The Met should turn a blind eye to prostitutes working in brothels, according to a Conservative member of the London Assembly.Andrew Boff claimed today that police were being too “severe” in shutting small-scale brothels ahead of the Olympics, forcing women on to the street and putting them in danger.Mr Boff also called for brothels to […]
By US Prostitutes Collective Defend Village Voice under attack for adult ads. Protest Women’s Funding Network undermining sex workers’ rights & safety. Village Voice is under attack for running Backpage.com the on-line adult classified ads service. Advertising allows many sex workers to work in the relative safety of premises. The same people who witch-hunted Craigslist with […]
A law intended to criminalise men who use prostitutes has led to just 43 convictions in England and Wales in its first year of operation. Figures released to the BBC show that in some regions not one man was convicted for having sex with a woman who had been forced into prostitution. Police say the […]
POWER – The purpose of this film-tool produced by Istituo Micropunta is to fill the gap between sex work and society’s perception of it giving voice to Prostitute Collective and Sex Workers around the world. Featuring Niki Adams E.C.P (English Collective of Prostitutes) Catherine Healy NZPC (New Zeland Prostitutes Collective) Pia Covre and Carla Corso […]
Scotland Yard has been accused of endangering sex workers after it emerged that officers were targeting brothels in London’s Olympic boroughs as part of a coordinated clean-up operation ahead of the 2012 games.The Yard’s human exploitation and organised crime command (SCD9) was launched in April last year, bringing together expertise in the fields of clubs and […]
For Everyone’s SURVIVAL & WELFARE End Cuts, Poverty & Discrimination Invest in caring not killing We are sponsoring an exciting Mothers March on Saturday 12 March 2011, and very much hope you will join us on it. The March will be followed by a Speak Out (please see leaflet below). This is a brilliant chance for us […]
By Susanne Dodillet and Petra ÖstergrenConference paper presented at the International Workshop: Decriminalizing Prostitution and Beyond: Practical Experiences and Challenges. The Hague, March 3 and 4, 2011IntroductionSweden’s criminalization of the purchase of sexual services in 1999 is said to be a unique measure: to only punish those who buy sexual services, not those who sell them. […]
Ms Morris says “I would like to thank everyone who gave their support, either in body or spirit, for my court case on 4 February. It is gratefully appreciated. This is a harrowing time for my family and I, but we are strengthened by knowing that people’s thoughts are with us. The case has been adjourned till […]
In February 2011, Ms Lorraine Morris was convicted for “keeping/managing a brothel (SOA 2003). Ms Morris was arrested after she dialled 999 to report a serious attack on a woman in a flat used by her escort agency. Two identifiable men, one with a sawn-off shotgun up his sleeve, threw petrol about, threatening to torch […]
