Posted on 08/12/2015 4:24:11 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Posted: August 11, 2015
Amnesty International Decides To Support Prostitution
Amnesty International has voted in favor of a new proposal that pushes for the decriminalization of sex work and prostitution.
During the Amnesty International Council Meeting (ICM), Amnesty International delegates from various nations voted in favor of a resolution titled “Policy on State Obligations to Respect, Protect, and Fulfill the Human Rights of Sex Workers,” according to the human rights group’s official website.
“The International Council requests the International Board to adopt a policy that seeks attainment of the highest possible protection of the human rights of sex workers, through measures that include the decriminalization of sex work.”
The first item of a 13-item list of aspects the International Board – the higher council in Amnesty International – should be “taking into account” and emphasizing “the need for states to not only review and repeal laws that make sex workers vulnerable to human rights violations, but also refrain from enacting such laws.”
(Excerpt) Read more at inquisitr.com ...
Does that include child prostitution?
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