In Mexico, where the cult of machismo has long held sway, she waged a lonely, sometimes dangerous and often single-handed fight against prostitution and organized sex rings.
Tag: Prostitution
In a First, Korean Women Target U.S. Military in Suit Over Prostitution
Dozens of women who worked in the sex trade in South Korea are seeking an apology and compensation for the rights abuses they suffered while catering to American G.I.s.
F.B.I. Agents in Southeast Asia Paid for Sex While Police Stood By, Watchdog Says
Solicitation of prostitutes took place over several years even as employees were training to combat human trafficking, according to a document released to The Times in a lawsuit.
F.B.I. Agents in Southeast Asia Used Prostitutes, Watchdog Says
The conduct took place over several years even as employees were training to combat human trafficking, according to a document released to The Times in a lawsuit.
Korean Victim of WWII Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan’s Apology Dies
She campaigned for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her, mostly Korean, during World War II.
Myanmar’s War Has Pushed Doctors and Nurses Into Prostitution
Nearly four years into a grinding civil conflict, the economy is in ruins, and people — even professionals with degrees — are desperate.
Maternity Leave and Ongoing Consent: New Rights for Belgium’s Sex Workers
A groundbreaking law, which gives some sex workers greater labor protections and social benefits than similar legislation elsewhere in the world, is now in effect in the European country.
A Dying Anticorruption Crusader Considers His Life’s Own Misdeeds
Chuwit Kamolvisit has enthralled Thailand for decades with revelations of police and political corruption. But his own compromised past, including time as a “super pimp,” clouds his legacy.
A Brutal Sex Trade Built for American Soldiers
It’s a long-buried part of South Korean history: women compelled by force, trickery or desperation into prostitution, with the complicity of their own leaders.
A Risky Trade in Ukraine Grows Riskier Amid the War
Russia’s invasion has disrupted the social services that help reduce harm to the women and men who sell sex, threatening public health.