According to CNN’s article “The battle against sex trafficking: Sweden vs. Denmark”, these two European countries are taking a stand against sex trafficking and promoting women’s rights, but in opposite fashions. Denmark is infamous for the red light district. There, prostitution is legalized in hopes that it would be easier to manage. Sweden, on the other hand, utilizes a totally different approach. The act of selling sex is technically legal, however, the act of buying is criminalized in hopes to decrease the demand
However, the problem seems to be getting worse in Denmark, but improving in Sweden. Countries are now looking at Sweden as a model of new thinking about how to destroy this modern day slavery of sex trafficking. Questions have been raised over what countries will adopt this style of combating trafficking as well as if it will be as effective as in Sweden. Despite these apprehensions, the important thing is that governments are seeing the importance and nefariousness of sex trafficking and taking a stand against it.
For the full article, please visit: http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/30/sex-trafficking-countries-take-different-approaches-to-same-problem/
For the full article, please visit: http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/30/sex-trafficking-countries-take-different-approaches-to-same-problem/
Rachel, you give the facts of the article very well and I know exactly what the article is discussing. However, this is all you give. Will the Swedish way work or make sense for Denmark and other countries? Was there even a way to tell? There just needs to be more analysis of it maybe. ( I feel really harsh saying this, i'm not at all trying to attack you.)
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Danielle,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment! Don't worry about sounding harsh - it was exactly what I needed to hear. Unfortunately, I wrote the post before the discussion in class, and did not have any time to edit it this week. I promise the next post will be better! And hopefully I will have time to address those questions you posed, as well!
Rachel
The Swedish way does seem to be working and if the same laws are implemented in Denmark it could work. It might not happen immediately but with more people being pushed for breaking the laws Denmark could make a turn. Like other laws the success of this would depend on the severity of the consequences. If there was a high punishment for breaking the law then Denmark could make the improvements that Sweden has made.
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