|
October 2005: Prostitution |
|||||
 |
09-Oct-05 |
UDA sends out strong message with Gray murder http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqid=8655-qqqx=1.asp |
Sunday Business Post | UDA gangster - Jim Gray. "Celebrity gangster in an organisation mired in racketeering, drug dealing, extortion and prostitution, and whose declared war against the IRA was often seen as an afterthought to its criminal empire." |
|
| 10-Oct-05 | Australian brothels and sexual slavery | On Line Opinion Vicki Dunne |
Vicki Dunne argues Australia's attitude to sexual servitude is not based on humanitarian principles. Trafficking of women, mainly from South-East Asia and China, to work as slaves in Australian brothels. | ||
|
|
12-Oct-05 | The death of Doris Day | Guardian | UDA gangster - Jim Gray | |
 |
12-Oct-05 | Police make brothel rape arrest | Hemelhempstead Today | 18 yr. old man arrested re: knife-point rape of 3 women by gang of Eastern European men at massage parlour in Adyfield. Cash and mobile phones stolen. Same gang believe responsible for similar incident at massage parlour in Watford on Sept. 15 - 2 women threatened at knifepoint. | |
|
|
13-Oct-05 | Focus on Vice Trade | West Yorkshire Police Press Release | West Yorkshire Police operation targeting "every aspect" of the vice industry. Aiming to encourage sex workers into treatment, outreach workers sent to Holbeck More area (25 currently receiving treatment), 10 "drug dens" closed, 6 people issued ABCs for soliciting, 3 involved in drug dealing/pimping arrested. Holbeck Police successfully battling kerb crawlers - 70 ABC's issued to date. Attempting to tackle the "supply and demand" aspect of prostitution. Superintendent Peter Nicholson's statement re: new powers that will be used in the future against kerb crawlers is explained in press release. | |
|
|
15-Oct-05 | Police powerless to arrest serial rapist terrorising a community | Times Sean O’Neill |
Birmingham Serial rapist has attacked and raped three prostitutes at knifepoint on Gillott Road |
|
 |
16-Oct-05 | European Conference on Sex Work, Human Rights, Labor and Migration | ICRSE Amsterdam |
Held in Brussels on October 16 and 17 | |
|
|
16-Oct-05 | North Belfast man denies vice charges | Belfast Telegraph | Belfast Dominic Marsella charged with two counts of controlling prostitution between August 31 and October 1 this year. Also faced third charge of making arrangements for trafficking a woman on September 24 this year. Out on bail. See March 2006 (Charges dropped): |
|
|
|
27-Oct-05 | Woman remanded on brothel charge | Ireland Online | Belfast South African, Patience Mumba charged with controlling prostitution for gain and obstructing police after raid at St John's wharf. 3 other women arrested, released without charge. Police warned court that Mumba would flee to ROI if released. |
|
|
|
28-Oct-05 |
Sex Workers Ask EU to Respect Their 'Rights' http://www.townhall.com/news/ext_wire.html?rowid=16615 |
CNSNews Townhall Eva Cahen |
International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE) (lobbying group) want European Union governments to respect their human rights and apply labor laws to their profession. Article provides examples of rights violations suffered by sex workers. The declaration was created and endorsed by a group of some 200 sex workers from 30 countries gathered in Brussels on October 16 and 17 for the European Conference on Sex Work, Human Rights, Labor and Migration. | |
 |
28-Oct-05 | Fans targeted in murder appeal | Scotsman | Glasgow Football fans called on to help in hunt for the killer of a prostitute, Emma Caldwell. Images of Caldwell broadcasted on big screens at half-time during matches at Rangers and Celtic. |
|
|
[Home] |
