National sex workers’ movement Sisonke has joined forces with the Sex Workers’ Education and Advocacy Taskforce to escalate the call to end violence against sex workers in South Africa. Sisonke says this year alone 31 sex workers were brutally murdered
This call echoes loudly during 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children and the fight against HIV/Aids.Katlego Rasebitse, Sisonke spokesperson, told City Press that Mpumalanga, with 21 murders this year, has the highest number of killings.It’s main focus is to promote and protect the health, legal and human rights of people who sell sex.
“We are counting sex workers’ bodies monthly, handling cases of police brutality and instances of intimate partner violence on sex workers are not reducing,” reads part of Sisonke’s statement addressing the abuse of human rights and dignity of sex workers. “The treatment of the sex worker community under the criminal justice [system] has failed. People who should be protective of them are not responding to the sex workers’ cries. This instead raises an alarm and concerns about when our government will take the agenda of the sex work community into consideration.”
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