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Rights Not Rescue

Female, Male, and Trans Sex Workers' Human Rights in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa

Date:
June 2009
Source:
OSI
Author:
Jayne Arnott and Anna-Louise Crago

Sex workers are subjected to widespread human rights abuses, including police violence and unequal access to health care, in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Despite enormous challenges, sex workers are organizing to protect their rights and demand an end to violence and discrimination.

Published by the Open Society Institute, Rights Not Rescue is based on a series of interviews and focus groups with sex workers and advocates throughout the three countries.

Audio Interviews

In addition to the published report, sex workers who participated in the research and related roundtable discussions describe through audio taped interviews the effects of these rights abuses and how they are organizing to respond.

Photos ©Erica Pelletreau/Open Society Institute

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Documenting Human Rights Violations of Sex Workers in Kenya
December 2008
This OSI-supported report documents abuses experienced by sex workers in five locations in Kenya, and analyzes the policies that undermine sex workers’ access to rights.

Our Lives Matter: Sex Workers Unite for Health and Rights
August 2008
This OSI report highlights the efforts of advocates and sex worker groups from around the world to organize and define their human rights.

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