“We must be the change that we want to see”. Sarah Benson opened the World Conference in New Delhi against prostitution with the famous quote by Mohandas Gandhi and added “we can’t ignore what we know about prostitution and its impacts”, and we must gather all the ideas and motivation to take action.
29.01.2017 « We are all part of this movement » said Shanie Roy, young survivor of prostitution, at the opening of the 2nd World Congress against sexual exploitation of women and girls, in front of a crowded auditorium with activists, parlementarians, politicians, survivors of prostitution, representatives of vulnerable women and girls, young abolitionist leaders, trade unions, NGOs from all over the world.
CAP International (Coalition for the Abolition of prostitution) and Apne Aap, its Indian member association, who act in support of all prostituted persons and combat against the prostitution system, organize from January 29th to 31st 2017 an international conference entitled #LastGirlFirstin New-Delhi (India) to better prevent and fight against the sexual exploitation of women and girls. The over-representation of the most marginalized and vulnerable women and girls among the prostitution system victims will be highlighted.
In the framework of the Fondation Scelles’educational actions intending to improve the youth’s awareness so as to better prevent and fight sexual exploitation, Frederic Boisard who is a project responsible at the Fondation Scelles, regularly comes to the Cergy-Pontoise University to speak to tourism students. In January 2017, he presented the national and international stakes of the fight against the resort to the prostitution of others (adults and minors) while travelling professionally or for leisure ; this has been identified as « sex tourism » for many years and is an ever- growing globalized phenomenon.
Read also >> The Fondation Scelles 2013 Global Report « Sexual Exploitation. A growing menace »- « Sex tourism » p.84
Could Mexico adopt an abolitionist legislation inspired by the la loi française d’avril 2016 ? In this country which is very much affected by prostitution and human trafficking, abolitionists gather their powers while the debate intensifies ; several recent attempts at liberalizing the sex market have failed, which favours high hopes in this direction. All the higher than Rosi Orozco, a former congresswoman and chair of the Comision Unidos Vs Trata, has met, during a stay in Europe, her French partners, the Fondation Scelles in particular, and communicated with them on the French model.