Stop Demand
Calls for action to stop sexual violence
Stop Demand works to reduce demand that drives the global sex trade. It works to identify, challenge and seek a shift in attitudes and beliefs that underpin and sustain all forms of sexual violence, sexual exploitation and sexual denigration of women and children. Stop Demand's key platform is education - through public awareness raising, calling for local and global action, co-ordinating campaigns, mobilising the community in particular the male community, media engagement, and collaborating with governmental and non-governmental agencies.
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Prison for prominent predator’s live online child sex shows
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 2:28 pm | Stop Demand
A prison sentence handed down today to 75-year-old former North Shore Community Board Chair Martin Lawes, for sustained child sexual exploitation of impoverished children in the Philippines, has been welcomed by child advocacy group Stop Demand. More >>
NZME and Herald slammed for sex trade ads for ‘young girls'
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 2:39 pm | Stop Demand
Three months after the New Zealand Herald came under fire for its role in sex crimes against an Auckland teenager, the paper continues to advertise ‘young girls’ for sex. More >>
UPDATE: NZ Herald silent on facilitating sex crimes
Tuesday, 22 May 2018, 3:33 pm | Stop Demand
UPDATE: Further to our media release, we can confirm that we have now received a response from the NZ Herald Editor, Shayne Currie, who writes: “Thank you for your e-mails. We are reviewing this case, and will continue to do what we can to ensure ... More >>
NZ Herald silent on facilitating child sex crimes
Tuesday, 22 May 2018, 2:49 pm | Stop Demand
New Zealand’s largest circulating newspaper, The New Zealand Herald, has come under fire for its role in facilitating child sex crimes against an Auckland girl, and its refusal to discuss its sex trade advertisements with an advocacy group working ... More >>
Auckland men paid up to $200 to sexually violate teen’s body
Thursday, 19 April 2018, 4:40 pm | Stop Demand
Auckland men paid up to $200 to sexually violate teen’s body, facilitated by NZ Herald In what has been described as one of New Zealand’s most “sickening” criminal cases , on Tuesday an Auckland mother was jailed for six years and 11 months ... More >>
NZ’s Child Sex Crimes Ranking Demands Urgent Response
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 11:06 am | Stop Demand
Sexual violence advocacy group Stop Demand Foundation says that a UN report that ranks New Zealand as being in the top seven countries for child sex crimes, highlights the urgent need for action. More >>
NZ's shocking level of child rape
Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 10:13 am | Stop Demand
Stop Demand Foundation, which calls for action to stop sexual violence against women and children, is calling on the incoming Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft to address, as a priority, New Zealand’s shameful litany of sex crimes being committed ... More >>
Labour’s Response on Sex-for-Rent Ironic
Monday, 1 February 2016, 1:20 pm | Stop Demand
The Labour Party’s “shock, horror” response to the exposure of a growing sex-for-rent trend amongst some landlords and tenants is ironic given Labour was behind normalising the sale and purchase of commercial sexual services, says a group that addresses ... More >>
Judge soft on global child rape trade
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 5:17 pm | Stop Demand
A group that has spent years campaigning for tougher penalties for those who fuel the global child rape trade has condemned what it describes as “another shocking” decision. More >>
Discharge for child sex exploiter condemned
Wednesday, 2 December 2015, 9:20 am | Stop Demand
A group that has spent years campaigning for tougher penalties for those who fuel online child sex abuse material has condemned a judge’s decision to discharge an offender. More >>
“Sexual violence” march ahead of Boobs on Bikes
Tuesday, 6 October 2015, 3:08 pm | Stop Demand
Tomorrow’s controversial Boobs on Bikes march, led by pornographer Steve Crow and featuring international porn stars, will be preceded by a sexual violence and harms of pornography march organised by advocacy group Stop Demand Foundation. More >>
Chris Brown support indefensible, says advocacy group
Friday, 2 October 2015, 9:43 am | Stop Demand
The group that raised concerns last year about rap group Odd Future says it is alarmed at the support Chris Brown is receiving from a growing number of high profile individuals including from another five prominent Maori women this afternoon. More >>
Small Northland town steps up to tackle sex abuse
Thursday, 23 July 2015, 8:50 am | Stop Demand
The resilient Northland town of Kaikohe is taking the bold step of speaking out on all forms of sexual abuse and sexual violence against its girls, boys and women. More >>
Prison sentence for predatory principal welcomed
Thursday, 21 May 2015, 11:45 am | Stop Demand
The 16-month prison sentence handed down today to a former school principal, for his part in fuelling the global trade in child sex abuse material, has been welcomed by child advocacy group Stop Demand Foundation. More >>
“Prominent Auckland businessman” a depraved predator
Friday, 19 December 2014, 4:50 pm | Stop Demand
The 15-year prison sentence imposed on a “prominent Auckland businessman” for shackling and sexually violating young drug-addicted girls in a dungeon, has been welcomed by sexual violence advocacy group, Stop Demand Foundation. More >>
The Warehouse Group praised for removing Grand Theft Auto V
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 9:13 am | Stop Demand
The decision by New Zealand’s largest retailer The Warehouse Group (TW Group), to withdraw stocks of the latest version of Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) and other R18 games, has been praised by advocacy group Stop Demand Foundation. More >>
Own Goal for Men’s Health Campaign
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 3:35 pm | Stop Demand
Using vagina-like imagery to promote men’s health reflects warped thinking about what constitutes a healthy man, says Neville Robertson, a member of Stop Demand. More >>
Grisham’s ‘child porn’ comments ignorant
Friday, 17 October 2014, 10:34 am | Stop Demand
World-renowned author John Grisham has come under fire by advocacy group Stop Demand Foundation, for comments it says trivialises the global child sex abuse trade. More >>
Anonymity for child sex predator
Monday, 6 October 2014, 9:34 am | Stop Demand
Child advocacy group Stop Demand Foundation has slammed an appellate Court’s decision to grant a prolific participant in the global child rape trade permanent name suppression, allowing him to hide behind his wife’s medical condition. More >>
Judges and media urged to “step up” naming sexual predators
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 5:34 pm | Stop Demand
A Hastings man today pleaded guilty to 61 child sex abuse image and sex charges after it was discovered he had more than 700,000 deleted images and video recordings on his computer. More >>
