Men are not taught at an early age to respect human rights and acknowledge women as equals and that men should be held accountable for their actions. We call upon those Governments who have not ratified the 1949 Convention to do so. We call upon those Governments who have ratified the 1949 Convention to encourage other Governments to do so. We call upon Governments to develop an optional protocol to the 1949 Convention. We call upon Governments to initiate legislation such as that developed and passed in Sweden which addresses the demand for prostitution in the 1998 Violence Against Women bill which prohibits the purchase of sexual services.
Prostitution can never be a job or a profession.