Submission to the Review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017
HIV Ireland's submission as part of the Review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017. The submission urges the Review Committee to fully decriminalise sex work in order to respect, protect and fulfil the right to the highest attainable standard of health of sex workers; to take into account the negative impact that current legislative provisions are having on sexual health and to consider the detrimental effects that current legislative provisions are having on access to justice for sex workers and to ensure that their voices are feature prominently throughout the review.
Assessment of Legal, Regulatory & Policy Environment for HIV and AIDS in Malawi
Designed to help governments and civil society review laws and policies based on human rights, and increase capacity to achieve enabling legal environments. Includes recommendations on criminalisation at pages 120-122.