FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 11th, 2016 Media contact: Desiree Evans, desiree@wwav-no.org NEW ORLEANS – The sixth annual national Desiree Alliance Conference, themed “The Sex Workers Rights Movement: Addressing Justice,” will take place here in downtown New Orleans, July 10th-15th, 2016. Previous locations for the conference include San […]
Amnesty International recently released a policy proposal calling for the decriminalization of the exchange of sex between consenting adults. In the proposal, Amnesty states its position “is based on the human rights principle that consensual sexual conduct between adults—which excludes acts that involve coercion, deception, threats, or violence—is entitled […]
By Katya Schoenberg, WWAV Summer Volunteer This summer, Amnesty International made mainstream headlines with the announcement of its upcoming vote on whether or not to advocate for global decriminalization of sex work. The announcement came with some backlash, most notably from celebrities such as Lena Dunham who signed a misguided […]
On September 23rd 2014, fourteen women were arrested in Baton Rouge following an undercover operation. After the operation, the names and photos of these women were posted online. The news article that was circulated on Facebook was soon filled with hateful comments ranging from threats of abuse, crude […]
