups concerned with human trafficking and forced prostitution. A sex free-for-all, say many, could hurt the country's image. Von Andreas Ulrich und Udo Ludwig

Battling Human Trafficking in Germany - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Fischer Visa Scandal Battling Human Trafficking in Germany

With German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer on the hotseat for allegedly ignoring gaping holes in Germany's visa distribution policies, a major trial against a huge forced prostitution ring opens in eastern Germany. The pressure on Fischer is only likely to grow.

The $50 Baby - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Child Trafficking in Cambodia The $50 Baby

The horror scene is, sadly, reality: A 25-day-old Cambodian baby is sold to a human trafficker for a pittance. Police manage to break up the sale at the border, but that, sadly, is the exception in a country where children have long been a major export product. Most wind up as forced workers or sex slaves. Von Annette Langer

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