‘Human trafficking’ Archives
At last – action on behalf of trafficked women in the UK
The government has finally taken action on behalf of trafficked women. Under the plan, the Home Office is planning to criminalise paying for sex with a woman "controlled for another person's gain". However, the move has already been undermined by cuts to the budget for human trafficking investigations and the closure of the leading unit. Jacqui [...]
Banning prostitution is not the answer — but fining the clients might be
BBC NEWS | Politics | UK should outlaw paying for sex After endless amounts of backwards and forwards discussion, Harriet Harman is considering "banning" prostitution. Her reasons are something I applaud - to reduce the sex market, thereby decreasing the profits of sex-trafficking, and moving towards eliminating the modern [...]
Freedom Sunday — why I entered politics
Today is Freedom Sunday, 25 March 2007, the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade in the British Empire, and the focus of a new generation of campaigners against the modern slave trade. It coincides with the release of the film Amazing Grace recounting the life of William Wilberforce. Wilberforce was a politician who became an [...]
Birmingham Raid uncovers tip of the iceberg
Yesterday's raid on a Sauna in Birmingham uncovered the tip of the iceberg of the UK's sex-trafficking industry. 19 women were rescued from allegedly forced prostitution, from Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Poland and Turkey. The Birmingham police deserve every congratulation for facing up to the situation and taking action. But [...]
