The Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation virtual conference came to an end on 28 July, after 10 days of powerful, moving, informative, and vital panel discussions, talks, and presentations. The conference brought together survivors, activists, campaigners, academics, professionals and politicians…
This week the anti-slavery organisation Justice & Care released a new report documenting the desperate need for the UK Government to do more in their fight against modern slavery and human trafficking. Since the Modern Slavery Act was introduced in…
On 10 July 2020, Israel finally introduced legislation that prohibits the purchase of sex, while ensuring the women within prostitution remain decriminalised (women within prostitution were not criminalised before the introduction of the new law). The Prohibition of Consumption of…
The coalition of 300+ organisations behind the #TraffickingHub campaign, led by Laila Mickelwait and Exodus Cry, has this week released a new video detailing just how complicit Pornhub is in crimes of the gravest nature: a 15 year old girl…
Young Legal Aid Lawyers recently released a new report entitled ‘A sector at breaking point: Justice denied for victims of trafficking’ detailing the failures of the Government’s handling of the legal aid system and its accessibility for victims of trafficking.…
Here at CEASE UK, we welcome the statement of Justice Minister Alex Chalk that the so-called “rough sex defence” will be explicitly outlawed in the forthcoming Domestic Abuse Bill. As campaign group We Can’t Consent to This point out, at…
In the light of the recent global protests resulting from the killing of George Floyd in the United States, the conversation has rightly turned to the need for both individuals and wider society to engage in a moment of critical…
Pornhub has once again proved they will stop at nothing to convince the general public that they are a harmless, socially progressive organisation – and not a hub of sexual abuse and violence – this time by tweeting their alleged…
News reports coming out of Germany have highlighted the fact that German law-makers are calling for the ban on prostitution during Covid-19 to become permanent when the economy finally reopens. Prostitution has been effectively legalised in various forms for decades…
Recent statistics released by Pornhub have highlighted the enormous increase in both general porn use, and in Coronavirus-specific searches on their website. Traffic increased nearly 25% in late-March, coinciding with their rollout of “Free Premium” access and also global lockdown…