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Government taken to High Court for policy criminalising victims of sex trafficking
Women take part in a demonstration outside the High Court in London before a case brought by former sex workers against the government.
A GROUP of former prostitutes have launched a ground-breaking High Court challenge, claiming that government policy criminalises victims of trafficking and abuse.
In the hearing, which began today, the women will argue that it is unlawful for past soliciting convictions to be stored and disclosed to potential employers.
They say it is discriminatory and breaches their right to a private life.
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