Sex trafficking in Indonesia

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Indonesian citizen and foreign victims are sex trafficked into and out of all Provinces of Indonesia. They are raped and physically and psychologically harmed in brothels, homes, and various business and work sites, including miner camps, within these administrative divisions.

Sex trafficking in Indonesia is

Republic of Indonesia. Indonesia is a country of origin, destination,[1] and transit for sex trafficking.[1]

Sex trafficking victims in the country are from all ethnic groups in Indonesia and foreigners. Children,

sexually transmitted diseases from rapes. They have been drugged[6] and forced to take pills to delay menstruation to maximize profits.[1]
Some are coerced to be in online pornographic films.

The sex traffickers are often part of or collude with criminal syndicates.

Pedophiles and sex tourists travel to Indonesia.[1] Australian and other foreigner paedophile rings had infiltrated Indonesia using the pretense of adopting or fostering impoverished children.[1] Some perpetrators are victims of sex trafficking themselves.[1]

The government of Indonesia has been criticized for the weak implementation of sex trafficking laws[1] and poor victim protections.[5] Some law enforcement have not received proper anti-trafficking training.

Non-governmental organizations

Compassion First, headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, carries out anti-sex trafficking efforts in Indonesia.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Indonesia's child prostitution problem". The ASEAN Post. February 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Taiwan's human trafficking issue". Taipei Times. November 26, 2006.
  3. ^ "New ways to help Hong Kong's human trafficking victims". CN Monitor. October 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Shandra Woworuntu: My life as a sex-trafficking victim". BBC News. March 30, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Human Trafficking In Indonesia: The Difficult Road Home". Nexus Institute. June 16, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Facebook used to kidnap girls for sex slaves". Standard-Examiner. October 29, 2012. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "Compassion First". 2020.
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