National Campaign for Sex Workers’ Rights
National Campaign for Sex Workers’ Rights
The government has adopted the UNAIDS target to reduce new HIV transmissions in England to zero by 2030. Evidence shows that government targets on HIV cannot be met while the criminalisation of sex work continues. Decrim Now is calling on the government to fully decriminalise sex work in order to best protect the health, safety, and human rights of sex …
We are pleased to release the report for our recently undertaken research, “‘It’s my best choice in a broken unfair system‘: Sex workers navigating gendered poverty, disability, and autonomy.“ Decrim Now undertook this piece of research to explore and evidence the reasons why sex workers in England and Wales are currently entering and remaining in the industry. While previous research …
If you want to find out whether your local MP candidate supports the full decriminalisation of sex work, ask them the following 6 questions either at hustings or via email. If your MP candidate supports the decriminalisation of sex work, get in touch with us via email at contact@decrimnow.org.uk
On International Women’s Day this year, join us as we take to the streets to demand an end to the violence we face in every area of our lives. We demand an end to the oppressive policies and practices that enable clients and pimps to harm us.
Decrim Now, alongside several sex worker led and human rights organisations, have written a response to the Home Affairs Select Committee report on trafficking in the UK. Please email us if your organisation would like to add their signature. Our statement: We are organisations and individuals working in the fields of sex workers’ rights, anti-trafficking, human rights, migrants’ rights, labour …
On International Women’s Day we strike against the violence that permeates our lives. We demand safety in our workplaces, in our homes, and on the streets. We demand the resources and rights that we need to keep ourselves safe. We demand freedom from violence, whether it is at the hands of our clients or the state. On March 8th, at …
An open letter calling on MPs to oppose further criminalisation of sex work has received over 150 signatures. Organisations such as Amnesty International, Liberty, Freedom United, Stonewall and Sisters Uncut have added their support to the sex worker-led call, as have unions including GMB and United Voices of the World, and celebrities including FKA Twigs. The open letter, spearheaded by …
The Scottish Government is running a consultation on “challenging men’s demand for prostitution”. This is very concerning for sex workers in Scotland as it could be the first step in introducing the Nordic model north of the border. Such a move would also increase the likelihood of a Nordic-model-style law in England and Wales, as if Scotland joined Northern Ireland …
In the fight for the Labour Party to support the full decriminalisation of sex work, we can now mark down a major achievement – LGBT+ Labour, the party’s official LGBTQ affiliate, has passed a motion in support of decriminalisation. The motion has committed the organisation to campaigning for decriminalisation, to campaigning against the damaging Nordic Model and to support inclusion …
JOINT STATEMENT by Decrim Now and United Voices of the World (UVW), Friday 6th March 2020 UVW and Decrim Now are celebrating after a judge at an employment tribunal ruled that dancers in a London strip clubs Browns and Horns have worker status. Until now, dancers were misclassified as ‘independent contractors’, which means they had no access to even the …