Landmark UN Report Calls for Sex Work Decriminalization

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Sex workers and allies at a rally demanding sex work be recognized as work under government labor rules, on the eve of International Labor Day, in Kolkata, India, April 30, 2022. © 2022 AP Photo/Bikas Das The struggle for sex worker rights has been a marathon, not a sprint, but the chorus of voices calling for an end to stigma, abuse, and criminalization is growing. The United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women and girls released a landmark report in October calling for the full decriminalization of voluntary adult sex work globally. The report examines…

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