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LINKS
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
Prostitution
What Happens When Prostitution Becomes Work? An Update on Legalisation of Prostitution in Australia. A paper by Mary Sullivan (CATWA)
Prostitution Research and Education A very comprehensive site
New Report on Prostitution in four countries Evidence submitted by Julie Bindel and Liz Kelly for the Prostitution Tolerance Zones (Scotland) Bill. The document covers issues related to prostitution in Victoria, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden.
Facts Sheet on Prostitution in Sweden A useful summary document on the Swedish situation prepared by the Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications (2004) pdf format
Sex Trafficking and Human Rights
Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation Lara Fergus (Australian Institute of Family Studies) 2005
Joint Parliamentary Committee on Australian Crime Commission - Inquiry into Trafficking in Women for Sexual Servitude - terms of reference and submissions. CATWA submission
Joint Parliamentary Committee on Australian Crime Commission Evidence given at public hearing in Melbourne, Nov 2003. The evidence by Sheila Jeffreys is on page 61 of the document.
Human Rights Watch This link takes you directly to the Trafficking section of the Human Rights Watch web site.
Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation This briefing paper was published by the Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault (June 2005)
International Law and UN Conventions and other Documents
CEDAW Convention to end all forms of discrimination against women
The Optional Protocol to CEDAW
Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons (2000)
2003 Report of Working Party on Contemporary Forms of Slavery This Report monitors all forms of slavery, including sexual exploitation. It clearly argues against legalisation and prostitution as work. The recommendations on p17-19 are particularly important.
Australian Federal and State Legislations
Federal: Criminal Code Amendment (Trafficking in Persons Offences) Act 2005
Federal: Criminal Code Amendment ( Slavery and Sexual Servitude) Act 1999
Victoria: Prostitution Control Act 1994, with 2001 amendments
Queensland: Prostitution Act 1999 (pdf format)
Queensland Prostitution Regulation 2000 (pdf format)
Queensland Prostitution Licensing Authority Web Site This is the authority that regulates brothel prostitution in Queensland. Interesting stuff especially the Health and Safety Guidelines
West Australia: Prostitution Act 2000
Australian Capital Territory: Prostitution Amendment Act 2002 This is an amendment to the 1992 Prostitution Act. (pdf format)
Australian Capital Territory: Prostitution Act 1992
Northern Territory: Prostitution Regulation Act
Northern Territory: Prostitution Regulations
Tasmania: Sex Industry Regulation Bill 2004 This legislation is currently before the Tasmanian Parliament (pdf format)
New Zealand Prostitution Legislation
Prostitution Reform Act 2003 This link takes you to the NZ Statutes, organised alphabetically - click on the P on the left hand menu and then on the Prostitution Reform Act.
Other Feminist Links
FemSpeak Australian feminist site
Coalition for a Feminist Agenda Australian feminist site
Sisyphe This is a Canadian feminist site - the link takes you to the English language archive.
Aviva Feminist Organization International feminist news and actions