A Thorn in the Heart: Cambodian Men Who Buy Sex
Paper presented at “Focus on Men Who Buy Sex: Discourage Men’s Demand for Prostitution, Stop Sex Trafficking” in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, July 17, 2012. Co-hosted…
Ontario Disempowers Prostituted Persons: Assessing Evidence, Arguments, & Substantive Equality in Bedford v. Canada
Max Waltman’s paper analyzes the Court of Appeal for Ontario’s ruling on March 26, 2012, concluding that it erroneously rewrote the law against “living on…
Campaign to Raise Awareness of Prostitution’s Harms
Copyright © 2012 Ruhama. All rights reserved. Ruhama, a Dublin-based NGO, is running a radio and poster campaign to raise awareness about the harms to…
New law criminalizing sex buyers is an important step to abolishing sexual exploitation in Israel
On Sunday, February 12, 2012 the Ministerial Committee for Legislation gave its initial approval to a new bill that targets sex buyers in Israel. The…
Under New Law, France Would No Longer Be Sexual Playground of Men Like Dominique Strauss-Kahn
In the aftermath of the scandal surrounding Dominique Strauss-Kahn last year, the French National Assembly signed a Resolution that “reaffirms the abolitionist position of France,…
Trafficking, Prostitution, and Inequality
Catharine A. MacKinnon describes evidence supporting the Nordic model legislation on prostitution and discusses links between prostitution, pornography, and trafficking.
Senator Harry Reid’s Call to Outlaw Legal Prostitution in his Address to the Nevada Legislature
“I recently met with a group of businessmen who run data centers for technology companies. They visited Storey County to see about opening a facility…
US federal tax agency (IRS) investigates and brings criminal charges against Las Vegas escort agency pimps by hitting them where it hurts the most
Federal tax violations – not reporting cash income – was used to combat prostitution in this case in Las Vegas, where police worked with IRS…
Prohibiting Sex Purchasing and Ending Trafficking: The Swedish Prostitution Law (2011)
This article by Max Waltman analyzes the Swedish prostitution law from 1999, which criminalized the sex buyer and decriminalized prostituted persons. He analyzes this law…
Against Prostitution and Human Trafficking for Sexual Purposes (Sweden)
Prostitution and human trafficking are sustained by demand. Prostitution and human trafficking for sexual purposes represent a serious obstacle to social equality, to gender equality…
Washington Post Rejects Massage Prostitution Advertising
The Post, long criticized for running massage-parlor ads, has decided it will no longer accept them. An internal note, e-mailed Tuesday to The Post’s advertising…
Trafficking, Prostitution and the Sex Industry: The Nordic Legal Model
There is no doubt that the Nordic countries lead the world on most indicators of gender equality. Gender equality experts and advocates have long pointed out that in economics, politics and social services, the Nordic countries top the charts.
City of Las Vegas Finally Cracks Down on Neighborhood Brothels
LAS VEGAS – It’s been two and a half years since Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman told reporters, “I’ll take a baseball bat and break…
Canada’s Prostitution Laws – 2009
Supporters of the prostitution industry want us to believe that women would be safe if men’s purchase of women for sex is legalized. In the…
Indoor Versus Outdoor Prostitution in Rhode Island
“Nobody really wants to be sold,” a woman in a Nevada legal brothel explained to me. Even if you know that simple fact — that…
Activism/False Distinction Between Prostitution & Trafficking/Law and Policy/Library/Pimps/Traffickers
Trafficking by Craigslist Challenged by Cook County Sheriff and CATW
Amicus brief filed by Coalition Against Trafficking in Women and colleagues against Craigslist, citing simple legal arguments showing the connection between online advertising for prostitution…
Law and Policy/Library/Pimps/Traffickers/Pornography/Racism, Colonialism/Sex Buyers (“the demand”)/Trafficking
Men Who Buy Sex (London) 2009
UK-based Eaves for Women and U.S.-based Prostitution and Research Education teamed up to interview 103 men in London who had bought commercial sex. Of those…
Law and Policy/Library/Pimps/Traffickers/Prostitution/QuickFacts/Sex Buyers (“the demand”)/Trafficking
Myths & Facts about Legalized Prostitution
Lists 18 common myths about trafficking and provides the factual evidence as alternatives.
Basic Information/False Distinction Between Prostitution & Trafficking/Law and Policy/Library/Prostitution/Sex Buyers (“the demand”)/Trafficking
Trafficking: Theory vs Reality
This article presents evidence for the links between prostitution and trafficking, using examples of New Zealand, USA, and India. Men’s demand for trafficked women cannot…
Prostitution Policy Recommendations to the City of San Francisco
Strongly criminalizing johns is the most effective legal approach to date to the harms of violence and exploitation that prostitution inflicts on those used in…