'End Demand' laws on sex work, sometimes misrepresented as the 'equality model', result in multiple human rights violations. These laws encourage increased surveillance and profiling of sex workers, which is not restricted to their workplaces. #InternationalSexWorkersRightsDay 
Under 'End Demand' laws, police know that if they follow sex workers, they'll find clients to arrest. Clients shift to more isolated settings as a result, & sex workers adapt in order to continue making money - but it puts them at increased risk. #InternationalSexWorkersRightsDay
'End Demand' laws subject sex workers to coercion by police. Sex workers around the world regularly experience violence and harassment from police - switching the target of the law doesn't resolve this. #InternationalSexWorkersRightsDay
Historically, police have been known as persecutors rather than saviours of sex workers. 'End Demand' laws, like other legislation criminalising sex work, perpetuate stigma and fail to protect sex workers from violence. #InternationalSexWorkersRightsDay
'End Demand' laws are used to justify increased police raids which are sensationalised by media coverage. Sex workers caught up in these raids risk being outed. Collaboration between police & media violates their privacy & threatens their safety. #InternationalSexWorkersRightsDay
On #InternationalSexWorkersRightsDay, we reassert our solidarity with sex workers around the world calling to end violence, discrimination and unjust laws.
To learn more about 'End Demand', see our full set of infographics, produced with @GlobalSexWork: iwraw-ap.org/resources/the-…
To learn more about 'End Demand', see our full set of infographics, produced with @GlobalSexWork: iwraw-ap.org/resources/the-…
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