This article was published more than 4 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. He added that these violations are not justified under Section 1 of the Charter, which aims to strike a balance between the rights of the individual and the rights of society. They embraced in court as they learned that their charges would be stayed. Around them, relatives wiped away tears.
The couple was charged in , after police raided their business, Fantasy World Escorts, in London β a bust that was sparked by complaints from residents about advertisements on local bus shelters.
In , the Supreme Court had deemed the old laws β which included bans on street soliciting, brothels and people living off the avails of prostitution β to be unconstitutional in that they created severe dangers for vulnerable women.
Under the new law, known as the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act, it is now legal to sell sex, but not to buy or advertise it.
Anwar and Ms. Harvey argued in their challenge that these laws continue to endanger sex workers by essentially forcing them to work alone, without any protections or ability to communicate ahead of face-to-face meetings, outline terms and conditions, or screen clients.
