Criminalization of sex work won’t prevent trafficking
By Miriam Karmali, Freedom United
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| Law & policy Why Nordic Model policy pushed in the U.K. won’t tackle sex trafficking This week, a push for the U.K. to adopt Nordic Model style policies that would criminalize sex workers’ clients was met with opposition from a broad coalition of organizations and individuals. Freedom United is the only anti-trafficking organization to have signed the open letter organized by Decrim Now, urging parliamentarians to not pursue policies that aren’t proven to prevent sex trafficking and will leave sex workers at greater risk of exploitation and abuse. Read more… |
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Miriam Karmali
Freedom United
