A European court judgment this week could reverse laws that protect the vulnerable and abused
A case to be heard in the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg this week could have disastrous consequences for those campaigning to eradicate prostitution.
The hearing is the first step in determining whether France’s laws on prostitution – which criminalise paying for sex – are constitutional, or whether they contravene the human rights of self-titled “sex workers”.
The oldest profession? I prefer to use the phrase ‘the oldest oppression’
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