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Tag: United Nations

  • Analysis of the UN Report by Reem Alsalem titled Prostitution and Violence against Women and Girls (A/HRC/56/48)

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    The Special Rapporteur’s report treats prostitution not as ordinary labour but as a system of gendered violence and exploitation driven by male demand, poverty and structural discrimination. It recommends the abolition/Nordic approach — criminalizing buyers and profiteers while decriminalizing and supporting victims — combined with strong measures against digital facilitation and AI-enabled pornography. How the…

  • The Reluctance of Tasmanian Authorities …

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    Consultation Session with Michel Forst, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders – Civil Society Activists, Saturday 8 October 2016 Representatives of the Women’s Liberation Front (WoLF) Southern Tasmania, Nordic Model Australia Coalition (NorMAC) and Whistleblowers Tasmania attended the civil society activists consultation session in Hobart. M. Forst is visiting Australia as part of…