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NEW REPORT: “We live within a violent system.” Structural violence against sex workers in Ireland – this is what our research found (Thread) 👇
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1/8 The laws: In 2017, the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act introduced amendments to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 1993 and criminalised the purchase of sex.
2/8 Section 10 of the 1993 Act criminalises “living on earnings of prostitution” and Section 11 – “brothel keeping”, with the term applying to two or more sex workers selling sexual services from the same premises.
Today is December 17th - International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Sending love to our sex work family worldwide today.
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Under laws fought for by the Religious Sisters of Charity, Ruhama and Immigrant Council Ireland,
violence against sex workers increased dramatically by 92%.
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violence against sex workers increased dramatically by 92%.
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Robberies against us by men working together increased while prison sentences and fines for working together as sex workers doubled. Both are examples of violence against sex workers.
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Press statement:
Client criminalisation is not fit for purpose, has has been met with an increase in sex trafficking and is actively harmed the mental health of sex workers in NI, according to a new report
justice-ni.gov.uk/publications/a…
Client criminalisation is not fit for purpose, has has been met with an increase in sex trafficking and is actively harmed the mental health of sex workers in NI, according to a new report
justice-ni.gov.uk/publications/a…
@uglymugsie @AmnestyIreland This report commissioned by the Department of Justice shows that there has not been a decrease in demand for sex work since the introduction of client criminalisation (also known as the Nordic Model) in Northern Ireland in 2015.
@uglymugsie @AmnestyIreland Instead, we have seen an increase in sex trafficking by 26% and the health of sex workers put at risk. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…
We in Ireland are experiencing the Nordic model in all of its glory.
Under NM we are routinely evicted.
We have our funds seized.
We are arrested, imprisoned and deported.
Under NM we are routinely evicted.
We have our funds seized.
We are arrested, imprisoned and deported.
We hear weekly of SWers targeted for working alone and brutally robbed, left with no recourse as turning to the Gardai will make their circumstances worse.
This is what it was designed to do.
When friends and associates warned @FitzgeraldFrncs that SWers would be harmed, she reportedly responded that perhaps the risk of harm might discourage them.
When friends and associates warned @FitzgeraldFrncs that SWers would be harmed, she reportedly responded that perhaps the risk of harm might discourage them.
Press release from 29th April
Gardaí questions 36 men but many more sex workers have been arrested says Sex Workers Alliance Ireland
Gardaí should protect the most vulnerable. Instead our laws put marginalised people in danger and waste precious Garda resources.
Gardaí questions 36 men but many more sex workers have been arrested says Sex Workers Alliance Ireland
Gardaí should protect the most vulnerable. Instead our laws put marginalised people in danger and waste precious Garda resources.
36 men have been questioned over purchase of sex in the past few days and, while this is a huge number this is still far less than the 55 workers who have been prosecuted for working together in safety*, so called brothel-keeping #DecrimForSafety
* From statistics we got from the Central Statistics office we know 55 people have been arrested for brothel keeping since the law was introduced in 2017 #SupportSafeSexWork
Hello! Thank you so much Neville Southall for letting us use this account to talk about our message. This is @ladygrew tweeting for @SWAIIreland, the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland, a sex worker-led organisation, who advocates and supports all sex workers on the island of Ireland.
A major focus for us is preventing criminalisation of sex work. Today is the 2 yr anniversary of the Sexual Offenses Act in Ireland, which criminalised the purchase of sex, and doubled already existing penalties for escorts working in pairs or groups. #DecrimForSafety
Client criminalisation was introduced purportedly to protect vulnerable people in sex work, but instead it has created "buyers' market" with clients having the bargaining power. #DecrimForSafety #SupportSafeSexWork @swaiireland
