Sex trafficking in East Timor
Sex trafficking in East Timor is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation and slavery that occurs in the
East Timorese citizens, primarily women and girls, have been sex trafficked within the country and to other countries in Asia. Foreign victims are sex trafficked into the country. Children,[2] persons in poverty, and migrants are particularly vulnerable to sex trafficking. Victims are deceived,[2] threatened, and or forced into prostitution.[3] They suffer from physical and psychological trauma[3] and are typically guarded and or locked up in poor conditions. A number contract sexually transmitted diseases from rapes. Traffickers are often members of or facilitated by crime syndicates and gangs.[2]
The government of East Timor has been criticized for its inadequate anti-sex trafficking initiatives. Officials and police have been complicit in sex trafficking.[2]
United Nations Integrated Mission in East Timor
In the
References
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- ^ a b "Putting a Face on Pain: Innovative Training to Fight Trafficking in Timor Leste". International Organization for Migration. July 19, 2016.
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- ^ Tanonoka Joseph, Whande (29 January 2007). "Peacekeepers as Predators: UN Sex Crimes". Sunday Standard. Retrieved 26 April 2018.