If you have worked for a long time with these questions, there’s a limit. I’ve done this for 11 years now. Realstar’s focus on counteracting demand is good, and of course, the support and the rights, and to give moral compensation for victims of sexual exploitation, should always be at the center. I have increasingly… Read more »
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Robert Schenck Reviews Christina Lamb’s Book Our Bodies, Their Battlefield – What War Does to Women
Award-winning British author Christina Lamb has dedicated an entire book to exposing the brutal realities of sexual slavery and violence against women in modern-day wars and conflicts. This work finally gives the victims a voice and brings this issue to light. The celebrated British journalist and author recounts the harrowing fates of women in numerous… Read more »
Visa and Mastercard takes a stand against sexual exploitation
Debit-card companies can make it more difficult for the sex trade or facilitate it. Visa and Mastercard have taken a stand against the “digital brothels”, most visibly for the porn website Pornhub, a website were rape on children, revenge porn and rough abuse on women has been normalized. Now, more payment services and social media… Read more »
Auction Against Trafficking – Feel free to donate something, together we can make a difference
As autumn arrives, it’s the perfect time to clear out your closet. Maybe find a new home for that unused lamp in the corner? Many of us have things tucked away in our wardrobes or attics – nice items we just don’t use. This past June, with the support of Therése Lindgren, Linda Pira, Otto… Read more »
The Ladder of Change – Key Steps to Elevate the Status of Thai Massage
The demand for prostitution and human trafficking is driven by sex buyers, placing women in vulnerable situations. RealStars can only confirm what the police have observed: many salon owners are complicit in these dynamics – either by facilitating or ignoring employee exploitation. Through the Växtkraft Thai project, funded by the Inheritance Fund, we are taking… Read more »
”All guys consume pornography” – about ascribing pornography as a male trait and the consequences thereof
We must talk about pornography. We must talk about the normalization of how we talk about pornography, that it’s something “all guys do” and something you just have to accept. We must talk about, as a girlfriend, being naive when expressing that one’s boyfriend doesn’t consume pornography. The average age of beginning to look at… Read more »
Sweden and France in cooperation against demand
The impact of France latching on to Sweden’s proposal to pursue an international joint diplomacy against human trafficking for sexual exploitation and prostitution can’t be overestimated. “There are many benefits”. That is what Per-Anders Sunesson, Sweden’s former ambassador against human trafficking between 2016 and 2021, also a board member in Realstars Sweden, is saying. In… Read more »
Auction Against Trafficking – Together, We Make a Broad Impact!
What an intense and amazing week from June 14-21! We held the first Auction Against Trafficking in six years, together with our incredible role models: Therése Lindgren, Otto Wallin, Oscar Ahlin, Robin Söderling, and Linda Pira. A BIG THANK YOU to each of them! With the support of three athletes, a driven influencer, and a… Read more »
Realstars Sweden’s annual meeting 2021 – Welcome to the new board members!
The 27th of May, Realstars national board held an annual meeting for the financial year of 2020. We looked back on a different but still very eventful year! In 2020 and 2021 there was in many ways a breakthrough and momentum in the work against sexual exploitation in Sweden, where Realstars have been a driven… Read more »
RealStars Seeks a Part-Time Communications Officer
RealStars is a non-profit organization active since 2010, focusing on preventive work within Sweden and the EU. We combat prostitution and human trafficking through advocacy, influence, campaigns, and education. We stand for Fair Sex – sex on equal terms – signaling that purchasing “sex” equates to paid abuse. Our collaborations are within the business sector,… Read more »