International Call of 13 November: it is by law that we will get the Abolition of Prostitution

Published on Monday, 17 November 2014 14:23

The first congress organised by the Coalition for the Abolition of prostitution took place on 12 and 13 November in Paris, in the Victor Hugo Room of the National Assembly in Paris. Survivors of prostitution, union representatives and parliamentarians have been working on theme « Prostitution and trafficking in human beings in the world : an exploitation of the most vulnerable groups ».

Following this work, parliamentarians launched the Call of 13 November. Maud Olivier, MP of Essonne, Rapporteur of the bill strengthening the fight against the prostitution system – France ● Catherine Coutelle, MP of Vienne, Chair of the Women’s rights delegation of the Assemblée Nationale (France) – France ● Guy Geoffroy, MP of Seine-et-Marne, Chairman of the Special Commission of the National Assembly on the fight against the prostitution system – France ● Ivana Bacik, Senator, Mb of the Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality – Ireland ● José Mendes Bota, MEP, Rapporteur on « sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender – Portugal ● Maria Mourani, MP from Ahuntsic, Quebec – Canada ● Gavin Shuker, MP, Chairman of the all-party group on prostitution – United Kingdom

l'appel du 13 novembre (pdf)