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CEASE cities spur awareness and action

CEASE cities spur awareness and action

Just a few months after joining the CEASE (Cities Empowered Against Sexual Exploitation) Network, Boston is already being recognized for its effort to end sex-buying by focusing on buyers. Calling on the city to use its Olympic bid to tackle trafficking locally, a Boston Globe editorial commends Mayor Walsh for targeting johns.

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Obama signs JVTA—Buyers beware

Obama signs JVTA—Buyers beware

After near unanimous passage by the US Senate and House of Representatives, President Obama quickly signed into law the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, the first comprehensive bill to address the domestic trafficking of American citizens.

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Northern Ireland takes a strong stance against sex buying

Northern Ireland takes a strong stance against sex buying

Sex buyers in Northern Ireland beware—today if you buy sex, you’ll face a fine or up to a year in jail under a new law criminalizing sex buying. The country is the first in the UK to make paying for sex a crime, joining a growing movement worldwide to target the demand for illegal commercial […]

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Jimmy Carter joins battle against sex-buying

Jimmy Carter joins battle against sex-buying

The campaign against sex-buying has a new champion. Former President Jimmy Carter has thrown his moral weight — and the organizational muscle of his Carter Center — behind the growing national movement to fight sexual exploitation by focusing on the buyers.

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Podcast: IN PLAIN SIGHT with Devin Rebello

Podcast: IN PLAIN SIGHT with Devin Rebello

Demand Abolition’s Devin Rebello recently had the opportunity to connect with David Trotter from IN PLAIN SIGHT.

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House approves: Landmark trafficking legislation headed to President

House approves: Landmark trafficking legislation headed to President

Last week, the US House of Representatives followed the Senate’s lead and voted 420-3 in support of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, the first comprehensive bill to address the domestic trafficking of American citizens.

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President Carter and Ambassador Hunt call for change

President Carter and Ambassador Hunt call for change

President Carter and Swanee coauthored an op-ed for Politico to coincide with The World Summit: End Exploitation 2025.

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Historic legislation to combat demand

Historic legislation to combat demand

Last week the US Senate voted in support of the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (JVTA), which includes the most significant demand prevention language in a decade.

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The ugly truth about “Pretty Woman”

The ugly truth about “Pretty Woman”

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the release of the film Pretty Woman. Many are reminiscing about the movie and its “fairytale” romance in popular media, including a reunion of the cast on the TODAY Show. Demand Abolition and our allies are using this moment to further a national dialogue about the harmful and exploitative nature […]

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Boston takes a stand against commercial sexual exploitation

Boston takes a stand against commercial sexual exploitation

The city of Boston announced its participation in the CEASE Network (Cities Empowered Against Sexual Exploitation) at an emotion-charged news conference led by  Mayor Martin Walsh.

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CEASE Network launch event in Phoenix, Arizona

CEASE Network launch event in Phoenix, Arizona

Anti-trafficking leaders from around the country recently joined Demand Abolition in Phoenix, Arizona to launch the CEASE Network (Cities Empowered Against Sexual Exploitation).

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National initiative to fight sex trafficking launched

Eleven pioneering cities today announced the launch of the CEASE Network (Cities Empowered Against Sexual Exploitation), a collaboration of men and women committed to combatting sex trafficking by reducing demand for buying sex by 20 percent in two years.

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