The report , looks at the different approaches of six EU member states, including Ireland towards tackling human trafficking and its links to prostitution. The results corroborate other studies that points towards tackling demand for buying sex to decrease human trafficking. The majority of those in prostitution in Ireland are women and girls; Irish authorities have recently reported an increase in suspected victims of trafficking from Nigeria some related to upheavals from Boko Haram attacking villages , Romania, Brazil and Pakistan.
Ireland recently moved towards a model of criminalising buying sex, but decriminalising those in prostitution. In general, women who have been trafficked for prostitution are young and from impoverished regions in the world.
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