Prevention of trafficking in persons 2010, para. 35
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A long-awaited review of a 1998 Swedish law prohibiting the purchase of sexual services was recently published by the Ministry of Justice of Sweden. Although the report is clear in concluding that prohibiting the purchase of sexual services has helped to combat prostitution, the review is less persuasive on the impact on trafficking and states that while it is difficult to assess precisely the extent of sex trafficking in Sweden, there are data suggesting that the scale has been affected by the ban on purchases of sexual services.
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Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children