Yesterday, Amnesty International voted in favor of a policy that recommends the decriminalization of pimps, brothel owners, and buyers of sex, rather than recommending the Nordic Model, which evidence shows decreases violence and trafficking. Amnesty claims criminalization of any part of the sex industry constitutes a violation of human rights — even, apparently, the rights of men to buy other humans for sex.
Rebecca Mott on Amnesty International turning their backs on women:
I would be a solid member of AI, if they had not allowed themselves to have their policy on prostitution written by pimps and fully backed by the sex trade lobby. Are the prostituted class not human enough to have access to full human rights?
Rachel Moran is interviewed on BBC Radio 4 regarding Amnesty’s vote. The segment starts at 1:51:48. She says:
What Amnesty are considering doing here is actually endorsing a human rights violation on a global level. That is quite crazy. It’s not something we’ve ever been faced with before… The purchase of sexual access to a person’s body is in and of itself a human rights violation under three United Nations instruments.
Virginia Wesleyan College demands rape victim’s entire sexual history, claiming the information will establish her credibility.
Father lets his daughter drown in Dubai rather than be touched by a “strange man,” (i.e. a male rescuer) believing this would “dishonour her.” The man was later arrested by Dubai Police for stopping the rescue team from saving his daughter’s life and doing their job.
Use of the term “White Feminism” has gained popularity online. Black radical feminist blogger describes how, in a rush to “launder privilege,” white men and women have increasingly been using the term White Feminism in an attempt to misappropriate the words of women of colour for personal gain.