Organisation: Sex Workers Alliance Ireland

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<p>Sex Workers Alliance Ireland says its organisation regularly receives reports from sex workers of gardaí or people impersonating gardaí harassing sex workers.</p>

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Hundreds of reports of men claiming to be gardaí attacking sex workers

Reports range from demanding free sex 'or else they will arrest' the worker, to violent abuse, including rape, choking, and assault

<p>From March 2017 to this month, 57 summonses and 10 charges have been brought by gardaí in relation to the purchase of sex.</p>

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Almost 70 charges and court summonses for purchase of sex

<p>Sex workers have seen incomes plummet by over 80% during level 5 lockdown, forcing people to accept potentially dangerous clients, Sex Workers Alliance Ireland has warned.</p>

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Sex workers forced to accept riskier clients as Covid-19 sees incomes plummet

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Sex workers to be surveyed on review of prostitution laws

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Gardaí quiz 38 people on suspicion of buying sex

Gardaí question 38 people suspected of having paid for sex

Gardaí have questioned 38 people on suspicion of having bought sex from a person involved in prostitution.

Fri, 27 Sep, 2019

Total of 36 people suspected of buying sex services

A total of 36 people were stopped by gardaí on suspicion of having purchased sexual services from a prostitute over the weekend.

Tue, 30 Apr, 2019

More sex workers being attacked since new legislation introduced, claim Sex Workers Alliance

Attacks on sex workers have increased since gardaí started clamping down on clients.

Thu, 31 Aug, 2017

Sex workers told to take care as arrest made following violent attacks

An organisation that supports sex workers held a meeting last night calling for greater levels of caution after a man suspected of violent attacks was arrested over the weekend.

Tue, 04 Jul, 2017

Laws going through Oireachtas ‘violate’ human rights of sex workers

Legislation going through the Oireachtas is “likely to violate” the human rights of sex workers, according to a legal opinion published yesterday.

Wed, 05 Oct, 2016

Oireachtas committee wants buying of sex to be made a crime

The Oireachtas justice committee is to recommend that the purchase of sex be made a criminal offence.

Thu, 27 Jun, 2013

Warning over rise of ‘loverboy’ trend of coerced prostitution

Women’s Aid has said it was seeing trends similar to the “loverboys” phenomenon abroad where vulnerable young girls are groomed and coerced into prostitution by older boys.

Thu, 17 Jan, 2013