Nigeria
Trafficking

My advice to Nigeria as a Prostitution Survivor

Jan 25, 2023 – Nigerian women make up the majority of sex trafficking victims in Europe. The United Nations reports that 80% of Nigerian women who are sent to the shores of Italy, France, or Spain are sold into prostitution. This is because a market awaits them: eager sex buyers waiting for the latest batch of African cargo of poor women desperately seeking a better life. In fact, the problem is so widespread that after the screening multiple women approached me to share the ways prostitution and sex trafficking has impacted their lives.
> tribuneonlineng.com/my-advice-to-nigeria-as-a-prostitution-survivor

“You Pray for Death”
Trafficking of Women and Girls in Nigeria

Aug 27, 2019 – The 90-page report, “‘You Pray for Death’: Trafficking of Women and Girls in Nigeria,” provides detailed accounts of how human trafficking operates in Nigeria. Human Rights Watch found that the nightmare does not end for survivors who manage to return home. The Nigerian government should take steps to address the serious health conditions, social exclusion, and poverty faced by survivors, and stop further traumatizing survivors by detaining them in shelters.
> hrw.org/trafficking-women-and-girls-nigeria
> hrw.org/nigeria-anguish-poverty-confront-trafficking-survivors


Nigeria government ‘detaining’ trafficking survivors: Report