Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants @PICUM_post calls for decriminalization of sex work.

Joins Intl& #39; groups Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women, Anti-Slavery International, WHO, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty, UNAIDS, UNDP, La Strada.

Thread. https://twitter.com/PICUM_post/status/1174982140657725441">https://twitter.com/PICUM_pos...

Here is PICUM& #39;s statement summary.

Also includes link to their full report, further detailing sex work law, intersecting criminalization of migrant work, raised barriers, problematic anti-trafficking measures, PICUM& #39;s conclusion and recommendations. https://picum.org/safeguarding-the-human-rights-and-dignity-of-undocumented-migrant-sex-workers/">https://picum.org/safeguard...

@ACLU & #39;s call for full decriminalization has been longstanding. Here is their latest update.

Includes access to their full brief, recommendations, and resources for lawmakers, prosecutors/police and researchers. https://www.aclu.org/news/topic/its-time-to-decriminalize-sex-work/">https://www.aclu.org/news/topi...

Amnesty International @amnesty published their full policy and research report.

Report recommends decriminalization of consensual sex work, including laws that prohibit associated activities—such as bans on buying, solicitation & general organization. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/05/amnesty-international-publishes-policy-and-research-on-protection-of-sex-workers-rights/">https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest...

"We are convinced that the only way to effectively address human trafficking and end impunity is to ensure that the human rights of all people are protected, including the rights of (undocumented) migrant workers, domestic workers and sex workers."

-La Strada International (LSI)

La Strada @lastradainterna releases their own statement in support of Amnesty& #39;s policy, details how it aligns with their work against human trafficking.

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The Global Alliance in Traffic Against Women @GAATW_IS "has maintained that rights of sex workers and rights of trafficked persons can & should go hand in hand and that only rights can stop the wrongs that sex workers routinely experience"

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(To be continued: I have a lot more to add to this thread. I& #39;ll publish it for now and will continue later)