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Wahine Toa Rising Supports UN Call To Action: Recognise & Combat Prostitution As Systemic Violence Against Women & Girls

Sunday, 23 June 2024, 12:56 pm | Wahine Toa Rising

Wahine Toa Rising supports Ms. Alsalem's report as it aligns with our mission to combat the systemic violence, exploitation, and abuse inherent in prostitution. More >>

Sex Trade Survivors Oppose QLDC’s 500% Brothel Expansion

Thursday, 6 June 2024, 8:38 am | Wahine Toa Rising

Wahine Toa Rising, the survivor-led charitable trust dedicated to empowering wāhine and tamariki affected by trauma through exploitation in the sex trade, strongly opposes changes proposed in the Brothel Control Bylaw 2024 by the Queenstown Lakes District ... More >>

Sex Trade Harm Exposed In Survivor-led Trans-Tasman Campaign

Monday, 23 November 2020, 7:32 am | Wahine Toa Rising

Sex trade survivors are teaming up with feminists this month to combat myths about prostitution. The trans-Tasman project, launching on Wednesday, is part of the United Nations ‘ 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence ’. The Coalition More >>

Sex Trade Survivors Praise Kiwibank Stance On Brothel-keepers

Monday, 10 August 2020, 12:10 pm | Wahine Toa Rising

Kiwibank was right to refuse the business of sex-trade operators exploiting women and children, says Wahine Toa Rising, a newly-formed organisation led by survivors of the trade in New Zealand. Spokeswoman Ally Marie Diamond said "we were gutted ... More >>

Women Forced Back To The Sex Trade At L2

Saturday, 16 May 2020, 7:16 am | Wahine Toa Rising

The sex trade can restart its in-person operations under Level 2, government announced yesterday, without providing any specific guidance to keep women or punters in the trade safe from the COVID virus. “Women are being forced back into brothels with More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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