Sex worker robbed at knifepoint faces deportation after contacting police

Sex workers warn that the threat of prosecution and deportation is preventing them from reporting crime
Selling sex should be decriminalised – but we still need to crack down on the buyers

Blanket decriminalisation of sex work is not the answer
Liberals must face the reality of what prostitution does to women

The Nordic model isn’t perfect but at least it sends out a clear message that women are not commodities to be bought and sold
Labour’s authoritarian wing is cracking down on sex workers

Hopes are fading that Jeremy Corbyn’s support for decriminalisation could bring change for sex workers
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Corbyn will be punished for his bravery on sex work
Those attacking Corbyn are not protecting sex workers, they are ignoring them
Watch: Why we should decriminalise prostitution

As a Home Office Inquiry looks into shifting the burden of criminality from those who sell sex to those who buy it, some argue only full decriminalisation will keep workers safe.
Comment: Criminalising sex workers’ customers just puts them in greater danger

Those calling for a Swedish model treat sex workers as victims and sex buyers as abusers.
Comment: Want to know how to make sex work safe? Ask sex workers

Sex workers have left their evidence in the Commons library. Decriminalisation makes them safer.
The debate over sex workers’ rights is finally being won

The evidence in favour of decriminalising sex work is overwhelming