In sex work, consent is based on conditions such as protection and payment. But when abuse happens, women are struggling to get justiceIn March, a man was given an extended jail sentence for raping a sex worker after removing his condom during sex. The woman had specifically stated that all her clients must use protection, and he […]
In 1995 with the help of ECP and Women Against Rape, 2 sex workers brought the first successful private prosecution for rape in England & Wales, putting a serial rapist behind bars.Please help us raise funds to stage a dramatic play of the trial this November! https://www.gofundme.com/no-bad-women#NoBadWomen #MakeAllWomenSafe
A new play by Lesley Delmenico, to be presented in London, is based on the transcript of a 1995 trial of a man accused of raping two prostitutes Lisa Longstaff from Women Against Rape, director Lesley Delmenico and Niki Adams from the English Collective of Prostitutes. Photograph: Sarah Lee The first-ever private prosecution for rape […]
DAN CARRIER WHEN two sex workers were raped at knifepoint by the same man and the Crown Prosecution Service did not act, the pair made legal history by using a private prosecution to get their attacker before a judge and jury themselves.Now the transcript of the groundbreaking 1995 legal case has become the basis of a […]
Dear friends We are strongly opposed to the proposal to criminalise the purchase of sexual services. We would be grateful if you would consider our briefing paper below about the Modern Slavery Bill. The Modern Slavery Bill will result in more violence against women because: – It will make sex work more dangerous as women […]
In Somalia, Lul Ali Osman Barake was sentenced to a year in jail after reporting rape by a gang of men in military fatigues. She described being raped twice, first by the military, second by the judicial system. Following an international outcry, the verdict was quashed on appeal (Report, 8 March). Rape victims in Britain […]
Over 2000 people, mainly women, sallied down Piccadilly for the second London Slutwalk on 22 September. Home-made placards ruled from ‘Sluts & Plebs Unite’ to ‘Compensate Rape Survivors, not Banks’. Many reflected fury at police, prosecutors and courts which ensure that ‘97% of all rapists won’t spend a day behind bars’.At the rally in Trafalgar […]
Hundreds of women are expected to take part in a march in central London today to protest the way the legal system lets down victims of rape. SlutWalk will see campaigners, some in their underwear, march from Piccadilly to Trafalgar Square, where there will be a rally. The protest is part of the global SlutWalk […]
By English Collective of Prostitutes and Legal Action for Women The exclusion zone imposed on a suspected rapist of prostitute women in Birmingham is a striking example of the summary justice promoted by Tony Blair.[i] The police justify it by saying they don’t have enough evidence to prosecute, even though he has been identified by four […]
Policing & Crime Bill: Prostitution proposals detrimental to safetyAs measures on prostitution in the Policing and Crime Bill are discussed this week, we respectfully ask Members of the House of Lords to consider our arguments on women’s safety and why we oppose Clauses 16 (loitering), 17 (‘rehabilitation’) and 21 (closure orders), as well as Clause […]