欧洲人权法院维持法国惩罚性工作者顾客的法律。 European Court of Human Rights upholds French law penalizing clients of sex workers.

欧洲人权法院（ECHR）裁定，法国将性工作者嫖客定罪的法律并不违反《欧洲人权公约》。 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that a French law criminalising clients of sex workers does not violate the European Convention on Human Rights. 2016 年出台的这项法律规定对性交易者处以最高 1,500 欧元的罚款，但这项法律遭到 261 名性工作者的质疑，他们声称这项法律对她们的身心健康构成风险，侵犯了她们的私人生活权利。 The 2016 law, which imposes fines of up to €1,500 on buyers of sex, was challenged by 261 sex workers who claimed it posed risks to their physical and mental health and infringed on their right to a private life. 尽管原告和各协会对此表示担忧，但欧洲人权法院的裁决仍然维持了法国法律。 The ECHR's decision upholds the French law, despite concerns from the claimants and various associations.