Research for Sex Work 12: Sex Work and Violence
Edited by Nel van Beelen & Aliya Rakhmetova
The criminalisation of sex work increases the vulnerability of sex workers to human rights violations and violence. However, sex workers are raising awareness, working with policy makers, and organising against this violence.
Contents
Editorial
Nel van Beelen & Aliya Rakhmetova
‘The police beat you up, demand money and will detain you until you pay’ - Police violence against sex workers in eleven countries in Europe and Central Asia
Anna-Louise Crago, Aliya Rakhmetova & Acacia Shields
Taking sex workers seriously - Treating violence as hate crime in Liverpool
Rosie Campbell & Shelly Stoops
Fighting for our rights – How sex workers in Hong Kong are negotiating for more respect and protection
JJJ Association & Zi Teng
Some uncomfortable questions - Government policies in Spain and impact on people who sell sex voluntarily
Colectivo Hetaira
Working smart – How sex workers stay safe in New York City
Sienna Baskin
Their words are killing us - The impact of violent language of anti-sex work groups
Calum Bennachie & Jan Marie
‘It’s normal for a husband to beat his wife’ - Sex workers and domestic violence in Cambodia
Chan Dyna, Keo Sichan & Melissa Cockroft
Violence against trans sex workers - Stigma, exclusion, poverty and death
Khartini Slamah, Sam Winter & Kemal Ordek
Violence against indigenous sex workers – Combating the effects of criminalization and colonialism in Canada
Emily van der Meulen, Jessica Yee & Elya M. Durisin
