Speech by a Black woman in the International Prostitutes Collective at the Forum “Sex Work, Sexual Violence and Sexual Choices”, on the 20th anniversary of the English Collective of Prostitutes, London, 29 June 1995. There’s discrimination against ail prostitute women, but Black prostitute women face an additional racism. Its often hidden, and increases your workload. Dealing […]
Prostitutes succeed with prosecution after CPS refuses to pursue attacker for lack of evidence Sally Weale TWO prostitutes made legal history yesterday when a man who attacked them in separate incidents was convicted in the first private prosecution for rape in an English court. The Crown Prosecution Service had refused to pursue the case on […]
In the past few years toleration zones have been put forward as a form of legalisation which can be introduced without changing the law. Although such a proposal may be a reflection of growing public concern for prostitute women’s legal and civil rights, toleration zones would do little to protect these rights.Where toleration zones exist, […]
STOP THE SERIAL KILLER/S – STOP POLICE SWEEPS At least six women have been murdered this year in the Midlands and North of England, the last two in July — four have been labeled as prostitutes by the police. The police have responded not with protection of women, but with street sweeps -stepping up the […]
BRITISH TELECOM has been told to stop cutting off the telephone lines of prostitutes who use public telephone boxes to advertise their services.Since July, British Telecom has been trying to stop prostitutes putting cards and stickers in phone boxes by blocking incoming calls on the numbers advertised.Oftel, the telephone services watchdog, yesterday confirmed that it […]
In response to complaints by a number of women in the English Collective of Prostitutes’ network, represented by solicitors Leigh, Day & Co, OFTEL has ruled that British Telecom’s action of cutting off the phones of women who advertise sexual services in phone boxes contravenes their obligation to “provide universal service” without “discrimination against particular […]
Prostitute women do not “spread HIV or AIDS”. We challenge all assumptions put out by drug companies and/or governments which stand to profit from them financially or politically. We oppose compulsory HIV testing. We support all mothers’ right to breastfeed their babies regardless of HIV status, to have access to independent and reliable information, and […]
Kenneth Baker MPHome SecretaryHouse of CommonsLondon SW1A OAA28 November 1991 Dear Home Secretary, re: prostitute women and condoms We are writing to ask for an end to the use of possession of condoms as evidence to arrest and convict prostitute women on charges of loitering and soliciting. As you know, government policy on HIV and […]