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23 total results foundAuthor: Trimikliniotis, Nicos Title: Trafficking, Profiteering and State Complicity: Research the Demand Side of Prostitution and Trafficking in Cyprus Summary: This paper reflects on the issue of trafficking, exploitation and prostitution, primarily looking at that question from the ‘demand side’. Drawing on primary research on the situation in Cyprus, based on client interviews, it critically reflects on the meaning of the sex clients’ discourses as particular expressions of Cypriot masculine identities, from the perspective of regulating ‘demand’ as a means of combating sex trafficking. It locates the various client discourses within the broader issues which define the content and context of the social relations, focusing on the demand for sexual labour in the desire industries of Cyprus. The examination of client discourses reveals the cultural transformations and economic changes which transformed the nature of entertainment over the last years: uncovering the contradictions as regard sexualities, masculinities and the gender order is important to understanding the structure and modus operandi of the system of purchased sex that generates the demand for trafficking. Yet, such cultural practices are reproduced by the social structure, the profit-making industry and the complicit state. The paper questions the assumptions about criminalisation of demand. The case of Cyprus illustrates that trafficking of women is primarily a question of sexual and bonded labour and can be addressed via immigration and employment laws and policies. Details: Nicosia, Cyprus: International Peace Research Institute; SYMFILIOSI, 2009. 32p. Source: Internet Resource; Translocations: Migration and Social Change: An Inter-Disciplinary Open Access E-Journal Year: 2009 Country: Cyprus Keywords: Human Trafficking (Cyprus) Shelf Number: 118685 |
Author: Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies Title: Mapping the Realities of Trafficking in Women for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation in Cyprus Summary: This report is the result of a research project conducted by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies [MIGS]. The main aim of the project was to gain and share awareness, knowledge and understanding on the phenomenon of trafficking in women in Cyprus for the purpose of sexual exploitation. The research was carried out using a gender-sensitive, feminist perspective and attempted to a.) map and assess existing data on the extent of trafficking in women for sexual exploitation in Cyprus b.) outline state and non-governmental responses to the problem and c.) suggest ways to combat this increasingly widespread phenomenon. The research began in January 2006 and the data for this report was gathered predominantly through semi-structured interviews with key policy makers, government officials and NGO representatives /civil society activists working broadly in the area of trafficking, migration, and gender. The themes addressed in the interviews included the goals of particular existing and planned policies; awareness of issues and challenges relating to these policies and their implementation; views and attitudes regarding the situation of trafficked women in Cyprus; and, suggestions for the improvement of existing policies as well as best practices. Information was also gathered through the existing and planned National Action Plan for trafficking, media monitoring, and secondary analysis of available statistical data as well as systematic observation conducted by MIGS throughout the research period. Details: Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, 2007. 58p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 12, 2013 at: http://www.medinstgenderstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/migs-trafficking-report_final_711.pdf Year: 2007 Country: Cyprus Keywords: Human Trafficking Shelf Number: 128345 |
Author: Kaili, Christina Title: REACT to Domestic Violence: Building a Support System for Victims of Domestic Violence. Cyprus Mapping Study: Implementation of the Domestic Violence Legislation, Policies and the Existing Victim Support System Summary: This report is the result of a research project conducted by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) within the framework of the project REACT to Domestic Violence: Building a Support System for Victims of Domestic Violence, funded by the European Commission Daphne III Programme, and coordinated by the Legal Informational Centre for NGOs Slovenia (PIC). The project’s main aim was to raise awareness, knowledge and sensitivity among legal practitioners, judges and prosecutors involved in domestic violence as well as to increase the capacity of the NGO support system to effectively respond to victim’s needs. This mapping study aims to gain and share knowledge and understanding on domestic violence in Cyprus, as well as to assess all aspects of implementation of the relevant legislation and policies on domestic violence, with a particular focus on the victim support system. The research was conducted from a gender perspective. The qualitative analysis is based on eight semi-structured in-depth interviews conducted with policy makers and government officials from all relevant ministries and government departments, as well as with front line services providers including the police, the social welfare services and