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Sex Workers' Rights

Fighting for sex workers' rights: Bedford v. Canada Supreme Court victory

We, along with Sex Workers United Against Violence and the PACE Society helped overturn Canada's harmful sex work laws. Learn how it happened.
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Jan 08, 2018 | Sex Workers' Rights, Videos

Open Letter to BC Police Forces: End Participation in Operation Northern Spotlight

Operation Northern Spotlight is a project ill-conceived by Durham Regional Police in Ontario in 2014 to "rescue" sex workers from human trafficking by targeting and investigating them. Typically, police officers posing as clients set up dates online with sex workers, through websites like Craigslist and Backpage, then surprise them in hotel rooms. Since 2014, there have been five "waves" of Operation Northern Spotlight coordinated among law enforcement agencies across Canada. The latest campaign in October 2016 involved 53 police agencies in nine provinces working in conjunction with the FBI. Only a few law enforcement agencies in BC participated in 2015 and 2016.
By Peter Kim Peter Kim | Sep 06, 2017 | Criminalization and Policing, Sex Workers' Rights, Letters & Statements

Report: Canada’s sex work laws have led to sweeping criminalization of sex workers

By Kevin Hollett Kevin Hollett | Dec 06, 2016 | Sex Workers' Rights, Featured, Press Releases, Research Reports

Evaluating Canada's Sex Work Laws: The Case for Repeal

By Kevin Hollett Kevin Hollett | Dec 06, 2016 | Sex Workers' Rights, Research Reports

Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Fails to Respect Sex Workers’ Rights

By Kevin Hollett Kevin Hollett | Nov 18, 2016 | Sex Workers' Rights, Press Releases

CEDAW, Sex Work, and Addressing Human Rights for Women in the Sex Industry

Our submission to CEDAW on #SexWork and Addressing Human Rights for Women in the Sex Industry #Rights4cdnWomen
By Kevin Hollett Kevin Hollett | Oct 24, 2016 | Sex Workers' Rights, Featured, Legal Submissions

Amnesty International: "Protect the rights of sex workers"

By Kevin Hollett Kevin Hollett | May 26, 2016 | Sex Workers' Rights, Featured, Blog

Pivot response to Amnesty International’s new policy on protection of sex workers’ rights

By Kevin Hollett Kevin Hollett | May 25, 2016 | Sex Workers' Rights, Press Releases

How the national inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women should look

By Brenda Belak Brenda Belak | Mar 03, 2016 | Sex Workers' Rights, Blog

Why we must include sex workers in the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women

By Brenda Belak Brenda Belak | Feb 17, 2016 | Sex Workers' Rights, Blog
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