Coalition Against Trafficking in Women controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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Dispute over conflating prostitution and trafficking
Sex-worker-rights groups and some public-health and human-rights organizations criticize CATW's refusal to make a strong distinction between trafficking and consensual adult sex work, arguing that its preferred laws can increase criminalization and undermine safety.
Accusations of racialized advocacy
Alison Murray criticized CATW for what she regarded as stereotypical and racialized portrayals of Asian women in prostitution.
Links with anti-transgender organization
CATW-linked regional structures and representatives have been criticized for involvement with Women's Declaration International, producing controversy among transgender-rights advocates and other critics.