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August 12, 2015

Amnesty International Votes to Support Decriminalization of Sex Work 
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Amnesty International has voted to support a policy calling for the full
decriminalization of all aspects of consensual sex work. The vote
occurred Tuesday during a biennial meeting in Dublin. Amnesty says the
policy shift comes after conducting two years of research that showed
decriminalization is the best way to defend sex workers' human rights.
Amnesty International will now turn to lobbying governments to repeal
laws that forbid the sale and purchase of sex.

 

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