ACT sex industry exhibition ignores the brutal experiences of women like me: prostitution survivor speaks out
Maybe next time there could be an exhibition for survivors like me? By Donna* Last month a new exhibition – X-Rated; the sex industry in the ACT – opened at the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CMAG). The exhibition is funded by the ACT Government and the Interchange General Practice. It is of particular interest […]
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 […]