.: conclusion :.

We believe that only by going to the root cause of prostitution and trafficking, which are the factors 

that make up the demand, will we end the sexual exploitation and abuse of women and children 

through prostitution and trafficking.  

We need to urge all governments, NGOs, and religious communities to focus on reducing the 

demand for victims of sex trafficking and prostitution. All the components of the demand need to 

be penalized – the men who purchase sex acts, the exploiters – the traffickers and pimps who 

profit from the sale of women and children for sex, the states that fund deceptive messages and 

act as pimp, and the culture that lies about the nature of prostitution.  

We could greatly reduce the number of victims, if the demand for them was penalized. If there 

were no men seeking to buy sex acts, no women and children would be bought and sold. If there 

were no brothels waiting for victims, no victims would be recruited. If there were no states that 

profited from the sex trade, there would be no regulations that facilitated the flow of women 

from poor towns to wealthier sex industry centers. If there were no false messages about 

prostitution, no women or girls would be deceived into thinking prostitution is a glamorous or 

legitimate job.