RT @pampreedy: Revoke Leicester University’s ‘Student Sex Work Toolkit’ https://t.co/ZujU8n... via @UKChange Unis are losing respect and no wonder! This stunt is distasteful in the extreme, another daft idea from 'intellectuals'. plzsignRT ...
RT @OpenJusticeCoP: The Court of Appeal Judgment is now available here: https://t.co/Na7cha...
RT @OpenJusticeCoP: LJ Baker is one of the judges who ruled in favour of the appeal against Hayden J's judgment. He say this would "place the care workers at jeopardy of prosecution under s.39 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003" and "expose C to risk of ...
RT @OpenJusticeCoP: So @nordicmodelnow will be pleased that Hayden J's judgment in the #NotSecretCourt has just been overturned by the Court of Appeal (see thread) https://t.co/71HdYL...
RT @DrProudman: The judgment was about a man, 'C', a person with a mental disorder, not a physical disability, and it was about making arrangements for this particular individual that went beyond making payment.
RT @DrProudman: Remarkable to see the Court recognising the various legislative routes to address prostitution - even referring to Sweden, Norway & Ireland where women are not criminalised but Johns are. Good to see our submissions reflected here ...
RT @DrProudman: Article 8 does NOT confer a positive obligation on the state to allow the purchase of sex without fear of criminal sanction. https://t.co/XQoKZm...
RT @DrProudman: Parliament is right to take a legislative approach to "reduce the risk of the abuse of those who are vulnerable". In my view, we need the @nordicmodelnow. https://t.co/YqaOjU...
RT @DrProudman: It's irrelevant to liability under s.53A (SOA 2003) whether a defendant knew that the prostitute had been exploited. Although checks made before engaging the services of a prostitute might reduce the risk of committing the offence, ...
RT @DrProudman: A thread about the judgment. C, a vulnerable man, presented a risk of sexual & physical violence to others. The Court astutely said, "there is a serious question mark over whether he could safely be left alone with a sex worker" ...
RT @DrProudman: The Court is right, "many of those working as prostitutes have been exploited, for example as victims of modern slavery or trafficked to the United Kingdom" (§34). The Court relies on our evidence of women's lived realities ...
RT @infoDia21: ¿Estarías a favor de modificar el Código Penal para elevar (en muchos más años de condena) la pena* a quienes, empleando violencia/amenazas, obliguen a otras personas a ejercer la prostitución? *Actualmente, 2 a 5 años de cárcel; art. ...
The long road to abolition
“It’s not easy to identify the vested interests in the maintenance of the system of prostitution. Many pimps call themselves sex workers & claim to represent those involved in prostitution. All men benefit from it… #BlackHistoryMonth ...