Sex Trafficking and Human Rights
Sex Trafficking and Human Rights
- January 11, 2026
- Tony Smith, political science, New Books in Political Science, Jan. 11, 2026 (Podcast)
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Sex Trafficking and Human Rights: The Status of Women and State Responses … demonstrates that state responsiveness to human trafficking is shaped by the political, social, cultural, and economic rights afforded to women in that state. … By analyzing human trafficking cases in India, Thailand, Russia, Nigeria, and Brazil, they shed light on the factors that make some women and girls more susceptible to traffickers than others. An interview with Heather Smith-Cannoy, Patricia C. Rodda and Charles “Tony” Smith, professor in political science and law at the University of California, Irvine.
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