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News
Sophia Reuss
| We spoke with Amnesty International Canada about Amnesty's new policy on protecting the human rights of sex workers, which rejects the Nordic model. |
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Blog
Marcus A. Sibley
| Amnesty International's decision to support decriminalization of sex work has been met with controversy in the progressive community. Marcus Sibley discusses how this decision supports sex workers. |
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Podcast
GroundWire
| The latest episode of Groundwire features the National Day of Action for Refugee Health Care, Red Jam Slam Radio Festival, Bill C-24, two-spirit leadership in Thunder Pride and more. |
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News
Marcus A. Sibley
| It's been just over a year since the Bedford decision. We look back on what led to the decision, what has happened since and if sex workers have seen any benefit from the new law. |
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News
Cheryl Auger
| Bill C-36 was passed in the House of Commons last week. And a lot of people, including sex workers, are not pleased. Will this bill continue to contribute to sex workers' rights violations? |
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News
Sarah Hunt
| Are there links between missing and murdered women and Bill C-36? Perhaps. It seems there is a discomfort in linking violence against Indigenous women and the rights and safety of sex workers. |
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News
Sandra Ka Hon Chu
| A new study launched at the International AIDS Conference concludes that decriminalizing sex work could avert nearly one-third of new HIV infections among sex workers and their clients. |
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Blog
Erica Obsession
| By conflating human dignity with the discouragement of sex work, the government is implying that it is only by exiting the industry that a sex worker can attain self-worth. |
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News
various
| Bill C-36 disregards sex workers' lived experiences, the Bedford decision and social science evidence and will create more harm. This is how each diverse group will be affected. |
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Blog
Berlin
| Sex work organizing, for me, has never been just about fighting for sex workers' rights -- it is also the place where I feel most at home. |
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Columnists
Alice Klein
| While Toronto celebrated Pride beauty, the federal government was busy unleashing a new moral panic in the form of Bill C-36. |
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Columnists
Joyce Arthur
| The new prostitution bill introduced in June by Injustice Minister Peter MacKay is blatantly unconstitutional and will result in more dead women. |
