Are the 17 Attorneys General who wanted to shut down Craigslist so badly going to work hard to change the justice system, making sure that women trafficked into prostitution stop getting doubly punished with criminal records? How is law enforcement working towards helping these women and kids recover so they can live safe and productive [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Craigslist’
Trafficked women face criminal records
Posted in Politics, Sexuality, tagged Craigslist, prostitution, Richard Blumenthal, sex crimes on September 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Young women’s org: “Craigslist wrong target’
Posted in Politics, Sexuality, tagged Craigslist, sex work, trafficking on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mia Herndon, Executive Director of Third Wave, an organization run by and for young women and transgender youth age 35 and under, believes that shutting down Craigslist’s ‘adult services’ section is a simplistic and ultimately ineffective response to the complex issues around sex work and young people. Herndon says, “Craigslist is one of the few [...]
Women’s rage against Craig deserved?
Posted in Politics, Sexuality, tagged Craigslist, prostitution, sex crimes, trafficking on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After coming under fire from women’s organizations such as The Rebecca Project, which successfully pressured law enforcement, Attorneys General from states across the country finally shut down Craigslist’s adult section. A victory for women and the power of women’s organizations: prostitution and sex trafficking was being advertised on the popular site out in the open [...]
