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Boston Launches Program Targeting Men Who Buy Sex

June 5, 2014 CAMBRIDGE, MA – The city of Boston has launched an initiative to reduce demand for prostitution by 20 percent over the next two years by going after the men who buy sex rather than targeting the women and children who are being prostituted. Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the program on […]

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National Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Sting Results in 373 Arrest

For More Information: Cook County Sheriff’s Office 312-603-4242 For Immediate Release February 6, 2014 Printer-Friendly Version COOK COUNTY, IL – A national coalition of local law enforcement agencies conducted a sting operation that led to the arrests of 359 would-be sex buyers and 14 pimps/traffickers, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. The seventh […]

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Deconstructing Demand: The Driving Force of Sex Trafficking

Ambassador Swanee Hunt writes about the growing focus on deterring purchasers of illegal commercial sex in the Spring/Summer 2013 edition of The Brown Journal of World Affairs.

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Ambassador Swanee Hunt given Abolitionist Award

The Nomi Network has selected Demand Abolition Chair Swanee Hunt for its 2013 Abolitionist Award, given to “visionary leaders [who] have established a legacy in the eradication of modern day slavery.” The Nomi Network, which fosters the financial independence of women who are vulnerable to trafficking, also presented Jean Baderschneider with its Corporate Responsibility Award […]

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Engaging Male Allies

By combatting sexual assault on campus, opposing domestic violence, and preventing sex trafficking and prostitution, men are becoming increasingly involved in the fight against gender-based inequality and violence. Rejecting the tired cliché of “boys will be boys,” these principled men advance justice and mutual respect between the sexes—they don’t stand by when others are being […]

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Columbus Day 2012: Law Enforcement Agencies Across the Nation Continue to Target ‘Johns’

For More Information: Cook County Sheriff’s Office 312-603-4242 For Immediate Release October 17, 2012 Printer-Friendly Version (Chicago, Illinois – October 17, 2012) Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced the results of the fourth “National Day of Johns Arrests.” Law enforcement agencies from across the United States continue to join the anti-demand momentum with a Columbus […]

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President Enlarges Fight to End Human Trafficking

President Obama announced several new initiatives to combat human trafficking at the Eighth Annual Clinton Global Initiative. Among the efforts aimed squarely at addressing sex trafficking: Federal prosecutors, law enforcement officials, and immigration judges; commercial transportation officials, state and local law enforcement partners; and state workforce agencies and educators will be trained at better detecting […]

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New York Times opinion piece mischaracterizes the movement to end demand

In the Sept. 23rd edition of the New York Times Sunday Review, journalist Noy Thrupkaew pigeonholes the movement to end demand for illegal commercial sex as a misguided moral crusade. Demand Abolition Director Lina Nealon sets the record straight.

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Operation Buyer Beware

Law Enforcement Across the Nation Targets ‘Johns’ to End Human Trafficking Contact Cook County Sheriff’s Office 312-603-4242 For Immediate Release August 21, 2012 Printer-Friendly Version CHICAGO, IL — Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart’s “National Day of Johns Arrests” campaign launched its third nationwide sweep this month which resulted in 268 arrests of “Johns” and charged […]

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Arresting Demand: A National Colloquium

MAY 3-4, 2012 | Westin Copley, Boston, Massachusetts The colloquium brought together criminal justice professionals, survivors, nongovernment organization leaders, policymakers, researchers, philanthropists, corporate leaders, media outlets, and activists who are committed to eradicating sex trafficking by eliminating the demand for illegal commercial sex. We gathered in Boston to share emerging policies and practices, identify research […]

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Demand Abolition Seeks to Abolish the Illegal Commercial Sex Industry in the United States by Eradicating the Demand for Purchased Sex

Hunt Alternatives to host groundbreaking international conversation in Boston Media Contact Christian Megliola, Regan Communications 617.488.2862 Sean Flanagan, Regan Communications 617.488.2878 For Immediate Release April 26, 2012 Printer-Friendly Version Boston, MA (April 26, 2012) – Recognizing that lasting social change is established through sustained efforts, Demand Abolition, a program of Hunt Alternatives, has developed a […]

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Championship Numbers Tell Sad Story

Contact Cook County Sheriff’s Office 312-603-4242 For Immediate Release February 07, 2012 Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced the results of the second “National Day of Johns Arrests.”  Building on the momentum of last year’s Columbus Day weekend pilot sweep of “Johns,” 20 United States law enforcement agencies in 8 different states simultaneously conducted sting […]

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