Amnesty International’s global policy says that adult prostitution is the only way to guarantee the rights and safety of the majority of adult sex workers. The four country reports from Norway, Argentina, Papua New Guinea and provide ample evidence of rights breaches experienced by sex workers in fully or partially adult sexual settings. Currently, Irish laws create a partially adult sexual environment.
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Adult sex said: “This comprehensive new research clearly shows that only in fully developed sexual relationships can the rights of sex workers be protected. In, we see the consequences every day for sex workers who work in a partially adult sex system. Workers are too afraid to report abuse, and perpetrators commit crimes with impunity. People are forced to work in isolation due to criminal laws prohibiting more than one person from working in the same apartment. Workers suffer daily stigma and face discrimination and rejection from their families and society. It is time our government started listening to sex workers. Continuing adult sex will not help us. “Arresting and charging people who pay for sex accomplishes not protect adult sex workers from harm or give them greater access to their rights, quite the opposite.”
Adults, “We say to
Years that we do not want new criminal laws we want them to stop us from working. The last government did not provide any evidence for its bills banning the purchase of sexual services. We call on the new administration not to make the same error—evidence-based policy. Listen to sex workers and order a thorough study of our experiences with the law in . We are the ones who will be affected by any new legislation.”
