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Amnesty International UK are proposing to adopt a policy position which advocates for the decriminalisation of punters and pimps across the world. Further to this, a pimp who held a leadership role in the organisation is claiming that he was the instigator and driver of the policy. Amnesty is currently consulting with members and other groups about the proposed policy. If you would like to take part in the consultation by opposing Amnesty’s support of pimps and punters rights, please come along and show your opposition on March 8th.
The 8th of March is International Women’s Day and Million Women Rise in the UK. We are organising this protest to take place after the Million Women Rise march (and immediately before the after party) at the London Amnesty head office, which is only a 20 minute walk from the MWR after party, so women can protest and then head to the after party afterwards.
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Endorsed by: SPACE International, Survivors for Solutions, Edmonton Small Press Association, Julie Bindel, Spinifex Press, Organizing for Women’s Liberation, Feminist Current, The Sisterhood Is Global Institute, Robin Morgan, Melissa Farley and Prostitution Research and Education, Manchester Feminist Network, Ruhama, Geneviève Gilbert-Quach from the Pink Cross Foundation Australia
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Have you actually bothered to talk to any sex workers and find out what they think? It’s actually their rights that are at stake.
This organization was founded and is run primarily by survivors of prostitution. Our position is informed by our direct experience of having been in the industry.
Also women who aren’t sex workers experience the sexual objectification attitude and behaviour because of the industry. I think we should protect sex workers but also accept its not all rosie, trafficking, grooming, pedophilia, being poor, alcohol and drugs…. there’s alot of bad in there that can’t be dismissed that this industry contributes to.
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But making prostitution illegal is likely to make the lives of many women in prostitution even worse, as their (quite possibly abusive) work will be forced further underground. For example, making buying sex illegal may well turn away the “nicer” clients and force prostitutes towards much nastier criminals.
The solution isn’t an easy-to-do blanket ban, but in creating opportunities for the prostitutes that want to to get out, and encouraging them to do so.
But making prostitution illegal is likely to make the lives of many women in prostitution even worse, as their (quite possibly abusive) work will be forced further underground. For example, making buying sex illegal may well turn away the “nicer” clients and force women towards much nastier criminals.
IMHO the solution isn’t an easy-to-do blanket legal ban, but in creating opportunities for the women that want to to get out, and encouraging them to do so.