Amnesty International, one of the biggest human-rights groups in the world, is calling for prostitution to be legalized worldwide. But it’s facing major backlash from human trafficking groups, who say that could do more harm than good Marie Claire an international monthly magazine for women, revealed.
The Magazine also said that, in August, the group will ask its delegates to vote on a proposal that calls for the decriminalization of sex work. The proposal makes it clear that human trafficking for sexual exploitation should be criminalized around the world, and certainly if the prostitution involves children. “Criminalization, in its varying forms, exposes sex workers to increased risk of human rights abuses,” the proposal reads.