By Paul Maginn and Graham Ellison There appears to be something of an emerging international political and moral panic about 'prostitution' and sex-trafficking. Various national, state and local governments have introduced, or attempted to introduce, legislation designed to either tightly control the location, number and practices within the sex industry, or eliminate certain aspects of the sex industry altogether. A…
Press release from the Scarlet Alliance (adapted) Experts from a dozen countries, meeting in Sydney last week to learn of the gains since decriminalisation of sex work in NSW in 1995, were dismayed at the massive threat to the world-leading law. Open Society Foundations, Scarlet Alliance and Sex Worker Outreach Project attracted nearly 50 sex workers, community leaders, human rights…
Antigua & Barbuda is being urged to decriminalise commercial sex work. The move would “open the door” for those in the profession to access more services in the fight against HIV and AIDS, says research officer at the Directorate of Gender Affairs, Craig Rijkaard. It’s for that reason as well that founder and executive director of Antigua & Barbuda HIV/AIDS…
Decriminalising sex work and inclusion of sex workers under unorganised labour are some of the demands that would be raised at the 19th International AIDS Conference in Kolkata later this month which will see participants from 27 countries. The event, which is being held in India for the first time, will be digitally linked to the main conference sessions in…
By Kunene Correspondent, AllAfrica.com The Executive Director of the largest sex workers organisation in the country, Rights Not Rescue, Nicodemus 'Mama Africa' Aochamub says that decriminalising prostitution is better than legalising it. Aochamub told The Namibian that "we are thankful that Kazenambo Kazenambo is brave to stand up for us, but we [prostitutes] prefer that sex work be decriminalised than…
By Ntokozo Yingwana, SWEAT Advocacy Officer Under the Sexual Offences Act of 1957, amended in 2007 sex work is fully criminalised in South Africa. This means that the sex worker, their client, and anyone who lives off the earnings of a sex worker are considered criminals. Criminalisation is extremely difficult to enforce (with only 11 clients having been prosecuted for…
