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Bulletin: Sex workers and COVID-19 – Media coverage sent in by our network

English Collective of Prostitutes — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:22:13 +0000

Summary Sex workers, many of whom are mothers, have been left without an income by the coronavirus crisis and lockdown and are facing destitution, debt and homelessness. But because sex work is criminalised, sex workers are being deprived of the support, payments and protections available to others. Migrant sex workers subject to No Recourse to […]

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Bulletin 8: November 2018 – October 2019

English Collective of Prostitutes — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 21:45:28 +0000

The English Collective of Prostitutes gathers reports from our nationwide network and the media, and regularly publishes them in the form of a bulletin. These reports show that police crackdowns on prostitution are widespread, that women are subjected to surveillance and raids, are convicted, fined, and even go to prison – all with devastating consequences.SummaryWe […]

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Bulletin 7: January – October 2018

English Collective of Prostitutes — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 18:06:14 +0000

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Bulletin 6: September 2017 – January 2018

English Collective of Prostitutes — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:59:10 +0000

The English Collective of Prostitutes collect and publish reports of raids and arrests that we receive through our network, they show how the police continue to criminalise women selling sex in a variety of ways. It is completely unjust that women, who often enter into sex work due to poverty, receive criminal records that prevent […]

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Bulletin 5: May – September 2017

English Collective of Prostitutes — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 12:31:38 +0000

Each year hundreds of sex workers are arrested, raided, prosecuted and even imprisoned under the prostitution laws.The bulletin below documents some of the cases which have been compiled by women in the ECP network from the media and other sources. These figures are in no way comprehensive, the cautioning, arrest and prosecution of street based […]

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Bulletin 4: January – April 2017

English Collective of Prostitutes — Mon, 01 May 2017 20:12:06 +0000

This bulletin is compiled by the English Collective of Prostitutes from information from our network around the UK and from press reports. It shows that the police continue to take action against sex workers on the streets and working together with others in premises despite the recommendations of a Home Affairs Committee that sex workers […]

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Bulletin 3: October – December 2016

English Collective of Prostitutes — Sun, 01 Jan 2017 16:41:57 +0000

The English Collective of Prostitutes has compiled the information below on raids, arrests and prosecutions of sex workers. These continue despite recommendations from a prestigious parliamentary committee that sex workers should be decriminalised. In July 2016, the Home Affairs Committee published the findings of its inquiry[1] and recommended a change in the law “so that […]

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Bulletin 2: April – September 2016

English Collective of Prostitutes — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 15:21:29 +0000

This bulletin listing the raids, arrests, closures and prosecutions of sex workers and people sex workers associate with, shows that hundreds of women are being criminalised each year, with little protest or investigation into the impact of such criminalisation. In practice police crackdowns mean sex workers are forced into isolated areas, and are unable to […]

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Bulletin 1: January – April 2016

English Collective of Prostitutes — Sun, 01 May 2016 15:23:46 +0000

The prostitution laws are unjust and devious and lead to thousands of women a year being arrested, raided, prosecuted and even imprisoned.Police crackdowns break up safety networks. (i) Street workers are forced into isolated areas and are prevented from screening clients. Brothel-keeping law makes it illegal for two or more sex workers to work together. […]

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