non-governmental organisations. The themes addressed in this report include the examination of existing and planned policies to combat domestic violence; challenges relating to the implementation of relevant legislation and policy measures; views and attitudes regarding the situation of domestic violence in Cyprus; as well as recommendations for the improvement of the existing victim support system. Information was also gathered through the existing National Action Plan on Prevention and Combating Violence in the Family (2010-2015) that was recently adopted by the Council of Ministers. Additionally, police criminal statistics, statistics from the Association for the Prevention and Handling of Family Violence, and other studies, such as those conducted by the Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS) and other research centres, were also used for the purposes of this report. Details: Nicosia, Cyprus: Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies, 2011. 37p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed April 16, 2013 at: http://www.medinstgenderstudies.org/wp-content/uploads/REACT_ENG.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Cyprus Keywords: Domestic Violence (Cyprus) Shelf Number: 128389 |
Author: Angeli, Danai Title: Demand in the Context of Trafficking in Human Beings in the Domestic Work Sector in Cyprus Summary: Notwithstanding significant demand for domestic workers in Europe, sub-standard conditions and informal work-arrangement persist. Despite various national contexts and policies, this labour sector mostly composed of migrant women still face vulnerability to abuses, exploitation, as well as trafficking. Informal work arrangement still prevails. A new study on trafficking in domestic work brings visibility and new data on this under-researched and hidden phenomenon happening in Europe. This study examines the demand-side of trafficking in domestic work in Cyprus in its multiple facets (diplomatic household, domestic worker visa regime, aupair, child fostering, etc.). It is part of a series of studies conducted in 7 European countries, from southern, central and northern Europe: Belgium, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands and the UK. Looking at the demand-side of trafficking in domestic work brings back at the core of the discussion: the private nature of the employer/employee relationship which often escapes regulation, monitoring and sanctioning. Domestic work is still largely undervalued and hardly perceived as 'real' form of work. Details: Vienna: ICMPD, 2016. 40p. Source: Internet Resource: DemandAT Country Study No. 2: Accessed August 1, 2016 at: http://www.demandat.eu/sites/default/files/DemandAT_CountryStudies_2_Cyprus_Angeli.pdf Year: 2016 Country: Cyprus Keywords: Domestic Workers Shelf Number: 139914 |
Author: Spyrou, Katerina Title: A Critical Exploration of the Causes and Challenges of the Rise in the Prison Population in the Prison Establishment in Cyprus - the Central Jail of Nicosia Summary: Over the last decade, the Central Jail of Nicosia (CJN) - the only correctional institution in the Republic of Cyprus – saw a significant rise in its prison population. Today, the CJN is facing a number of challenges to its legitimacy which are evident in recent episodes of prison unrest, and the rise in self-harm, suicides and rapes. This research aims to provide a critical exploration of the reasons behind the increase in the prison population, and the challenges this brings. The review of current evidence, while limited, suggests a number of possibilities which might account for the rise including political patronage, racism and corruption. In order to consider issues that concern the rise and challenges of the prison population, this study focuses on the connection between imprisonment and micro elements of the Cypriot society/culture such as crime rates and trends, levels of social expenditure, public opinion and punitiveness, and institutional trust and legitimacy. Exploration of the increase in the prison population was carried out within a critical realist framework. Data was collected using twenty seven semi-structured interviews with Criminal Justice System 'elites', (including politicians, judges, public prosecutors, prison staff, prison administrators, senior counsels of the Republic of Cyprus, officers from the Ombudsman Office, and the Ombudsman herself). Thematic analysis of this qualitative data aimed to uncover the deep and often unobservable structures and mechanisms that influence the prison population in Cyprus. The findings of this study suggest that the reasons behind the increase in the prison population and its challenges display significant correlation with political patronage, racism, and corruption, and explain the unprecedented levels of immigrants within the Central Jail of Nicosia. The study also revealed that foreign immigrants are at greater risk of rape and suicide, and the impacts of corruption by those in authority. Finally the study, suggests that the rise and the challenges of the rise in the prison population have significant social, economic and political axioms. Details: Newcastle upon Thyne, England: Northumbria University, 2017. 259p. Source: Internet Resource (Doctoral Dissertation): Accessed August 15, 2019 at: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/36178/1/spyrou.katerina_phd.pdf Year: 2017 Country: Cyprus Keywords: Corrections Shelf Number: 157002 |