Vulnerable women need protection, not deportationEnglish Collective of Prostitutes response toSetting the Boundaries, Reforming the Law on Sex OffencesWe oppose the introduction of a specific trafficking offence. We oppose the introduction of a new offence of trafficking. The recent police and immigration raids on over 50 flats in Soho leave no doubt that trafficking is being […]
We condemn last week’s police and immigration raid on women working in Soho as a violation of human and legal rights (Foreign bodies, Women, G2, February 20). In the name of “protecting” women from trafficking, about 40 women, including a woman from Iraq, were arrested, detained and in some cases summarily removed from Britain. If […]
TRAFFICKING AS AN EXCUSE FOR DEPORTATIONEmergency protest against mass deportations1-2pm Home Office, Queen Anne’s Gate, London, 16 February 2001Yesterday the police raided over 50 flats in Soho and arrested approximately 60 women. Over 35 women, some are mothers, are being held and immigration authorities are threatening to deport them in the next few days. Police said […]
Vulnerable women need protection, not deportationUnder the guise of concern for women who are being trafficked into Britain, Home Office ministers, police and academics are discussing measures to tighten immigration controls and increase police powers. This would make women more vulnerable.Immigrant women who are victims of violence and exploitation have said over and over again […]