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The Impact of the Use of New Communications and Information Technologies on Trafficking in Human Beings for Sexual Exploitation: A Study of the Users
(2001)
Abstract
The trafficking in women and children for sexual exploitation is a global human rights crisis being
perpetrated by individual criminals and organized crime groups, and facilitated by increased tolerance
for the sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of women and children.
New communications and information technologies have created a global revolution in
communications, access to information, and media delivery. There are a lot of positive aspects to the
global revolution, but there are also some very negative ones. This report describes the most negative
ones—how communications and information technologies are used to facilitate the trafficking of
women and children for sexual exploitation.
Keywords
- sexual exploitation,
- sex trafficking,
- information technologies,
- trafficking in human beings,
- Internet
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Publication Date
May, 2001
Citation Information
Donna M. Hughes and The Group of Specialists on the Impact of the Use of New Information Technologies on Trafficking in Human Beings for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation (EG-S-NT), Committee for Equality between Women and Men (CDEG), Council of Europe. "The Impact of the Use of New Communications and Information Technologies on Trafficking in Human Beings for Sexual Exploitation: A Study of the Users" (2001) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/donna_hughes/19/