Editing Sex tourism (section)

== Opposition ==
[[File:FEMEN Ukraine is not a brothel (cropped).jpg|thumb|From the documentary ''[[Ukraine Is Not a Brothel]]''. Feminist activist group [[Femen]] protest against the increase in [[Sex tourism in Ukraine|sex tourism]] into Ukraine.]]
One of the primary sources of opposition to sex tourism is child sex tourism. This act is internationally defined as travel to have sex with a person under 18 years of age. An example of this would be when tourists from wealthy countries take advantage of legal prostitution, lower consent ages, and the lack of extradition laws in order to engage in sex with minors in foreign countries.<ref name=Bang>{{cite book|last1=Bang|first1=Brandy|last2=Baker|first2=Paige L.|last3=Carpinteri|first3=Alexis|last4=Van Hasselt|first4=Vincent B.|title=Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children|date=2014|publisher=Springer}}</ref> Developed nations with more conservative views of sexuality can provide a steady stream of tourists who feed the sex tourism industry.<ref name=Bang /> Human rights organisations and governments argue that this pattern creates an incentive for trafficking of children and violation of children's human rights.<ref name="UN Convention" />

Oppositions to sex tourism also stem from concerns around the trafficking of women. The [[United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime]] targets the trafficking of women and children as a central concern in their approach to [[transnational crime]].<ref name="UN Convention">{{cite book|title=United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto|date=2004|publisher=United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime|location=Vienna}}</ref> [[United Nations|The United Nations]] Global Report on Trafficking in Persons states that women "comprise the vast majority" of human trafficking victims for sexual exploitation across the world.<ref name="UN Global Report Trafficking" /> They also note that women make up a relatively large portion of human trafficking offenders—about 30% of convicted human traffickers are women.<ref name="UN Global Report Trafficking">{{cite book|title=Global Report on Trafficking in Persons|date=2014|publisher=The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime|location=Vienna}}</ref> It can be seen that women who become involved in human trafficking were once victims of sex trafficking and sexual exploitation themselves.<ref name="Samarasinghe" /> 

These factors can all contribute to the debate on human rights and their relations with sex tourism. The sex tourism industry showcases a global view in sexual exploitation, and a lack of concern for the rights and dignity of sex workers.<ref name="Barry">{{cite book|last1=Barry|first1=Kathleen|title=The Prostitution of Sexuality|date=1994|publisher=NYU Press|location=New York|access-date=29 March 2015|url=https://nyupress.org/books/9780814712771/}}</ref> It can be argued that through the growing international porn industry, indicate a normalisation of prostitution and an increase in the exploitation of women.<ref name="Barry" />