Why the world is moving toward legalizing sex work
2024-02-13
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Consider a world where the practice often referred to as the "oldest profession" isn't shrouded in secrecy, stigma, and fear. In this world, sex workers move through their communities confidently, negotiate their terms freely, and access healthcare without fear of judgment. This isn't merely a utopian dream; it's increasingly becoming a reality fueled by a global movement ad .....
PSNI Adopts Strategic Screening Approach in Brothels to Detect Human Trafficking Without Immediate C
2023-11-28
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The PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) has taken a resolute stance against modern slavery and human trafficking, which is commendable. However, Lord Maurice Morrow's recent comments questioning the PSNI's actions regarding the screening of brothels have stirred controversy.
Back in 2015, Lord Morrow championed the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act in Northern Ireland, a p .....
More potential victims identified in Belfast suspected human trafficking
2023-08-17
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An international investigation into a suspected human trafficking and prostitution operation in the Greater Belfast area has identified six more potential victims who need to be interviewed by the police. The investigation started in June last year when a woman reported that she had escaped from two of the alleged perpetrators. She claimed that she was deceived by them to come to Northern Ireland .....
An unscrupulous couple charged with blackmailing a client (punter)
2023-02-23
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A sex worker and her pimp boyfriend on Tuesday admitted a near £8,000 extortion plot.
Jailing sex worker White and her pimp boyfriend Hamill, Judge Gordon Kerr QC told the pair that while his gambling debts were “at the heart” of the case, Hamill was “willingly assisted” by White in the extortion plot.
The judge told them they had caused their victim to und .....
Police raid brothels in Armagh and Newry – man and woman arrested
2022-11-24
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Brothels in Armagh, Newry and Dungannon were among 27 raided across Northern Ireland today. Two people have been arrested – a 63-year-old man in Pomeroy and a 47-year-old woman in Newry. Both were arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, controlling prostitution, brothel keeping and money laundering.
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Modern Slavery and .....
Predatory pimp preyed on vulnerable women and forced them to have sex with him
2022-07-24
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A predatory pimp (Heaney) in Northan Ireland has been sentenced to five years in jail. Half to be served in jail and the rest on license. As he has been in jail waiting for his case, he is likely to be released. Heaney is the first person in Northern Ireland to be subject to the Slavery and Trafficking Order. This places many restrictions on him for the next 7 years. This includes where he .....
Alleged sex worker and her boyfriend accused of blackmail
2022-04-28
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An alleged sex worker and her boyfriend have been accused of multiple offences of blackmail.
White, from Lisolvan Park in Brookeborough and Hamill, from Main Street in Aghagay, Newtownbutler, are jointly accused on four counts of blackmail alleging that between February 25 and March 28 this year, they made “unwarranted demands for money with menaces” from the alleged victim.
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2021 Was an Exceptional Year for the Sex Workers' Rights Movement
2021-12-31
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At least that is the case in the USA, In the UK, sex workers rights are gradually being eroded. Yet more cities are implementing a policy of zero strip clubs. Clients are still criminilisied in Northern Ireland, putting many escorts at risk. Scotland is looking at implementing a Scottish model. Despit the evidence, and the public consultation ther are intent on removing advertising sites for esco .....
Two arrested in human trafficking operation involving Romanian crime groups
2021-06-19
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Two men have been arrested as part of a joint operation into human trafficking in Northern Ireland.
Officers from the PSNI worked alongside judicial authorities and police in Romania on the crackdown.
The men, aged 29 and 34, were arrested on suspicion of a number of offences.
The PSNI says the operation was set up to 'disrupt and dismantle' Romanian organised crime groups .....
Assembly’s plan for £1.3m exit scheme for sex workers ended up as ‘a helpline leaflet’
2021-02-24
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The News Letter asked the DOH to detail the budget assigned to the programme and how many people it had supported five years on from its launch date.
But a spokeswoman responded that there was no budget and that the programme was launched “at a time of exceptional financial difficulty” for the NI Executive.
She responded that the programme as it has been rolled out “is .....