(CATW) that protests 'a policy that calls for the
decriminalization of pimps, brothel owners and buyers of
sex - the pillars of a $99 billion global sex industry' has been
signed by more than 400 people, including A-list Hollywood
celebrities; Anne Hathaway, Kate Winslet, and Meryl Streep
along with prominent church leaders like Judah Lawrence
Couch, director, National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of
the Good Shepherd;
Rev. Michael Carrion, Evangelical Covenant Church and
National Latino Evangelical Coalition; Rev. Adrian
Dannhauser, chair, Task Force Against Human Trafficking
for the Episcopal Diocese of New York; Major Katie Stoops
and Salvation Army.
An excerpt from the letter reads,
"The decriminalization of pimping, brothel owning
and sex buying, it will in effect support a system of
gender apartheid, in which one category of women
may gain protection from sexual violence and sexual
harassment, and offered economic and educational
opportunities; while another category of women,
whose lives are shaped by absence of choice, are
instead set apart for consumption by men and for
the profit of their pimps, traffickers and brothel
owners."
Taina Bien-Aimé, executive director of CATW, told FOX411
that Amnesty's move to legalize prostitution would leave an
already vulnerable population in even dire straits. She also
commended the women for their support and stance on the
issue.
"These women just happen to be celebrities but they
are women first." she said "They care about
women’s rights and they care about a future where
violence against women doesn’t exist. We’re grateful
that leaders like Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway
are standing with women that are exploited rather
than pimps and Johns."
Cammie Croft, the Deputy Executive Director of the group
who spoke to FOX411 said,
“Amnesty International has not made a decision yet
on this issue. It is important to stress that given that
the consultation process is still on-going, no
decisions have been made,”
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