In January 2012, Sheila Farmer was prosecuted for keeping/ managing a brothel (SOA 2003). Ms Farmer became a single mother at aged 23. With great difficulty she trained and got work as a computer programmer but after she lost her eyesight and developed a brain tumour as a result of childhood diabetes, she turned to […]
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 […]
My name is Paulina, I am a sex-worker. When I first came to this country I was forced to come here, forced to be a sex-worker. I suffered violence every day and drugs and alcohol. I was being watched 24 hours. I was begging a police officer to come to ask me if I was […]
Dear Friends, We will be taking part in this International Women’s Day event on the 9 March. Prostitution is a survival strategy and we will be contributing some of our experiences. We hope you can join us.An International Women’s Day event Surviving Globally, Surviving in the UK A day of discussion, film and organisingSaturday 9 […]
Cari Mitchell, a spokeswoman for the ECP, commented on the police initiative which claims to target kerb-crawlers:“Security systems among women on the street will be further disrupted and women displaced into unfamiliar areas. Women will be forced to work harder and take more risks to make the same money. 70% of sex workers are mothers, […]
New Zealand took a big step in 2003 by decriminalising prostitution. The English Collective of Prostitutes is fighting for the same status in England. Benjamin Serra The Prisma Poverty and the recent economic crisis forces hundreds of women to work in the sex industry in order to earn money to support their families, to save […]
In December 2012 the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) held a conference in the European Parliament to demand a ban on the “purchase of sex”. The ECP response condemned the EWL for its reckless disregard of women’s lives for prioritising increased criminalisation at a time of increased poverty which was pushing more women, particularly mothers, into […]
From: Amy Vergnés, Administrator of SAAFE.info (Support And Advice For Escorts) and an independent sex worker with ten years experience working as a prostitute in the UK and abroad. I am also on the advisory group which developed the National Ugly Mugs pilot scheme launched in July 2012, and a National Ugly Mugs Champion. Please […]
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers event WHEN: Monday, 17 December 2012, 7pm WHERE: Venue: Crossroads Women’s Centre, 25 Wolsey Mews, Kentish Town, London, NW5 2DX FILM: Decriminalisation of Sex Work in New Zealand New Zealand decriminalised prostitution in 2003. This 30 minute film documents how the law was won and its impact as told by […]
By Andrew Moran A growing number of graduates and postgraduate students in the United Kingdom are entering the sex trade industry by taking such jobs as pole-dancing, stripping, lap-dancing, escorting and prostitution. Many are entering this field in order to finance their post-secondary education and keep up with both the costs of living and tuition. […]