Documents [law]
09/30/2016
PDF - 464K
A factsheet about the charge of loitering for the purposes of prostitution, a law which criminalizes
constitutionally protected behavior.
05/28/2014
PDF - 368K
A letter from the Sex Workers Project to Senator Gayle Goldin concerning proposed amendments to Rhode Island's Human Trafficking Law.
08/09/2012
PDF - 245K
A downloadable guide to your rights, with advice on dealing with the police.
04/22/2012
PDF - 112K
Executive summary of the legal memorandum on vacating criminal convictions for trafficked persons.
04/22/2012
PDF - 293K
A legal memorandum on vacating criminal convictions for trafficked persons.
08/08/2011
PDF - 459K
Submission by the Sex Workers Project to the UN Global Commission on HIV and the Law.
02/15/2011
PDF - 188K
SWP statement to the Maryland senate hearing on a proposed law to vacate prostitution convictions for trafficked persons.
09/02/2009
Article written for RH Reality Check on Rhode Island's proposed bill to criminalize indoor prostitution.
06/25/2009
PDF - 760K
Letter from Penelope Saunders to the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary committee, supporting the Memorandum in Opposition to HB5044 submitted by the Sex Workers Project.
06/18/2009
PDF - 452K
SWP statement to the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee on the proposed bill S.B. 0584 to define and criminalize prostitution in Rhode Island.
06/05/2009
PDF - 3.51MB
Letter from Ann Jordan to the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary committee, opposing HB5044A on the criminalization of prostitution.
06/10/2008
PDF - 184K
Fact sheet on the reauthorization of the TVPRA.
06/09/2008
PDF - 140K
Letter advocating Senate Bill 3061 on the reauthorization of the TVPRA.
12/12/2007
PDF - 232K
Fact sheet describing the New York State anti-trafficking law, which became effective November 1, 2007.
12/11/2007
PDF - 268K
Testimony to NYS OTDA/DCJS Hearing, December 11, 2007.
06/01/2005
PDF - 403K
A memo on international human rights law as it applies to the rights of sex workers.
06/01/2005
PDF - 1.50MB
A tool for state legislators and advocates who are interested in developing state anti-trafficking laws that ensure the protection of the rights of trafficked persons.
03/01/2005
PDF - 207K
A manual to provide guidance to lawyers on issues that arise in the context of representing trafficking victims.
10/22/2004
PDF - 60K
Este diagrama muestra las relaciones entre los varios participantes en el caso de una persona que ha sido traficada.
10/22/2004
PDF - 60K
This graphic may be useful in explaining the relationships between the various parties in a trafficked person's case.
05/17/2004
PDF - 124K