Prostitution – Demand Change – Lobby a Peer Today – Object and Eaves
Demand Change! is a joint campaign by Eaves and OBJECT which aims to promote an increased understanding of the myths and realities surrounding prostitution and calls for prostitution to be seen and widely understood as a form of violence against women.
Demand Change! calls on the Government to fulfil its multiple international and domestic obligations to tackle demand for prostitution. Current government proposals are a welcome step in this direction, and we fully support Clause 13 as a crucial step towards ending the exploitation of women and men through prostitution.
To see an end to exploitation through prostitution, we further urge the Government to adopt the ‘Nordic model’ which tackles demand for prostitution by decriminalising those who sell sexual acts whilst criminalising those who purchase them (as adopted by Sweden, Norway and Iceland) – as well as providing adequate resources to help people exit prostitution.
This will be a crucial step towards ending the exploitation and abuse experienced by many women and girls in prostitution.
ACTION ALERT: LOBBY PEERS TO SUPPORT CLAUSE 13 TO TACKLE DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION
Current proposals in Clause 13 of the Policing and Crime Bill to criminalise the purchase of sex from a person who has been exploited are being debated in the House of Lords on November 3rd and 5th.
Help make Clause 13 law by reading and circulating our joint statement of support and by using our template letter to lobby Peers to write to Peers to urge them to support Clause 13.
It is crucial that Peers support this clause as an important tool to tackle demand for commercial sexual exploitation.
Please also Sign our online petition to help tackle demand for prostitution
See also:
* Support Clause 13 of the Policing and Crime Bill – end the demand that fuels trafficking
* Legal Briefing re Clause 13 in Policing and Crime Bill
