STRAIGHT.COM: …One of the world’s leading human-rights organizations has come under fire for its Amnesty International says its proposed policy “is based on the human rights principle that consensual sexual conduct between adults—which excludes acts that involve coercion, deception, threats, or violence—is entitled to protection from state interference”.
It cites many examples in which criminalization increases risks to sex workers. They include two studies that showed “most instances of harassment, assault, rape, kidnapping, and murder of street-based sex workers in Vancouver and New York City were not reported to police”.
“This policy does not change Amnesty International’s longstanding position that trafficking into forced prostitution should be criminalised as a matter of international law,” the proposed policy states. “Amnesty International considers children involved in commercial sex acts to be victims of sexual exploitation, entitled to support, reparations, and remedies, in line with international human rights law.” … (more)
EDITOR: The above has long been our view. Consensual prostitution should be legal and regulated. Sex trafficking must be actively investigated and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
