Sweden pledges 35 million to anti-prostitution plan

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Sweden pledges 35 million to anti-prostitution plan

Postby sam » Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:34 am

http://www.iht .com/articles/ap/2008/07/16/europe/EU-Sweden-Prostitution.php

Swedish government steps up battle against prostitution, plans to crackdown on sex buyers
The Associated Press
Published: July 16, 2008

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Swedish officials have vowed to step up the fight against prostitution, using a unique law that targets sex buyers instead of prostitutes.

The government announced it will spend 210 million kronor (US$35 million) toward that goal and unveiled a 36-point plan to tackle prostitution and trafficking.

"Sweden is not a good place for (your) business," Justice Minister Beatrice Ask said in a warning to those who buy sex or are involved in trafficking. "(There's) a very big risk of getting caught, and getting caught big time."

She spoke at a press conference Wednesday.

Sweden's unusual prostitution law, which allows the sale of sex but prohibits the buying, faced ridicule when it was introduced nine years ago. However, other countries are now considering emulating the Swedish model, which officials say has reduced the demand for prostitutes and reshaped attitudes toward the sex trade.
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Police estimate that the number of prostitutes in Sweden dropped 40 percent from 2,500 in 1998 to 1,500 in 2003.

The plan boosts policing against sex buyers and expands rehabilitation centers for sex workers and trafficking victims. It also trains hospital workers and social services employees to deal with suspected cases of prostitution and trafficking.

Integration Minister Nyamko Sabuni noted that men are the primary buyers of sex.

"Prostitution and human trafficking for sexual purposes is a serious barrier for social equality and equality between the sexes," she said.

Under Sweden's law, paying for sex is punished by fines or up to six months in prison, plus the humiliation of public expose.
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Re: Sweden pledges 35 million to anti-prostitution plan

Postby MaggieH » Thu Jul 17, 2008 6:11 pm

Wow, go on, Sweden! :cheers:
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Re: Sweden pledges 35 million to anti-prostitution plan

Postby elfeminista » Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:59 pm

Sweden Rocks.. Where is that viking Smiley someone here has? :-)

I WANT TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE PROSTITUTION IS ILLEGAL.

WHERE HARDCORE PORN IS ILLEGAL
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Re: Sweden pledges 35 million to anti-prostitution plan

Postby Cellycel » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:43 am

I want to live in a world where people wouldn't use porn (not limited to hardcore) not because of it being illegal and their being afraid to break the law. I want to live in a world where no-one uses porn because no man would want to rape and dehumanize women.

*pessimistic*
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Re: Sweden pledges 35 million to anti-prostitution plan

Postby elfeminista » Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:21 pm

I want the same thing too cellycell, but I don't think that is going to happen unless there is a Worlwide radical feminist revolution. I see men as commited to gender fascism. They are not changing their minds anyttime soon.
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Re: Sweden pledges 35 million to anti-prostitution plan

Postby Andrew » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:43 pm

Each one of us that wants that brings it a little closer, but (sigh) still a long way to go.
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