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Gardaí arrest two in Donegal over alleged prostitution and human trafficking offences
One man has already appeared in court.
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One man has already appeared in court.
The group said a law introduced in 2017 which criminalises the purchase of sex in Ireland is facilitating the abuse of sex workers.
The report notes several cases of activists being asked to provide sex to police in exchange for the freedom of other detained sex workers.
Kate McGrew on how the Covid-19 pandemic, legislation and stigma are making life more difficult for sex workers in Ireland.
The move is an attempt to address over-tourism and protect workers.
Gardaí carried out a number of days of action across the country last week.
A number of women have been subjected to violent attacks in recent weeks.
Detective chief superintendent Declan Daly said no sex worker who comes forward will face prosecution.
Gardaí said the motive for the attacks appears to be monetary gain and that violence has been used.
Judge O’Connor reserved his judgment until next week.
Gardaí conducted a number of targeted operations across the country last week.
Gheorghe Goidan was sentenced to 20 years today.
Mary spoke about her ordeal, and what she had to do while she was kept by her human traffickers.
Gardaí said they carried out operations in six divisions last weekend.
Local authorities said that guided tours in the area are often “not respectful towards sex workers”.
Websites advertising sex remain operational.
A number of suspected brothels have been raided by gardaí in the last year.
Sex workers exist, there is no sign of them disappearing, and they deserve the same rights as other workers, writes Danny Rigg.
The nationalities that had the highest access rate to Ruhama’s casework service were Nigerian (63 cases) and Irish (41)
Supporters and detractors of the new law have spoken of their frustration over the new bill.
Many sex workers face added dangers at Christmas time.
Not everyone is happy with the new legislation.
Fine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy said Ireland has not got the resources to police prostitution.
Campaigners want to protect those who choose to be sex workers and not put them in harm’s way.
FactCheck referees a dispute over a controversial new law.
The prosecution in the case of thief Mantas Grazevicius had suggested that two sex workers’ earnings that Grazevicius had stolen be confiscated by the State.
The laws will come into effect in July 2017 if they receive parliamentary backing.
Billionaire investor and activist George Soros is backing the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland.
The group held a vigil to oppose new laws criminalising those who pay for sex.
A Bill to introduce similar legislation south of the border is currently in the works.
An expert has proposed the controversial idea.
The owner said he will pay the women working for him to make up for what they would normally get from clients.
Sex workers in St Kilda, Victoria, have signed an open letter to Tom Meagher claiming that campaigning for men to stop buying sex services is ‘not helpful’.
Northern Ireland brought in new laws first and the Republic has followed.
It is not acceptable to turn a blind eye to the sex industry as it stands – far too little is done to protect the vulnerable.
They will remember the deaths of seven women in Ireland who were sex workers.
The age of consent is also to remain at 17.
That is an 18% increase on 2012.
Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has said she is “examining” legislation that would criminalise buying sex.