Throughout January, the Unites States has brought attention to slavery and human trafficking through the recently introduced National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Among other things, the House of Representatives approved 12 different bills aimed at combating human trafficking. This issue is now to be further discussed in the Senate. It all started with… Read more »
Trafficking
SURVIVOR STORIES – Kolab & Phalla
Kolab doesn’t know who her real parents are. She was allowed to go to school until year five, but horrible conditions caused a situation that forced her into selling drugs and sex at a karaoke bar. Kolab is born in 1991 and grew up on a farm in Cambodia. On the farm, she was treated… Read more »
Breakfast meeting with Presskontakterna in Stockholm
Photo of this week’s breakfast meeting with Presskontakterna Stockholm, where Process manager Emily lectured on sextrafficking and how we as fellow humans can activate ourselves in the work to discourage demand and reinforce the message of FAIR SEX. Thanks to all participants and Presskontakterna for an inspiring morning! # forfair6
There are REALSTARS in every classroom
This week, RealStars visited Nacka gymnasium and the International English Gymnasium in Södermalm. At Nacka gymnasium, a lecture was given for a class that studies Hotel and Tourism. The following discussions were therefore focused on RealStars work within the hotel sector; how hotels can work together and how the travelling industry can play an active… Read more »
Civil society contact with victims of human trafficking
RealStars is participating in the initiative Plattformen Civila Sverige mot människohandel (Swedish civil society platform against human trafficking) which has brought together several Swedish organisation in one informal network. In preparation for the upcoming EU Anti-trafficking Day 18 October, an important project was presented and for the first time revealing statistics on civil society contact… Read more »
RealStars’ Malin Roux and Parul Sharma from The Academy for Human Rights in Business discuss CSR and the work against sex trafficking
Yesterday, Shenet in cooperation with BPW – Business Professional Women – arranged an event at Kungsträdgården where the founder of RealStars Malin Roux, the human rights solicitor Parul Sharma from The Academy for Human Rights in Business, and a part of the corporate network CSR Sweden were a few of the participators. The theme was… Read more »
Solna Vikings plays against trafficking
Solna Vikings did their warm-up for yesterday’s thrilling home premiere wearing t-shirts with the message “AGAINST TRAFFICKING”. It is truly enjoyable to see that these athletes are taking a stand for Fair Sex and that Solna Vikings, as a sports club, is choosing to acknowledge Realstars’ work against sex trafficking. You are stars. GO VIKINGS,… Read more »
Same fight, different opponents in Mexico, Australia and Sweden
Real Stars publishes this thoughtful text, that provides insight into the struggle against prostitution, by Kajsa Ekis Ekman, debater and author of the book “Being and Goods.” She has met Lydia Cacho from Mexico, who is constantly subjected to death threats for exposing the abuse of women and children. Both met in Australia. Debating prostitution… Read more »
Paedophile Ring in Northern England
1,400 children were victims of a paedophile ring that operated in the north of England for sixteen years. New information that the English authorities and the Police had knowledge of the paedophile ring and did not intervene has shocked many people. The paedophile ring operated for sixteen years in and around Rotherham in northern England…. Read more »
Rest in Peace Birgitta Stenberg
Over the weekend came the announcement that the author, Birgitta Stenberg, had passed away at 82 years of age – with a seemingly youthful soul until the end. Birgitta has inspired several generations with her books and has personified a person who has refused to conform to society’s norms and the conventions of the time…. Read more »