– @UNWomen: « Prostitution introduces a form of legalization of rape » ressourcesprostitution / October 24, 2016 Submission from the Femme&Libre Association to the consultation on the UN Women approach to sex work, sex trade, and prostitution. September 2016 By Lise Bouvet, political scientist, philosopher, member of Femme&Libre and co founder of the Ressources Prostitution collective, an international network…
Marx and prostitution by Saliha Boussedra* Contrary to some pro decrim advocates, who defend prostitution as legal work compatible with Marx’s philosophy, an analysis of his writings shows that to him, there is no emancipation in prostitution. Regulation advocates hold that a prostitute’s activity should be officially recognized, so as to be integrated into the…
« Why France has adopted the Nordic Model » By Lise Bouvet and Yaël Mellul This article was first published in Le Huffington Post, French edition, on the day (04/06/2016) the new law was definitely adopted by the National Assembly in Paris. It was then edited and translated for The Huffington Post global edition, and the day…
Rebecca Mott‘s Speech at Feminism in London’s Conference 2015 « It is great to be speaking here. I am amazed at the hard work and dedication that has gone into creating this event. I was up and down about being here. This is I find too much of modern feminism is liberal, and speak to the…
LEGALIZED PROSTITUTION IN AUSTRALIA : BEHIND THE SCENES. INTERVIEW WITH SIMONE WATSON By SPORENDA Simone Watson is a prostitution survivor and the director of NORMAC (Nordic Model in Australia Coalition) http://normac.org.au/ S : You have worked in legal and illegal massage parlors. Can you describe these places and are there any differences in safety and material conditions for…
A letter to a woman in prostitution Written by Ahuva Sheli (pseudonym), a survivor of prostitution (Translated from Hebrew by Shunamith Carin) « Hi, how are you? I am writing you this letter, hoping you will read it to the end. Like you, I became trapped in the prostitution cycle five years ago. Before that, I…
EU Project Hijacked by The Prostitution Lobby Sweden is represented by people who oppose the Swedish Sex Purchase Law and, in addition, lack relevant expertise © Kajsa Ekis Ekman * « May 13, 2015, Stockholm. First the good news: the Swedish model criminalizing the purchase of sex – is gaining ground. In recent years, Iceland, Norway,…
EXITING PROSTITUTION INTERVIEW with LAURENCE NOELLE By Sporenda Laurence Noelle is a certified social trainer specialized in human relationships and violence prevention. She is mandated by the Ministery of Justice to intervene in jails to lead training sessions teaching inmates to control violence and behavioral problems, as well as preventing repeat offence and drug abuse.…
Open Letter to Amnesty International By the survivors of the Help Collective for Sexually Exploited Women (Collectif d’Aide aux Femmes Exploitées Sexuellement – CAFES) of QUÉBEC « We have believed in your will to make this world a better, fairer world, a world that respects and promotes the rights of all human beings, not just those…
DECODING PIMP LANGUAGE : INTERVIEW WITH REBECCA MOTT By Sporenda photo : Rebecca at the ©BBC S : On your blog, you write often about what you call « pimp language ». Pimp language is the discourse found everywhere—in the media, in ordinary conversations etc—which normalizes and legitimates prostitution. One of the ways to do that is to…
Punish the sex buyers by Cordula Meyer (traduction française ci-dessous) The German government wants to tighten up the Prostitution Act – but why so half-heartedly? The Grand Coalition wants to end a wrong track, there are to be more rules in the sex trade: in future, brothels must be officially approved, prostitutes have to register…
Prostitution : The human being dehumanized A conversation with the German psychiatrist Dr. Lutz-Ulrich Besser, founder and director of the Center for Psycho-Trauma and Trauma Therapy Lower Saxony. SOLWODI: Is prostitution a job like any other? Lutz-Ulrich Besser: This activity is not at all a job like any other. To anyone dealing with this topic…
For years, men have tried to make believe that the sexual revolution merely meant selfish sex. In sexual relationships, the issue of men’s responsibility towards others was to be silenced by the magical formula of “unfettered orgasms”. With the Lille Carlton Hotel trial of men accused of pandering, it is with some surprise that some…
Interview with survivor Rosen Hicher, who walked 743km to fight for Abolition by Sporenda ©Sonia Delhaye Sporenda : Why did you decide to do this demonstration, the Walk for Abolition, and why a walk as opposed to some other type of action? Rosen : This idea of doing a walk has been on my mind…
PRESS RELEASE, December 17, 2014, 16:00 – IMMEDIATE RELEASE On December 17, Quebec anti-sexist men demand dignity and safety for ALL women For the newly-formed Zéromacho Quebec organization, Bill C-36 is the first step toward a country where people will no longer prostitute women who have no other choice. As did Sweden, Ireland, Norway, and…
Kajsa Ekis Ekman « Prostitution is the enemy of sexual liberation » Prostitution is, in reality, very simple. It is sex between two people—between one who wants it and one who doesn’t. Since desire is absent, payment takes its place. This inequality of lust is the basis of all prostitution, be it ‘VIP escort services’ or the…
Rebecca Mott Speech for Launch of Challenging Demand Rebecca Mott is a prostitution survivor. Here is the speech she gave yesterday at the End Demand launch. End demand for sexual exploitation is a new campaign in UK to pass the Sex Buyer Law which is designed to decriminalise the sale of sex, criminalise the buying of…
13 novembre 2013 Introduction My name is Agnete Strøm, and I am the elected international coordinator in the Women’s Front of Norway. I am very happy to take part in this interesting and important conference, the Third Latin American Congress on Human Trafficking. The Women’s Front is an independent membership-based women’s organisation, founded in…
Should we really consider prostitution as a therapeutic measure? by Lora Crohain and Edouard Quentin The sex industries adapt themselves, constantly finding new justifications for prostitution as soon as the previous ones lose their credibility in the public opinion. So, for a long time, it was about the irrepressible sexual needs of men or about…
