Behind the everyday bargains we all love -- the $10 manicure, the unlimited shrimp buffet -- is a hidden world of forced labor to keep those prices at rock bottom. Noy Thrupkaew investigates human trafficking – which flourishes in the US...

Jacqueline Novogratz tells a moving story of an encounter in a Nairobi slum with Jane, a former prostitute, whose dreams of escaping poverty, of becoming a doctor and of getting married were fulfilled in an unexpected way.

Sunitha Krishnan has dedicated her life to rescuing women and children from sex slavery, a multimilion-dollar global market. In this courageous talk, she tells three powerful stories, as well as her own, and calls for a more humane...

Uncover the origins of the modern restaurant, a Parisian invention that transformed dining with luxury, sophistication, and individual service. From its beginnings during the French Revolution to its establishment in the...

This video analyzes Hamlet's fierce criticism of Gertrude's marriage to Claudius in Act 3, likening her actions to prostitution—a common metaphor in Shakespeare's time for moral degradation. It contextualizes the symbolism within the...

Daulatdia is an entire village in Bangladesh dedicated to prostitution. Every day, 1,600 trafficked, enslaved and abandoned women and girls sell themselves for £2 a time. In the midst of the trade live 300 children, many born in the...

Researchers believe that the town was founded in the 7th or 6th century BC by the Osci or Oscans. It came under the domination of Rome in the 4th century BC, and was conquered and became a Roman colony in 80 BC after it joined an...

Putting the "wild" into Wild West, prostitution was big business in frontier communities – and gave the so-called "soiled doves" who controlled the industry wealth and influence as America grew.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Prostitution in Japan

Stigmatizing and relegating an activity to the shadows doesn’t improve anyone’s welfare University of Reading economist Marina Della Giusta explains how regulations are driven more by reinforcing a society’s moral standards than by...

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Bishop Pimps

Hundreds of women operate as sex workers along the Strada Bonifica, the ironically named ‘road of love’ on the Adriatic coast of Italy. There has been a huge increase in the number of Nigerian women working along the 10-mile stretch of...

French far right wants to reopen brothels and put sex workers in charge — will they succeed?

Authorities say a 49-year-old employee of Solace Springs Spa offered sex to an undercover officer.

Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was sentenced to just over four years in prison on Friday after being convicted on prostitution-related charges involving his two ex-girlfriends

Witnesses, including Cassie, urge a judge to deny leniency for Sean “Diddy” Combs, citing years of abuse and fears for their safety ahead of sentencing. (Scripps News)

A federal judge will decide soon whether to throw out Sean "Diddy" Combs' prostitution convictions. (Scripps News)

A petition to criminalise the purchase of sexual services in the Netherlands has been delivered to Dutch lawmakers with over 40,000 signatures.



Natasja Bos, one of the co-founders of NGO Exxpose, who put...

Despite the severe penalties, many Cubans hustle to make ends meet, even resorting to prostitution

Spirits Homecoming is a South Korean film about comfort women and is based on the horrors experienced by so-called sex slaves in Japanese military brothels during World War Two.



For Director Cho Jung-rae the...

A Mumbai dance group led by transgender artists is using its performance to campaign for the rights of transgender people.



The group called the ‘Dancing Queens’ performs a medley of dance styles, including...

Six months after Canada's controversial prostitution bill came into effect, we take a closer look at the sex trade.

Authorities say the women agreed to sexual conduct for money and were arrested Feb. 23 after an investigation by New York State Police and the New Windsor Police Department.

The report's authors celebrated it as a breakthrough in the fight against human trafficking and exploitation but critics call the approach "biased".