1. Rights Not Rescue
- Publication Date:
- 06-2009
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Open Society Foundations
- Abstract:
- 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.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, Health Care Policy, Violence, Police, Advocacy, and Sexual Health
- Political Geography:
- South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana