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II SÉRIE-D — NÚMERO 2

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Curbing the demand – as a way of eradicating prostitution

Focus on the root cause

No women would sell sex voluntarily

Threat to women’s dignity – Men can buy women’s bodies

70% of Swedish – in favor – all political forces and youth

Sanctions – Fines and imprisonment up to 1 year

Nobody sent to jail – Suspended prison sentences – Fines most common

Strong message – prostitution is unacceptable

Strong social stigma

Letter of notification

“Flagrante delicto” – fine, guilty rather then going to court

IMPACT ON TRAFFICKING

Report 2010

200-400 women trafficked in Sweden (2209)

15.000-17.000 women trafficked in Finland, with much less population

INTERPOL – intercepted conversations between pimps and traffickers that show Sweden is more risky and

less profitable for them

Testemoigns from victims confirm this

OTHER CONSEQUENCES

1998-2008 – 50% less prostitutes in the streets

1998 – 2.500

2003 – 1.500

Men declaring having paid for sex

1996 – 13,8%

2008 – 8%

2013 – 4%

Critics

Sex continues on Internet

Difficult access on impact

Gone underground – more dangerous

Increased trafficking on neighbors

ACADEMIC RESEARCH ON “LEGALIZATION vs. CRIMINALIZATION”

Researchers

London School of Economics and Political Science

University of Heidelberg

German Institute for Economic Research of Berlin

Legalize prostitution has 2 effects

Scale effect

Prostitution expands

Market is increased

Human Trafficking increases

Substitution effect

Legal offer of sex workers increases

Demand for trafficked persons reduces

Conclusion

Scale effect prevails – Legalizing prostitution seems to lead to increase human trafficking

Victims of trafficking increase after legalizing in Germany

2006 – Germany – 150.000 prostitutes – 62 times more than Sweden, which population is 10 times

smaller

2004 – Germany – 32.000 victims of trafficking, 60 times more than Sweden