Video here: Niki Adams, English Collective of Prostitutes speaks to ITV NewsA group campaigning for the rights of sex workers has claimed the murder of a mum-of-four from Rotherham could and should have been prevented.Alena Grlakova’s body was found in a stream in the Parkgate area of the town in April 2019 – more than […]
A man has been found guilty of murdering two women 21 years apart.Gary Allen strangled Samantha Class, 29, whose body was found by three schoolchildren on the banks of the Humber Estuary in 1997.He was tried and cleared of her murder in 2000 but the acquittal was quashed last year after he was charged with […]
DOWNLOAD PDF: Survey of sex workers’ access to Covid-19 support in the UKIntroductionContextThis survey aims to examine the impact of Covid-19 on the everyday lives of sex workers in the UK. On 22 March 2020, the UK entered its first Covid-19 lockdown. Sex workers stopped working and had no income. Many women were immediately pushed […]
See article below from Berkshire Live. Also reported (with local figures) in Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Hampshire, Leicestershite, Somerset, Surrey, Teesside, Yorkshire. Covid lockdown rules were broken to visit prostitutes in Berkshire Social distancing guidance and a ban on mingling with strangers didn’t stop some people from leaving home to visit prostitutes By Richard Ault Despite much […]
Following Brexit, sex workers say they face increased violence, xenophobia and threats of deportation.Sex workers in the UK have faced increased xenophobia, violence, and fears around deportation in the years since the Brexit referendum, according to a new report. Research from the University of Salford and the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP) looks at Brexit and […]
Exclusive: ‘I have been threatened by men on the street who said they would attack me,’ says sex worker Maya Oppenheim Women’s Correspondent @mayaoppenheim Violence and threats of deportation against sex workers from the European Union who are living in the UK have surged since the Brexit vote, according to researchers. A first of its kind study, carried out by the […]
Three years after the creation of the UK’s first boroughwide no-prostitution zone, Redbridge Council wants residents’ support to keep cracking down.However, while sex workers have “disappeared” from the once-notorious Ilford Lane, outreach groups fear they are just being displaced to more dangerous areas or into pop-up brothels.In 2018, a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) allowing […]
Opinions are split on a ruling that allows carers to find prostitutes for vulnerable people.A judge’s recent ruling that it is lawful for the carers of a 27-year-old man with learning disabilities to facilitate sex between him and a prostitute has aroused controversy.While some lawyers praised Mr Justice Hayden’s judgment, others slammed it as a […]
Launch of new report: EU-Migrant Sex Work in the UK Post-Referendum Webinar: Thursday 20 May, 6-7.30pm Hosted by English Collective of Prostitutes and Dr. Laura Connelly. Speakers: Dr. Laura Connelly on the findings of her pathbreaking new research on the impact of the Brexit vote on EU migrant sex workers; sex workers from the EU on […]
WATCH HERE. Watch more videos on iai.tv No bad women The case for the decriminalisation of sex work 3rd May 2021 There are no bad women, just bad laws. The English Collective of Prostitute’s Cari Mitchell argues for the decriminalisation of sex work, and explores the powerful role that outdated laws play in fostering a culture of […]