Sex Work and Human Rights in Africa
36 Pages Posted: 17 Nov 2010
Chi Mgbako
Fordham University School of Law
Laura A. Smith
International Center for Transitional Justice
Abstract
This Article serves as the first law review essay to engage the feminist debates regarding sex work and human rights in the African context. The Article surveys “antiprostitution” and “pro-sex-worker” feminist arguments and activities in sub-Saharan Africa; explores the debate surrounding the legal frameworks of legalization, decriminalization, prohibition, and abolition of prostitution in a number of African countries including Senegal, where prostitution is legal and regulated, and South Africa where prostitution remains illegal despite civil society advocacy for decriminalization; and calls for the empowerment of African sex workers by arguing for a human rights-based transformation in African governments' legal and policy posture towards sex work.
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Chi Mgbako (Contact Author)
Fordham University School of Law ( email )
140 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023
United States
Laura A. Smith
International Center for Transitional Justice ( email )
5 Hanover Square 24th Floor
New York, NY 10004
United States
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