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sexual slavery  

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  • The bicentenary anniversary of the abolition of slavery in 2007 has stimulated the awareness of a contemporary form of slavery with deep historical roots: sexual slavery. Sexual slavery is a form of domination over individuals or a group of individuals, often children and women, through the control of sex or sexuality. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Sexual Slavery]

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