Updates
Sexworkers protest against illegal registration city of Groningen
05-09-2016
PROUD and the sexworkers in Groningen are going to protest against the illegal registration by the city of Groningen. Join the protest and sign the online petition!
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Letter PROUD to city of Groningen about new prostitution policy
23-03-2016
PROUD has written a letter to the city of Groningen. Groningen proposes in their new prostitution policy to 'force' prostitutes to quit working.
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PROUD signs Dutch shadowreport of Network UN Women's Treaty
18-02-2016
PROUD has signed the Dutch shadowreport of the Network UN Women's Treaty (Dutch CEDAW network). In 1979 the UN (United Nations) accepted the Women's Treaty. This is a decleration for banning all forms of discrimination against women.
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15 February 2016 'Day of paid love'!
08-02-2016
15 February 2016 is the birthday of PROUD en also the celebration of the first national 'Day of paid love'! The idea for this day started on the 15th of February 2015, during the founding of PROUD.
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PROUD wants to end violence against sex workers
17-12-2015
17 December is internationally known as the 'Day to end violence against sex workers'. Everywhere in the world events are organized to call attention for this cause. PROUD therefore wrote a statement in which we call out to end violence against sex workers in the Netherlands.
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Letter to the minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the refusal of sex workers in the USA
15-09-2015
PROUD, the Dutch union for sex workers, send a letter to the minister of Forgeign Affairs, regarding the refusal of sex workers in the USA who are working in the Netherlands.
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PROUD against proposal to criminalize clients of forced prostitutes
26-08-2015
The reponse of PROUD at the request of the minister of Justice and Safety, regarding the law proposal of CU/PvdA and SP that crimilizes a client who's visiting a prostitute, knowing (or could reasonably suspect) she is a victim of human trafficking.
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Sex workers occupy window brothels
20-05-2015
On the 1st of May PROUD together with several sex worker occupied a window brothel in the Red Light District in Amsterdam as a protest against the temporary closure of 18 of their workplaces.
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Parliament questions after letter and complaints from PROUD
25-04-2015
Magda Berndsen (D66) has asked questions in parliament to the Minister of Safety and Justice after several letters and complaints regarding the violation of privacy of sex workers, which PROUD has reported. Proof to us that voicing yourself does make a point!
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Letter to city government and police for their actions towards sex workers in Alkmaar
23-04-2015
PROUD wants to monitor carefully what city governments are doing, and regularly writes letters, complaints and opinion articles.
This letter is a complaint from PROUD on behalf of several sex workers about the performance of the city government and police in Alkmaar.
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Letter to mayor of Amsterdam regarding request to acquire personal data from sex workers
23-04-2015
PROUD wants to monitor carefully what city governments are doing, and regularly writes letters, complaints and opinion articles.
This letter is a reaction of PROUD to the the letter that mayor Van der Laan send to minister Opstelten, about acuiring personal data of sex workers.
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Large protest of over 200 sex workers in Amsterdam's Red Light District
23-04-2015
On the 9th of April PROUD organized together with over 200(!) window prostitutes a large scale protest against the closures of window brothels in Amsterdam's Red Light District as a result of Project 1012.
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