Amnesty International council suggests decriminalizing prostitution stating that it will protect the rights of sex workers, however this law will also protect pimps, brother-keepers, and johns (Moran). Amnesty’s goal is to protect prostituted women so that they will have legal protection from issues such as exploitation, trafficking, and violence (Moran). Most women end up in prostitution at a young age and become trapped because they have no other means of living (Moran). Some supporters of decriminalizing prostitution rebuts that women that sell sex have the right to make that decision (Moran). Amsterdam was forced to shut down the red light district because it only attracted crime (Moran). Germany legalized prostitution in 2002 and sex