PLEASE VISIT ONLINE PROSTITUTION AND TRAFFICKING Melissa Farley,* Kenneth Franzblau,** and M. Alexis Kennedy*** Albany Law Review [Vol. 77.3], pp. 101-157 *Melissa Farley Ph.D., Executive Director, Prostitution Research & Education, San Francisco, CA. **Kenneth Franzblau, J.D., Anti-Trafficking Consultant, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, NY. ***M. Alexis Kennedy, Ph.D./J.D., Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University…
« Prostitution and human trafficking cannot be separated » (Interview with Manfred Paulus) Manfred Paul knows the red light milieu very well. For more than 30 years, he was in charge of prostitution and trafficking in women as head of a criminal inspection unit in Ulm. Even before his retirement, the EU sent him as an expert…
Rosen Hicher is a French survivor of prostitution. Here is a translation of an Op-Ed she published in the French daily LIBÉRATION http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2014/07/17/pour-en-finir-avec-les-clients_1065741, in July 2014, as a group of French senators are trying to derail a bill based on the Nordic Model that would penalize « sex purchasers » (paying rapists). At a time when the…
AND…ACTION! Now, can we finally embark on the remaining work, or what? Skrevet av: MADELEINE SCHULTZ © The right to decide over your own body is a human rights principle. But the right to decide over your body does not exist if the collective “we” are unable to point out the structures in society that…
By Sven-Axel Månsson (March 12, 2009) Source: http://www.socialpolitik.com/far-man-gora-sahar/ The subject of the book, which is a dissertation on the history of concepts, is a comparison of German and Swedish prostitution policy since the 1970s. The background is that these two countries have chosen different paths. Germany has implemented an active legalization of prostitution. In 2001,…
In a recent radio interview Professor Sheila Jeffreys, founder of The Coalition Against Trafficking In Women In Australia, discussed proposed Australian legislative changes with regards to regulation of prostitution. Prof. Jeffreys alarmed the male interviewer by publicly naming Australian governments as ‘pimps’ because the state adheres to the pseudo belief men need innumerable women to…
via LES NOUVELLES NEWS – OP-ED (French version here) « In Europe, as in France, let us finally adopt a major abolitionist policy with regard to prostitution and human trafficking! » Posted on 5/22/14 By Nicole Kiil-Nielsen (EELV – Greens GER); Sophie Auconie (UDI – PPE); Jean-Luc Mélenchon (Front de Gauche – GUE ); Pervenche Berès (PS…
By Manfred Paulus, retired detective chief superintendent, Ulm/Danube, June 2013 External perspectives (« Außenansichten ») The roads are bumpy and steep. They lead up to the mountains, high above Tirana. Signposts, signs, or markings disappeared long ago, and good local knowledge seems to be necessary to find a specific destination or back to the capital. Suddenly, in…
From the official transcript of a hearing held in Northern Ireland : Official Report (Hansard) Session: 2013/2014 Date: Thursday, 09 January 2014 Committee for Justice Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Further Provisions and Support for Victims) Bill: International Union of Sex Workers The Chairperson: I welcome to the meeting Laura Lee from the…
this is the english and french translation of http://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/politik/artikel/498993/lea-ackermann-gesetz-zur-prostitution-ist-unzureichend Solwodi: Only minimal demands are being met Lea Ackermann: Law on Prostitution is insufficient Neue OZ Osnabrücker Zeitung, August 16 2014, by Dr. Christof Haverkamp Lea Ackermann, founder of the charity Solwodi, criticizes the planned reform of German prostitution legislation Osnabrück – In an interview with…
Amnesty’s International’s London Secretariat and International Board acknowledge « flaws » in their consultation, after it met with spotty and critical responses from its membership. Amnesty International leaders did not manage to gain any significant support from the organization’s National Sections for a Proposal on Prostitution circulated and advocated for internally over the last year (http://dailym.ai/1fjNH7L). Indeed,…
“It’s inconceivable to me that Amnesty International or any other organization that respects human rights would endorse slave masters… and when they go and do this with brothel owners and pimps, to me that violates the basic principle of human rights.” (Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, May 3, 2014) In a strongly…
Malmo – Swedish Amnesty rejects the endorsement of sex purchasing proposed by Amnesty International. At its annual meeting in Malmö this weekend, the Swedish section will adopt a clear position against legalizing the prostitution system. TEXT: ERIK MAGNUSSON, http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sverige/motbud-laggs-om-sexkop/, published May 8, 2014 05:30 Last winter, Amnesty International wreaked an outcry among Swedish women when its International…
A super-pimp’s strategy : Amnesty International In The Equality Illusion: The Truth About Women and Men Today, Kat Banyard identifies Douglas Fox as “founder and business partner of Christony Companions – one of the UK’s largest escort agencies” (p. 140). In this April 2008 memo, Fox makes no bones about his growing influence within Amnesty…
Herizons magazine’s Spring 2014 issue contains a news feature by Canadian blogger extraordinaire Meghan MURPHY on the Nordic model issue, in which Swedish author Kajsa Ekis Ekman (Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self, SPINIFEX Press, 2013) is interviewed. It is shared here, with the author’s permission, for those who aren’t…
Rather than essentialize some women as « sex workers » and act as if their rights were to be leveraged against all women’s rights, I think it is worth remembering the alternatives to the pimps and madams’ dream of some pull-out-all-the-stops decriminalizing of the *sex industry*. Two strong female MPs (Joy Smith and Maria Mourani) have been…
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