How Amnesty International is harming prostitution survivors

The human rights organisation has forgotten the importance of procedural human rights Prostitution is not just an intellectual concept to many participants in the debate; it comes with real memories, trauma, smells, sights and feelings. It is a ‘debate’ felt in the body, and survivors of all kinds of sexual violence can come away from […]

An indigenous ex-prostituted woman appeals to Amnesty: don’t support prostitution

Indigenous women and girls will be more vulnerable to prostitution and trafficking if Amnesty’s draft policy is endorsed Petitioning International Secretariat of Amnesty International and Salil Shetty Recognise that Amnesty International’s draft Policy on Prostitution endorses condone and promote the violation of human rights if passed at the Australian National AGM. Petition by Abolish Prostitution […]