Trafficking is a violation that is performed by ordinary people. It is devastating to hear that 8% of all men in Sweden have contributed to this figure, by paying for sex. It is shameful, disgusting and absurd for these actions to proceed, and to miss out the larger problem. To be so incompetent and uncomprehending… 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 »
New British law – companies are to be held responsible for slavery in supply chain
A new British law proposal deeming companies obliged to ensure that their chain of supply is free from slavery has been put forward. This new effort is part of a legislation proposal on modern slavery now pending in the parliament. If taken on, this would imply that large companies annually must be able to present… 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 »
Grand Lecture at Drottning Blankas High School in Kungsbacka
Foto: Anna Lindeborg On the West coast, the school visits continue. Today, I held a lecture at the Drottning Blankas High School in Kungsbacka. The majority of the school’s students from all grades were gathered. A total of 100 students attended the lecture. Many students signed the petition to help us in our work against… Read more »
VESTITO supports Fair Sex
Our Fair Sex t-shirt can now be be purchased at Swedens new fashion retailer for men, VESTITO. We are very grateful that VESTITO are supporting Fair Sex by selling our t-shirt. Among unique brands and the latest apparel from Italian, Swedish, and Danish fashion houses, you can now also find RealStars unique Fair Sex t-shirt… Read more »
Rachel Moran – Paid For
Paid For – My Journey Through Prostitution by Rachel Moran Gill & Macmillan , Dublin, 2013 Book review by Robert Schenck 140923 Like all excellent books, Paid For can be read from many points of view. The book is a personal, political and feminist manifesto and, at the same time, a stylistic account of a… Read more »
The EU Commission is publishing new statistics today – ”Trafficking in human beings”
Half of the allotted time, from 2012 to 2016, for the EU strategy for the elimination of human trafficking has now passed. In preparation for the EU anti-trafficking day the EU commission published their report “Trafficking in human beings (working paper)” on October 17th. The report details statistics of victims of trafficking and human traffickers… Read more »
Cupcake STHLM for FAIR SEX
Two samples of what the Realstars Anti-trafficking Day participants can look forward to… Big thanks to Cupcake STHLM for making these amazing and delicious FAIR SEX cupcakes. See you at Bio-Rio friends! #forfair6
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 »