Prostitution law

Q AND A WITH BERKELEY COLLEGE PROFESSOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HEIDI HOEFINGER, MEMBER OF GLOBAL RESEARCH TEAM ON MIGRATION, SEX WORK AND TRAFFICKING

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Articles, Sex industry, Violence against men, Violence against women, Sex crimes, Human behavior, Human trafficking, Human sexuality, Sex trafficking, Prostitution law, Prostitution, Human sexual activity

Hoefinger teaches courses in Global Conflict, Gender Race and Class, Human Sexuality, and the Science of Addiction and Obsession, among others.

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  • Hoefinger teaches courses in Global Conflict, Gender Race and Class, Human Sexuality, and the Science of Addiction and Obsession, among others.
  • I am the New York City-based researcher, and one of seven people on this global research team.
  • Hoefinger: When it comes to addressing sex trafficking, often the logic is: Lets abolish all forms of consensual adult sexual work and prostitution in order to end sex trafficking.
  • The website address is http://www.BerkeleyCollege.edu The mission of Berkeley College is to empower students to achieve lifelong success in dynamic careers.

/R E P E A T -- Canadians are five times more likely to support than to oppose Canada's current prostitution legislation/

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Friday, August 28, 2020
Human sexuality, Articles, Prostitution law, Sex and the law, Human behavior, Prostitution, Prostitution in Canada

The poll results are of interest to Canadians and the Government of Canada.

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  • The poll results are of interest to Canadians and the Government of Canada.
  • 49% of Canadians support Canada's current prostitution legislation, which is almost five times more than those who are opposed (11%)
    46% of Canadians are more likely to support the current legislation as their preferred approach to addressing prostitution.
  • This current poll was done to ensure that the views of Canadians are represented in the government's evaluation.
  • "The poll demonstrates support for Canada's current legislation which decriminalizes women in prostitution while criminalizing sex purchasers, pimps, brothel owners/operators.

Canadians are five times more likely to support than to oppose Canada's current prostitution legislation

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Thursday, August 27, 2020
Prostitution law, Sex and the law, Articles, Human sexuality, Prostitution, Human behavior, Prostitution in Canada

49% of Canadians support Canada's current prostitution legislation, which is almost five times more than those who are opposed (11%)

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  • 49% of Canadians support Canada's current prostitution legislation, which is almost five times more than those who are opposed (11%)
    46% of Canadians are more likely to support the current legislation as their preferred approach to addressing prostitution.
  • This current poll was done to ensure that the views of Canadians are represented in the government's evaluation.
  • Both the Ontario and national polls demonstrate that many more Canadians are supportive of Canada's current prostitution legislation and would not endorse the legalization or full decriminalization of prostitution.
  • "The poll demonstrates support for Canada's current legislation which decriminalizes women in prostitution while criminalizing sex purchasers, pimps, brothel owners/operators.

Open Society Condemns Supreme Court Ruling that Denies First Amendment Rights and Hurts Fight against HIV/AIDS

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Monday, June 29, 2020
Anti-prostitution pledge, HIV/AIDS, Prostitution, United States foreign policy, Alliance for Open Society International, Prostitution law, Public policy, Articles, Federal government of the United States

This policy requires organizations and their foreign affiliates that receive U.S. government funding to fight HIV internationally to explicitly oppose prostitution.

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  • This policy requires organizations and their foreign affiliates that receive U.S. government funding to fight HIV internationally to explicitly oppose prostitution.
  • Alliance for Open Society International, part of the Open Society Foundations, has been involved in a nearly 16-year battle on the constitutionality of the Anti-Prostitution Pledge.
  • This is the second time the Supreme Court considered it, and marks a departure from previous rulings that determined the rule was unconstitutional.
  • Open Society Foundations, along with several other organizations, were plaintiffs in the case challenging the Pledge, arguing that it amounted to unconstitutional forced speech.

Sexual Offences (Sports Coaches)

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Thursday, June 18, 2020
English criminal law, Sex and the law, Prostitution, Law by country, Scottish criminal law, Prostitution in Sierra Leone, Prostitution in South Africa, Prostitution law, Sexual Offences Act, Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act

Latest news on the Sexual Offences (Sports Coaches) Bill 2019-21

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  • Latest news on the Sexual Offences (Sports Coaches) Bill 2019-21

    The next stage for this Bill, Second reading,is scheduled to take placeon Friday 10 July 2020.

  • This is a Private Members'Billand was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 17 June 2020 under the Ten Minute Rule.
  • If the text of the Bill is not yet available, please contact its sponsor, Tracey Crouch MP, for more information.
  • Summary of the Sexual Offences (Sports Coaches) Bill 2019-21

    A Bill to amend the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to make sports coach a position of trust for the purposes of child sex offences; and for connected purposes.