Prostitution
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Southern Europe
Sugar dating is growing in Spain
Women accompany men for money. So-called sugar dating is getting increasingly popular in Spain. Several evangelical churches cooperate to prevent young girls from being subjected to coercion and sexual abuse. Free trips, dinners in luxurious restaurants and expensive gifts. These are some of the benefits of living life as a…
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Northern Europe
Ukrainian women victims of Scandinavian prostitution networks after fleeing war
The Norwegian and Swedish police have discovered prostitution networks in which most women were from Ukraine. According to the police, this is due to the war, and the women are victims of human trafficking. The Swedish human trafficking police department believes it has revealed a Norwegian-Ukrainian pimp network that is…
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Southern Europe
In Portugal and Spain, Christians speak out against prostitution
Prostitution should be abolished. That is the opinion of Christians in both Portugal and Spain. According to them, prostitution violates women's rights to the integrity of their bodies. The Spanish Protestant organisation Diaconia welcomes the decision of the Spanish Congress of Deputies, which passed a bill for the abolition of…
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Southern Europe
Spanish Congress supports ban on pimping
The Spanish Socialist Party proposes a ban on pimping. The People's Party in the Lower House now seems to support this initiative. According to Adriana Lastra, deputy of the Socialist Party, the current Criminal Code in Spain does not prevent pimping adequately. That is reported by Protestante Digital. Lastra's initiative…
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Central Europe
German Christians call for ban on prostitution
German Christians are going to submit a resolution to the German Bundestag in which they call for a ban on prostitution. That is the result of a congress named “Against human trafficking and sexual exploitation”. The resolution comes at the time of the three-year evaluation of the Prostitute Protection Act,…
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Western Europe
Belgium to decriminalise sex work
The Belgium Chamber of Representatives will soon vote about sexual criminal law reforms. If approved, the bill will make work for sex workers easier. “This is a crucial leap forward. We are finally giving sex workers what they are entitled to: recognition and protection. Something they have been asking for…
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Central Europe
German deacons help prostitutes to step out
The German organisation Diakonie Saar has started a project to help prostitutes from Saarland to step out of the Red-Light Districts. Diakonie Saar offers women counselling and funding to support them in their long-term reorientation and integration into society Diakonie Saar writes on its website. Diakonie Saar is a non-profit…
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Central Europe
German MPs promote sex purchase ban
Various members of the German Bundestag are campaigning to limit prostitution. They suggest a ban on sex purchase through a book. The book 'The Nordic Model – A Possibility for Germany?' was written by Social Democrats (SPD), the Christian Democrats (CDU) and the liberal FDP. The editors are the former…
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Southern Europe
Spain should educate society about the vision of women, say Christians
The debate on the abolition of prostitution is alive and well in Spain since the governing socialist party advocated for the criminalisation of the client. Spanish evangelicals hope the proposal becomes law but say that a deeper social change is necessary. On October 17th, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez promised…
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Southern Europe
Spain's socialists want to abolish prostitution
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s party announced this weekend that it was determined to pass a law to abolish prostitution before the end of this legislative period. Speaking to supporters at the end of his Socialist Party's three-day congress in Valencia, Mr Sanchez said that the practice “enslaves” women. While…