attachment of any ownership right over one or more people with the intent of coercing or otherwise forcing them to engage in sexual activities From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sexual slavery is a special case of slavery or forced labour. Sexual slaves are like normal slaves, except for the following:
This term is also used in the Vienna Declaration of human rights and in humanitarian international law.
Official estimates of people in sexual slavery worldwide vary. In 2001 the International Organization for Migration estimated 400,000, the Federal Bureau of Investigation estimated 700,000 and UNICEF estimated 1.75 million.[3]
Sexual slavery has many forms, such as sexual bondage to a single owner or ritual slavery linked to certain religious practices. An example of this is ritual servitude in some civilizations in Ghana, Togo, and Benin. Criminal organizations such as Zwi Migdal also force people into prostitution. There are also systems, which were designed for non-sexual labor. During the Colonization of the Americas. European explorers often met Indigenous peoples. Forced labour for economic gains was common. Non-consensual sexual activities were common as well.
In some cultures, Concubinage has been a traditional form of sexual slavery. In concubinage, women spent their lives in sexual servitude, notably Concubinage in Islam. In some cultures, enslaved concubines and their children had distinct rights and legitimate social positions.
Today, there are different types of sexual slavery:
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