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The EU must affirm its strong commitment to eradicate all forms of male violence against women
23rd October 2009: Trafficking in women has increased due to the European Union (EU) tolerance for the prostitutional system, the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) and its European Policy Action Centre on Violence Against Women (EPACVAW) have said. According to the UN, 79% of trafficking in human beings is for sexual exploitation. Unsurprisingly therefore, more than 80% of these victims are women. “It is time for the EU and its Member States, to examine the factors that make them attractive all over the world for trafficking in women for sexual purposes,” said Ms. Colette De Troy, EPACVAW Director. “The EU must recognise that its tolerance for the prostitutional system in Europe, coupled with the persistence of historically unequal power relations between women and men, leads to an amplified acceptance of men’s use of and control over women’s bodies and therefore an increased intensity of male violence against women.” “It is therefore not surprising that the lack of EU policy against violence against women has led to an increase in procuring and fuels trafficking in women into Europe for sexual purposes and sex tourism,” said Ms. Brigitte Triems, President of EWL/EPACVAW. “In order to ambitiously tackle trafficking in women for sexual purposes, the EU must uppermost tackle the demand side of the phenomenon through awareness raising, education to equality and effective sanctions to prostitute-users and procurers.” As the EU seeks to strengthen its role as a key actor on the international stage, the EWL and EPACVAW call on it to affirm its strong commitment to eradicate all forms of male violence against women within its borders, as well as outside its territory. RELATED ARTICLE EU has important role in combating human trafficking |