Czech politicians are hardly alone in their trepidation when it comes to legislating vice
Prague, 21 March 2007 -- When European Union ministers were fretting that human trafficking would bring prostitutes to World Cup fans last summer, the best protection they managed to come up with was a telephone help line for kidnapped women. Later, a member of the European Parliament suggested a “European Day of Trafficking” be established to raise awareness.

But mayors say national law is still needed to control trade
Prague, 21 March 2007 -- A Czech court ruling giving towns the power to limit prostitution in public places is being knocked by municipalities as a Band-Aid approach to a serious problem that is still not properly addressed by law. Sex for sale, long visible in border towns serving German and Austrian clients, has largely moved indoors but remains as lucrative as ever for brothels, community officials say. More

Hana Malinova and Jana from Bliss without Risk respond to new bans on street prostitution in the Czech Republic

On March 8, 2007 the Czech Constitutional Court ruled that municipalities have the right to ban prostitution from public places. Stating the dangers that prostitution poses to the “moral development of children”, the decision allows cities and towns in the Czech Republic to ban street prostitution but does not ban prostitution in brothels, bars or hotels. Hana Malinova from Bliss without Risk believes the move is discriminatory and dangerous. More