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THE European Network of Migrant Women (ENoMW) celebrates a landmark decision by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of MA and others v France.
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The abolitionist model is the only approach that protects victims of prostitution
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Is the United Nations finally recognising that the sex trade is a form of exploitation and a breach of human rights? LUBA FEIN welcomes a new report which suggests that might be the case