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Event: Parliamentary launch – Proceed Without Caution, 12 November
Parliamentary launch of PROCEED WITHOUT CAUTION: The Impact of “Prostitute’s Cautions” and Convictions on Sex Workers’ Lives Organised by the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP) Hosted by Nadia Whittome MP Tuesday 12th November, 18:00-20:00 House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA (Committee Room 10) Plus UK launch of: “Exposed from All Sides: The Role of Policing […]
The Guardian: Letter – Decriminalise Prostitution
Decriminalise prostitution Sonia Sodha is right that “male demand for prostitution is not innate. Governments shape it through legislation” (“Punish the men who pay for sex, rather than the women lured into that life”). But legislation also shapes women’s experiences of offering sex for money. Criminalising the buying of sex doesn’t stop men from buying […]
Video: ITV Cymru Wales – Selling Sex to Survive
Wales This Week has found that the number of women selling sex in Wales has almost doubled in the last 18 months. In the grip of a cost of living crisis, the programme investigates why more women are turning to sex work to make ends meet, and hears calls for a change in the laws, to […]
ITV Cymru Wales: Growing number of women turning to sex work amid “colossal” rise in living costs
An increasing number of women are turning to sex work “to make ends meet”.The number of active accounts registered to women in Wales on the website AdultWork.com has risen from 260 at the beginning of 2023 to 461. The website describes itself as an “online directory for adult service providers”.Laura Watson, a spokesperson for the […]
Press Release: European Court of Human Rights judgement on case brought by 261 sex workers in France
PRESS CONFERENCE: On Thursday 25th July, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will issue its judgement on a case brought by 261 sex workers in France against the French Prostitution Law that criminalises the purchase of sex.Thursday 25 July, 11am UK timeCLICK HERE to join on Zoom or tune in on social media @sexworkeurope In 2019, […]
Petition: Brighton & Hove City Council – Decriminalise sex work and prioritise safety!
If you’re a Brighton and Hove resident, please sign and share this petition below calling on Brighton and Hove City Council to take all possible action to prioritise the safety of sex workers in the city, and to use whatever influence it has to push for decriminalisation nationally. We need a minimum of 1,250 signatures […]