National Campaign for Sex Workers’ Rights
National Campaign for Sex Workers’ Rights
Conservative Human Rights Commission’s call to criminalise buying sex is dangerous and will put sex workers lives at risk. Sex workers, human rights organisations, trade unions and grassroots campaigners condemn Conservative Human Rights Commission (CHRC) report calling for further criminalisation of sex work Decrim Now condemns the CHRC report ‘The Limits of Consent – Prostitution in the UK’ for failing …
Decrim Now is delighted that the Royal College of Nurses has voted to support the decriminalisation of sex work. The decriminalisation of sex work – along the lines of New Zealand, but with additional provisions to include migrants – is the only legal model that prioritises sex workers’ safety, access to healthcare and access to justice. We are delighted that …
Professor Rafferty, RCN PresidentMs Coghill, Deputy RCN PresidentMembers of the RCN Council Dear Professor Rafferty, Ms Coghill and members of the RCN Council, We are writing to you as we believe you have been sent a letter from groups and individuals who oppose the Congress hearing a motion in support of the decriminalisation of prostitution (sex work). The claim in …
Decrim Now has released a new briefing paper on Trafficking, Migration and Borders.
This Friday, the 8th of March, sex workers across Britain are going on strike. To mark International Women’s Day, thousands of escorts, phone-sex workers, strippers, erotic dancers, pornographers and more will march on London in a call to arms over what they call the “sexist, racist and criminal laws and whore stigma that jeopardise our lives”. Sage Woodford is one of …
After years of organizing, the women of Mujeres en Superación (OMES) tried to get their union officially recognized by the Ministry of Labor in 2015, but they couldn’t get sufficient support for their bid. Nevertheless, with backing from Congressman Maldonado Lux, they increased pressure on the Guatemalan government. One year later, on June 1, 2016, the Ministry of Labor officially recognized …
Decrim NY is a new coalition of sex workers, state lawmakers, and advocacy groups who want to make New York the first state to decriminalize sex work. Follow DecrimNY on Twitter Big shout to Julia Salazar @SalazarSenate – who endorsed our Labour4Decrim campaign at The World Transformed in 2018 and Jessica Ramos @jessicaramos who are standing with sex workers in …
The Decrim Now stall at the Labour Party Women’s Conference in Telford had a steady stream of supporters drop by and sign up to get involved in the campaign.
We’ve just found out that Beverley and Holderness Labour CLP – @BevHoldCLP passed a decriminalisation of sex work motion. This is the first CLP to have done so. Get involved in Labour4Decrim today and help Decrim Now change Labour Party policy. Contact Sarah Dorman if you would like to arrange for a speaker from the campaign to attend your local CLP …
We call on the CEDAW committee to decriminalise sex work by removing laws criminalising sex workers, their clients and third parties; introduce a strict principle of non-prosecution for victims of trafficking. Create firewalls to end data-sharing between public services and police and immigration operations; adopt fast-tracked pathways to permanent residence and citizenship for victims; open borders and end the cruel …