At this moment a proposition is being discussed, about a “Red Light Zone” in Rome, with the purpose to legalize prostitution and fine the prostitutes for sex-trades happening outside of the zone. Help us stop this bill by signing the petition that you can find here! In Mars 2014 senator Maria Spilabotte, with the support of… Read more »
Kajsa Wahlberg speaks about the impact of the Sex Purchase Act
Following the debate initiated by the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (Riksförbundet för Sexuell Upplysning – RFSU) on the impact of the Swedish Sex Purchase Act’s, we emailed Kajsa Wahlberg, a detective at the National Police and National Rapporteur on Human Trafficking. We wanted to hear directly from her about how the Police see the… Read more »
Real Stars Launches Fiction Writing Competition – Great Prizes to Win!
Enter RealStars’ fiction writing competition for young people – a unique opportunity to write about one of important life’s important issues: Fair Sex – everyone’s right to sex on equal terms. And you can win fantastic prizes. The theme for the competition is RealStars’ message: Fair Sex – Against Trafficking. Be inspired by ‘Travel and… Read more »
SURVIVOR STORIES – Ayesha
When people say that women choose this life, I feel an urge to laugh. Do they know how many women like me that have tried to escape, but have been beaten senseless when they’re caught? TO THE MEN THAT BUY US, we are nothing more then meat. To everyone else in society, we simply do… Read more »
Do you believe ‘the happy hore’ is real?
Join us for one of our school visits with our process leaders. During the visit at Sigtuna Folkhögskola the fourth week of January this question was posed by a student: ‘What is interesting is that every time I talk to guys about this question they reply in a completely different way than us girls. I… Read more »
Scandic are preparing to fight prostitution and the purchasing of sex at hotels
Scandic Hotels have decided to provide their staff with education regarding questions of prostitution. RealStars have been working together with Scandic Hotels for a long time through the project Hotels Against Trafficking, and we think that this is very exciting news. Today, many of the Swedish sex purchases are made at hotels. This is something… Read more »
Filip and Fredrik present the film ”Trevligt Folk”
At the anti trafficking day on October 18th in 2014, RealStars organised an auction where people had the chance to place bids on a meeting with the popular duo Filip and Fredrik. Other than meeting the popular duo, the bidding also involved getting four tickets to see the world premiere of their film “Trevligt Folk”…. Read more »
”National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month” in the United States
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 »
The Swedish Sex Purchase Act: what are the benefits? And is there a connection between the porn industry and human trafficking?
During the third week of January Realstars visited a number of high schools in the Stockholm area: Kunskapsgymnasiet in the Ericsson Globe and Fredrika Bremergymnaiserna in Haninge. We discussed many different and interesting subjects, in particular the Swedish Sex Purchase Act which was introduced in 1999. This act implies that a person who purchases sexual… Read more »
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 »