UN expert Reem Alsalem backs Ash Regan’s proposed Bill to criminalise the buying of sex in Scotland
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UN expert backs Regan's Bill to criminalise the buying of sex in Scotland

The Alba MSP says the proposals would help women ‘trapped’ in prostitution, which she described as a form of male violence.

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