The Netherlands: Bill banning prostitution in the Netherlands to be debated Thursday 10 September

Red Light District Amsterdam

Ruling party CDA has said it wants to revive attempts to ban prostitution in the Netherlands. CDA
parliamentarian Anne Kuik has submitted a proposal to ban the sex work practice, which the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, will debate Thursday. September 10,  "Prostitution by definition means inequality," Kuik said to newspaper AD, adding that it is now really time to put an end to that.

"Most prostitutes would not actually want to have sex with the man in ront of them. But it still happens, because it is paid. So consent is bought, the woman is a product. That is no longer possible in these modern times," Kuik said.

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The Netherlands: Amsterdam's Red-Light District to Remain Closed

The red-light district is one of the main tourist attractions in Amsterdam. While coronavirus lockdown restrictions are starting to ease, sex work is not allowed to resume until September.

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The Netherlands: 2,500 children 'disappear' from Dutch refugee centres

More than 2,500 children have disappeared from refugee centres in the Netherlands over the past decade, the NRC newspaper reported on Monday. Most of those came from Afghanistan, Morocco, Algeria, Albania, Eritrea, Syria and Vietnam. According to the refugee agency COA, a proportion of these children may end up in the hands of human traffickers or in prostitution.

If you live in the EU and suspect any human trafficking or unauthorized prostitution going on in your area please contact the Human Trafficking hotline in your area (see telephone number for your EU country at https://ec.europa.eu/anti-trafficking/citizens-corner-national-hotlines/national-hotlines_en  

If you live in the US  call  the National Human Trafficking Hotline  1 (888) 373-7888  Hours: 24 hours, 7 days a week Languages: English, Spanish and 200 more languages  Website: www.humantraffickinghotline.org

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