European court ruling on French prostitution laws 'a real victory for victims', Irish advocate says

'A lobby in support of the sex trade and its profiteers brought this challenge to the French law all the way to the ECHR, but ultimately it has failed. This represents a real victory for victims and survivors of prostitution and sex trafficking.'

A decision by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to strike down a challenge to French prostitution legislation similar to Irish law has been hailed a “real victory for victims and survivors of prostitution and sex trafficking” by an Irish sexual exploitation researcher.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled against a challenge to the French law, which outlaws the purchase of sexual access to the body of another person.