Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights Amnesty International’s Long-Due Support for Sex Workers Rights
The international organization has a history of facing controversial issues. This week, it hopes to tackle sex work decriminalization.
Aug 6, 2015 / Melissa Gira Grant
Are New York’s Sex Workers Getting Their Fair Day in Court? Are New York’s Sex Workers Getting Their Fair Day in Court?
The courts want to offer sex workers “compassion”—but maybe agency would be more useful.
Oct 6, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Should Buying Sex Be Illegal? Should Buying Sex Be Illegal?
The so-called “Swedish model” banning the purchase but not the sale of sex is catching on in Europe. But does it work? And for whom?
Jul 30, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg
India’s Missing Women India’s Missing Women
Why does the belief that women are safest when secluded still hold sway in India?
Jun 18, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Gaiutra Bahadur
Sex Trafficking, Lies & Money: Lessons From the Somaly Mam Scandal Sex Trafficking, Lies & Money: Lessons From the Somaly Mam Scandal
Why exactly did the telegenic Cambodian campaigner use fake trafficking victims to raise philanthropic cash from Westerners? And when will Nicholas Kristof ever learn?
Jun 4, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Crusade Against Sex Trafficking The Crusade Against Sex Trafficking
Do brothel raids help trafficking victims escape abuse, or skirt the reality that makes recovery so difficult for the "rescued?"
Sep 16, 2009 / Feature / Noy Thrupkaew