Ireland: New law to target demand for prostitution
[Brussels, 04 January 2011] The EWL is delighted to learn that the Irish government is considering introducing legislation protecting women victims of the prostitutional system and targeting pimps and those who buy sex. Based on the highly successful Swedish model, such legislation works towards a society where equality between women and men is upheld as a fundamental right and value.
Under current Irish law, prostitutes can face criminal charges for soliciting sex, as can pimps, but a man (...)
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