https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai Romania's Disappearing Girls en-us 2016-11-18 21:22:39 UTC 2025-12-24 02:03:36 UTC hello@padlet.com aawilkins18 https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138840075 According to the U.S. State Department’s 2014 Trafficking in persons" report, one-third of Romania’s trafficking victims are underage girls.]]> 2016-11-18 21:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138840075 aawilkins18 https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852349 The Eurostat 2015 report notes that Romania was one of the top five countries of origin for victims of human trafficking in the EU, as registered by organizations (governmental and nongovernmental) throughout the bloc.]]> 2016-11-19 01:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852349 aawilkins18 https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852359 According to ADPARE, a nonprofit group working to prevent trafficking and protect its victims in Romania, fueling the problem is the region’s emergence as a sex industry destination. The country is routinely listed as a top destination on websites promoting and rating sex tourism]]> 2016-11-19 01:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852359 aawilkins18 https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852387  Romania has become a major sex market in Europe — a development that can be seen on the streets of the capital, Bucharest, and in online advertising of Romanian erotic massage parlors]]> 2016-11-19 01:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852387 aawilkins18 https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852390 Some girls are trapped and sent to Spain, Italy or elsewhere, but most are taken to Bucharest because of the city’s newly renovated allure and the ease of transportation.

]]> 2016-11-19 01:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852390 aawilkins18 https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852400 Romania’s response to trafficking, according to the Global Slavery Index, is among the worst in the EU.]]> 2016-11-19 01:33:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852400 aawilkins18 https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852420 “Internal traffic is rising … its exploitation on Romanian territory,” she continued. “It’s an invisible crime. Not only on the streets — in apartments as well as hotels … Most of the time, you can’t walk by her on the street and recognize she’s a victim.” 

]]> 2016-11-19 01:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852420 aawilkins18 https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852434 In Romania, people who testify in court against their traffickers are publicly named by the police, making combating trafficking — an enterprise with strong ties to organized crime — even more difficult. Compounding the problem is the fact that the Romanian parliament in 2014 reduced sentences for traffickers from five to 15 years to three to 10 years.]]> 2016-11-19 01:35:27 UTC https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852434 aawilkins18 https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852460 Stefania Nastrut, an 18 who is one of the few teenage girls in Romania, who haven't been sold in sex trafficking. It is a rarity in her region, the poorest in the European Union (EU), simply because she is still here. Teenage girls often quit school after the age of 13, many disappearing into the realm of sex trafficking]]> 2016-11-19 01:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852460 aawilkins18 https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852592 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vRxIFTX7duDa9xKSjUDaDexJcaQGX3PCZ4x3QY9KX5E/edit]]> 2016-11-19 01:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852592 aawilkins18 https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852597 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UvITUchHpIE_9J_pOI-KLf6PgcyOmhd_fxkT3-fSJeU/edit]]> 2016-11-19 01:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aawilkins18/hrjeoke7jrai/wish/138852597