Public Affairs
Oldest profession
In an article published by the BBC “Pompeii’s erotic past revealed” it describes the refurbishment of a two thousand year old brothel used in Roman times. The article mentions that many of the women in the brothel were slaves. In the 21st century in Britain it is estimated that four thousand women each year are brought into the UK and forced to work in brothels therefore effectively being treated as slaves.
The obvious parallels are startling. But why is prostitution described as a “profession” when a large proportion of the women involved are forced to be prostitutes against their will and for no monetary gain? Surely prostitution would be better described as the “oldest abuse of women in the world.”
"It takes a village to create a prostitute."
IS PROSTITUTION
sexual harassment
rape
battering
verbal abuse
domestic violence
a racist practice
a violation of human rights
childhood sexual abuse
a consequence of male domination of women
a means of maintaining male domination of women
all of the above?
read more at PROSTITUTION AND CIVIL RIGHTS (US)
WOMEN'S SAFETY AND LEGAL RIGHTS
Please read the measures in the International Prostitute's Collective's Bill from the point of view of women’s safety and of legal rights. It has been claimed that ‘tackling the demand’ by criminalising men who buy sexual services will increase safety, and the spectre of trafficking has been used to stifle debate and hide the evidence that points to the contrary.
News 2011: The very first man to be convicted of trafficking females from inside f the UK, in a case involving 2 Nigerian girls, has been jailed.
BBC News - Man jailed for trafficking Nigerian girls out of UK