Nazia ParveenManchester sex workers’ rights case collapses after five yearsProsecution for brothel keeping fails after constable bringing case does not appear in court due to ‘ill health’A court case that would have tested the right of sex workers to offer services together in brothels to protect themselves has collapsed after a police officer refused to […]
According to some of the most prominent opponents of sex work decriminalisation, there are basically two types of women involved in selling sex: a small but vocal minority of self-described “sex workers” who entered the industry out of choice, and a much larger number of “prostituted women” who were coerced or forced by financial necessity.Anyone […]
posted by Morning Star in Features Scores of women have gone missing or been murdered in South Central LA, but racism and police indifference mean families are still awaiting answers, reports SARA CALLAWAY OVER 200 black women are missing in South Los Angeles. As many as 100 are believed to be victims of serial murders. […]
Decriminalisation and sex workers Jeremy Corbyn’s stance on sex work (Report, 6 March) is in line with Amnesty International’s view that decriminalisation is “the best way to defend sex workers’ human rights and lessen the risk of abuse and violations they face”. We are currently fighting legal cases with women imprisoned for brothel-keeping for working […]
Prostitution is rising along with poverty in Britain. To protect women both the criminalisation of sex work and austerity must be reversed.English Collective of Prostitutes We welcome Jeremy Corbyn’s public statement in support of the decriminalisation of sex work. He, more than many, will have in mind the austerity cuts, 75% of which have targeted […]
The English Collective of Prostitutes was asked to comment in various media outlets on Jeremy Corbyn’s support for decriminalisation. We collated some of the media comments below.“We welcome Jeremy Corbyn’s public statement in support of the decriminalisation of sex work. He more than many will have in mind the austerity cuts, 75% of which have […]
From Socialist Fight No 19 – February/March 2015 By Niki Adams, English Collective of Prostitutes For years sex workers, burdened by stigma and discrimination, found it hard to speak and organise in our own name. This has started to change and a recent example shows how effective campaigns spearheaded by sex workers can be. In November last year, Fiona Mactaggart MP tried […]
Can a “police-managed” area – one that effectively allows the street sex trade to operate legally – ever truly keep sex workers safe? BuzzFeed News spoke to the women in Holbeck, Leeds, to ask. A five-minute drive from the centre of Leeds lies Holbeck, an inner-city area that could be mistaken for any other industrial-led […]
Urgent, respond to Home Affairs Committee biased inquiry on prostitution Deadline for submissions: midday on Thursday 18 February 2016 Dear Friends, As many of you will know, the Home Affairs Select Committee has launched an inquiry into prostitution. The remit of the inquiry is entirely biased as it aims to: “assess whether the balance in […]
Re managed sex worker area in Holbeck, LeedsWe have the tragic murder of Daria Pionko in our mind because the managed zone didn’t save her from being viciously attacked. But we hope that the women who worked alongside her were able to come forward with information that helped find her killer, without fearing arrest for […]