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Sex trafficking in Brunei is
human trafficking
Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extrac ...
for the purpose of sexual exploitation and slavery that occurs in the country.
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...
citizens, primarily women and girls, have been sex trafficked within the country and to other countries in Asia. Foreign victims are sex trafficked into the country.
Children,
persons in poverty, and migrants are particularly vulnerable to sex trafficking. Victims are deceived,
threatened,
and or forced into prostitution. They suffer physical and psychological trauma and are typically guarded and/or locked up in poor conditions. A number contract sexually transmitted diseases from rapes. Victims’ family members are also threatened
so that the authorities are not alerted.
Male and female traffickers in Brunei come from all social and economic classes.
Traffickers are often members of or facilitated by crime syndicates and gangs. Some perpetrators are the victims’ family members.
The government of Brunei has been criticized for its inadequate anti-sex trafficking initiatives. Some officials have been complicit in sex trafficking.
Anti-sex trafficking organizations
YAS Brunei, a Bruneian youth initiative that is a product of Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, fights sex trafficking in the country.
See also
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Human rights in Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by the ...
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Prostitution in Brunei
Prostitution in Brunei is illegal and can incur a punishment of imprisonment for 1 year and a fine of BN$ 5,000 for a first offence, or 3 years and BN$ 10,000 on a second or subsequent conviction.
Legislation
In 2016 a new penal code was introduc ...
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Slavery in Brunei
References
Child sexual abuse by country
Crime in Brunei
Forced prostitution
Forced marriage
Organized crime activity
Law enforcement in Brunei
Sex industry
Brunei
Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely sur ...
Crimes against women
Women's rights in Brunei
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