Rael supports Amnesty International's effort to decriminalize prostitution

"Amnesty International is absolutely right [in seeking to decriminalize prostitution and recognize it as a human right]!" declared Maitreya Rael, founder and spiritual head of the International Raelian Movement (IRM), in a statement released today by the IRM.

"Amnesty International is absolutely right [in seeking to decriminalize prostitution and recognize it as a human right]!" declared Maitreya Rael, founder and spiritual head of the International Raelian Movement (IRM), in a statement released today by the IRM.

"Sexuality between consenting adults, whether it involves money or not, is not the business of any government or other authority," he explained. "People must have the right to do whatever they want with their bodies, whether it's to prostitute their brains like all intellectuals and politicians, prostitute their hands like any manual worker, or prostitute their sexual organs. Making a distinction between sexual parts of the body and other parts of the body is connected to the Judeo-Christian prejudices of those who condemn them."