Marjan Wijers, LLM Biography
- Title:
- President, Expert Group on Trafficking in Human Beings, European Commission
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Prostitution Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“Criminalizing the sex industry creates ideal conditions for rampant exploitation and abuse of sex workers…[I]t is believed that trafficking in women, coercion and exploitation can only be stopped if the existence of prostitution is recognized and the legal and social rights of prostitutes are guaranteed.”
Global Sex Workers, 1998
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- President, Expert Group on Trafficking in Human Beings, European Commission
- Senior Staff Member, Clara Wichmann Institute, Expert Centre Women and Law
- Project Manager, Foundation Against Trafficking in Women (STV), 1987-1999
- Education:
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- LLM, International Law and Human Rights
- MA, Social Sciences
- Other:
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- None found
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