Dublin City Council reject the Turn Off the Redlight Proposal to criminalise the purchase of sex

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Dublin City Council reject the Turn Off the Redlight Proposal to criminalise the purchase of sex

16 February, 2013 by Editor

The debate on prostitution seems to have been rather one-sided, with more and more groups piling into the abolitionist camp. Thankfully not all are swayed by these arguments, and Dublin City Council rejected the call to criminalise the clients of sex-workers.

Meeting of Dublin City Council, 4th February 2013 – Mon, 04th Feb 2013 rejected calls to support the Turn Off The Red-light campaign. Amendments passed removed the proposal to criminalise the purchase of sex, and changed the report on Swedish evidence to hearsay.

Posted in Campaigns and Groups, In the Media | Tagged @RuhamaAgency, @TurnoffRL, Dublin, Ireland, prostitution, Ruhama, sexwork, Trafficking, Turn Off The Redlight | 2 Comments

2 Responses

on 18 February, 2013 at 03:33 | Reply Maxine Doogan

“options for people are unfortunate..” Unbelievable!
on 23 February, 2013 at 10:03 | Reply That Was the Week That Was (#138) | The Honest Courtesan

[...] “…Dublin City Council…rejected calls to support the Turn Off The Red-light campaign. Amendments passed removed the proposal to criminalise the purchase of sex, and changed the report on Swedish evidence to hearsay.” The national crusade still rolls on, but this local rejection of the Swedish rot shows that not everyone in Ireland is asleep at the wheel. [...]