CAP International (Coalition for the Abolition of prostitution) and Apne Aap, its Indian member association, who act in support of all prostituted persons and combat against the prostitution system, organize from January 29th to 31st 2017 an international conference entitled #LastGirlFirstin New-Delhi (India) to better prevent and fight against the sexual exploitation of women and girls. The over-representation of the most marginalized and vulnerable women and girls among the prostitution system victims will be highlighted.
In the framework of the Fondation Scelles’educational actions intending to improve the youth’s awareness so as to better prevent and fight sexual exploitation, Frederic Boisard who is a project responsible at the Fondation Scelles, regularly comes to the Cergy-Pontoise University to speak to tourism students. In January 2017, he presented the national and international stakes of the fight against the resort to the prostitution of others (adults and minors) while travelling professionally or for leisure ; this has been identified as « sex tourism » for many years and is an ever- growing globalized phenomenon.
Read also >> The Fondation Scelles 2013 Global Report « Sexual Exploitation. A growing menace »- « Sex tourism » p.84
Could Mexico adopt an abolitionist legislation inspired by the la loi française d’avril 2016 ? In this country which is very much affected by prostitution and human trafficking, abolitionists gather their powers while the debate intensifies ; several recent attempts at liberalizing the sex market have failed, which favours high hopes in this direction. All the higher than Rosi Orozco, a former congresswoman and chair of the Comision Unidos Vs Trata, has met, during a stay in Europe, her French partners, the Fondation Scelles in particular, and communicated with them on the French model.
En préparation du concours de reportages, François Vignaud a rencontré les étudiants de 1ère et 2ème année de l’ESJ de Lille pour leur présenter les objectifs de la Fondation et la thématique 2017 des Prix Fondation Scelles.
Occasion de pérenniser ce partenariat école initialisé en 2012 et d’échanger avec une centaine d’étudiants sur la loi du 13 avril 2016.
Eight months after the prostitution law was voted, the publication, on December 14th, of the decree concerning the awarenes training period related to the fight against the purchase of sexual acts constitutes a major step in the implementation of the judicial aspect of this new device which aims at reinforcing the fight against the prostitution system and accompanying the prostituted persons.