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Welcome To The New Dignity, Donna M. Hughes
Welcome To The New Dignity, Donna M. Hughes
Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence
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Book Review: Surrogacy: A Human Rights Violation By Renate Klein, Kate Rose
Book Review: Surrogacy: A Human Rights Violation By Renate Klein, Kate Rose
Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence
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Denial Of Harm: Sex Trafficking, Backpage, And Free Speech Absolutism, Jody Raphael
Denial Of Harm: Sex Trafficking, Backpage, And Free Speech Absolutism, Jody Raphael
Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence
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Amnesty International's Empty Promises: Decriminalization, Prostituted Women, And Sex Trafficking, Darren Geist
Amnesty International's Empty Promises: Decriminalization, Prostituted Women, And Sex Trafficking, Darren Geist
Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence
Through a close examination of Amnesty International’s (Amnesty) own arguments and sources, this paper demonstrates that Amnesty’s proposal to decriminalize prostitution or “sex work” will harm those it claims to help. It concludes that the best available evidence indicates that decriminalization of prostitution would: increase sex trafficking, leave prostituted women or “sex workers” more vulnerable to violence, and reduce access to healthcare, protection, and services. Prostituted women primarily enter the industry at a young age, often suffering from a history of sexual and physical abuse, coming from marginalized and vulnerable communities, and driven by emotional and economic desperation. It is …