Demand Abolition

Demand Abolition supports the movement to end modern-day slavery by combating the demand for sex trafficking. By conducting and disseminating research, convening key stakeholders to share best practices, and educating policymakers, Demand Abolition catalyzes systemic social change to reflect the dignity of all people.

Individuals who assume the right to purchase another human being fuel the market that traffickers and pimps supply with victims. The sex trade is inherently dangerous to victims, degrading to perpetrators, and harmful to society. Until demand for commercial sex is eliminated, the sexual enslavement of children, women, and sometimes men will continue.

We combat the demand for sex trafficking through:

• Research: conducting, collecting, and disseminating research on demand-reduction best practices at the local, national, and international levels
• Convening: bringing together key actors within and outside of the modern abolitionist movement to energize allies and focus attention to the buyers of sex 
• Advocacy: educating policymakers about the links between sex trafficking and prostitution and encouraging the implementation of laws, policies, and programs that curb demand for the commercial sex trade