Stop Criminalizing Sex Work in DC

Expand © 2012 Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch has joined with 61 organizations calling for the passage of a bill to decriminalize sex work in Washington, DC. Last week, the groups sent a letter to the Council of the District of Columbia urging passage of the Community Safety and Health Amendment Act 2019, which would repeal statutes that criminalize adults consensually engaging in sexual exchange, while upholding existing laws prohibiting sex trafficking. The signatories represented a wide range of organizations working in racial and gender justice, LGBT rights, health, and civil liberties.…

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