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Prostitution

Decriminalising sex work can protect sex workers — and everybody else — from gender-based violence and even diseases

South Africa

Decriminalising sex work can protect sex workers — and everybody else — from gender-based violence and even diseases

By Jesse Copelyn

Durban South residents resist Engen plans for fuel storage depot

Maverick Citizen

Durban South residents resist Engen plans for fuel storage depot

By Lungi Langa

New laws bring hope for Tunisia’s trafficking victims

Africa

New laws bring hope for Tunisia’s trafficking victims

By ISS Today

By Unknown Author

Why I have to lie to my children – the secret pain of sex workers

South Africa

Why I have to lie to my children – the secret pain of sex workers

By Amy Green for Health-e news

Better policing can help combat human trafficking

Africa

Better policing can help combat human trafficking

By ISS Today

It’s real and on your doorstep, activists warn students

South Africa

It’s real and on your doorstep, activists warn students

By Hlumela Dyantyi

'Voices of the people' called for in sex work research

South Africa

'Voices of the people' called for in sex work research

By Aphiwe Ngalo

Sex Workers vs Police: Report lists brutal beatings, rape and being ‘dropped off far from home’

South Africa

Sex Workers vs Police: Report lists brutal beatings, rape and being ‘dropped off far from home’

By Nkateko Mabasa

Parliament: Everyone’s talking about us but not with us – sex worker

South Africa

Parliament: Everyone’s talking about us but not with us – sex worker

By Suné Payne

GroundUp: Immigrant sex workers under fire

South Africa

GroundUp: Immigrant sex workers under fire

By GroundUp

Health-E News: Sex workers who are raped are at mercy of system that criminalises them

South Africa

Health-E News: Sex workers who are raped are at mercy of system that criminalises them

By Health-e News