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Access to justice is a fundamental right that ensures everyone is treated equally under the law and able to seek and receive fair protection without fear of discrimination, stigmatisation, or legal repercussions.
However, for sex workers, this right is usually severely restricted. Criminalisation, stigmatisation, and social marginalisation result in crimes against sex workers being infrequently reported, inadequately investigated, and rarely handled with the necessary care. Additionally, when targeted as offenders, including for the (unauthorised or unlawful) provision of sexual services, soliciting, working together for safety,
vagrancy, loitering, littering, or causing a public disturbance, or under repressive migration regulations, the rights of sex workers are often violated, and they are excluded from the legal protections to which they are entitled.
The Exposed from All Sides launch event will take place on 10th and 11th December 2024. The first day will focus on discussions about the impact of policing and criminalisation on sex workers and transformative justice. The second day will feature the official report launch at the European Parliament, highlighting key findings on police violence and sex workers' access to justice.
See the Launch Event Agenda here!