Faris IIlyas (New York, NY)
Legal Fellow
On Sex Worker Pride Day, Urge Congress to Pass the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act
The Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center (SWP) spearheaded the effort to highlight the devastating impacts of SESTA/FOSTA on people who trade sex, including sex workers and human trafficking survivors, and the urgent need for Congress to rigorously study these consequences through the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act.
SESTA-FOSTA Anniversary
Four Years Since SESTA/FOSTA was Signed, Sex Workers Call on Congress to Learn from its Mistake! On the Anniversary of SESTA/FOSTA, Sex Worker Rights Organizations Hold a Call-in Day to Demand Passage of the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act.
Summer 2022 Immigration Legal Internship
The Sex Workers Project is looking for highly motivated problem-solvers committed to advancing the rights of sex workers and survivors of trafficking.
How SEX Workers stay SAFE
On March 3, 2022, International Sex Workers Rights Day, Rep. Ro Khanna, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Barbara Lee and Sen. Ron Wyden make history by re-introducing the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act (SSWSA) with the support of 70 different organizations from anti-violence, public health, technology, and civil and human rights.
Stop EARN IT, Again!
The Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center strongly opposes the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2022, also known as the EARN IT Act of 2022 (S.3538). Despite being premised on the critically important goal of combatting sexual exploitation of children online, this bill would in fact make protecting children from such abuse more challenging.
Disrupt the Status Quo this Human Trafficking Awareness Month
No more anti-trafficking trainings that perpetuate systems of oppression. by Nat Paul
Sex Workers Project 20th Anniversary Statement
It is with great pride and gratitude that we celebrate our 20th anniversary here at the Sex Workers Project (SWP) of the Urban Justice Center (UJC).
