It has been widely regarded in unsavory terms as the world’s oldest profession. Those who actively engage in this profession are resented by the society yet the world has battled for centuries to do away with this oldest trade. This trade does not buy and sell goods or exchange commodity rather it specializes on services traded in street, in the red rooms, of various red light districts. That commodity sold and bought is called sex. After many years of tackling human trafficking and advocating for the victims of sex trafficking, Amnesty international in August of 2015 dropped the bombshell that it is committed to decriminalization of sex work as a its policy prescription to treat the comatose fight for human rights of sex workers. It was geared to keep sex workers and others in the sex industry safe and empower them to access legal and healthcare .
In the light of the foregoing, Amnesty international was faced with barrage of criticisms which hit various headlines in …show more content…
The agency should focus on several human right violations around the globe seeking for their attention than venturing into this self destructive venture to decriminalize prostitution. It is the position of this paper that decriminalizing prostitution will create a moral burden on all. Imagine a religious leader whose congregation is largely made up of sex workers; will he still preach about fornication or idolatry? Again this paper suggests that instead of boosting women self-esteem, decriminalizing prostitution will worsen it. Women will now be a commodity bought and sold in the open market. It will erode on the very rights they and other women groups are making effort to promote and protect. This path being taken by this once respected human right watch group presents it to be dancing to the tune of the orchestra being played out by the heavy lobbyists working for the multibillion dollar sex
In the light of the foregoing, Amnesty international was faced with barrage of criticisms which hit various headlines in …show more content…
The agency should focus on several human right violations around the globe seeking for their attention than venturing into this self destructive venture to decriminalize prostitution. It is the position of this paper that decriminalizing prostitution will create a moral burden on all. Imagine a religious leader whose congregation is largely made up of sex workers; will he still preach about fornication or idolatry? Again this paper suggests that instead of boosting women self-esteem, decriminalizing prostitution will worsen it. Women will now be a commodity bought and sold in the open market. It will erode on the very rights they and other women groups are making effort to promote and protect. This path being taken by this once respected human right watch group presents it to be dancing to the tune of the orchestra being played out by the heavy lobbyists working for the multibillion dollar sex