By Jane*, a friend of CEASE I’m 17 and standing in the doorway of my parents’ bedroom with my heart in my chest and a lump in my throat. “Mum, dad, I don’t know what to do. There’s a guy…
By Naomi Miles, Chair of Trustees, CEASE In 2015, the Tory Manifesto promised to protect children from stumbling across hardcore pornography online. Yet seven years on nothing has really changed. Without age verification measures, any child with an online device…
By Naomi Miles, Chair of Trustees, CEASE My new knickers are bright fuchsia pink and ribbed cotton, probably the softest I’ve ever had. I’ve also got a new seamless bra which goes on like a crop top over the head…
By Vanessa Morse, CEO Growing up in Birmingham, I’ve celebrated more than a few birthdays in and around the city’s haunts. But none like this year’s. Earlier this month I marked the Big 4-2 back in Brum. But instead of…
By Jo Black, Head of Communications What’s your reaction when a friend gets a new job? Most people would congratulate them and ask questions about their new role, being enthusiastic for the new chapter they’re about to start. This is…
The CEO and COO of Pornhub/ Mindgeek have just resigned. This is just days after the New Yorker 8000 word investigation exposing them for hosting and distributing child abuse, rape and nonconsensual content for years. The article reminds us that…
The 18th October marks Anti-Slavery Day, a day to commemorate the passing into law of the Anti-Slavery Day Act 2010. Anti-Slavery Day is held in the UK to raise awareness of the need to eradicate all forms of slavery, human…
Unless linked otherwise, all data can be found in our paper, which can be read for free HERE Last week we published our new law reform policy paper, In Defence of Abolition: A Human Rights Law Critique of the Global…
This past week has seen another lawsuit filed against Pornhub and its parent company Mindgeek. It’s another nail in the coffin of a company – and wider industry – that has been found to have hosted, and profited from, videos…
We are very pleased to publish our new extensive comparative law report on why the United Kingdom must introduce the “abolitionist model” of prostitution law reform, available to read for free HERE. This new report offers a comprehensive insight into…