Prostitution
Bail bid of EC mom accused of trafficking daughter postponed to Friday
The 42-year-old is accused of selling her 13-year-old daughter, who has a mental illness, and her boyfriend's 16-year-old niece to two men for sexual...
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Protesters in Johannesburg demand prostitution be legalised
An estimated 120,000 and 180,000 sex workers operate in South Africa, according to aid organisations. But the country's prostitution laws date back to the apartheid era and punish sex workers and their clients.
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French porn producer launches code of ethics
The code, which it hopes will be adopted by other producers in France and beyond, has been drawn up by former porn actress Liza Del Sierra alongside a sociologist and lawyer specialising in online intellectual property.
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137 would be child labourers, prostitutes rescued in I. Coast
The operation took place last week in the country's east, the National Monitoring Committee (CNS) to fight child labour and trafficking.
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Hawks rescue women, child forced into prostitution in Bloemfontein
The women and the child were rescued by the Hawks from a flat on Nelson Mandela Drive on Monday.
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Police rescue 104 women kept against their will in Emalahleni raid
Authorities acted on a tip-off and arrested more than 60 people for various offences, including prostitution, possession of drugs and human trafficking.
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Pope deplores 'evil vice' of prostitution
'A person can never be sold,' the pontiff wrote in the preface of a book by Aldo Buonaiuto, a priest attached to the Pope John XXIII Community.
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Apps, social media fuel 'booming' online prostitution: study
In Israel, dating app Tinder is the most popular tool to find prostitutes, while in Zambia students in cybercafes join Whatsapp and Facebook groups to connect with prostitutes and pimps in a few clicks, the report said.
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Owner of 'Sugar Daddy' site fined in Belgium
The Brussels court also gave Sigurd Vedal, a 57-year-old Norwegian investor and self-described 'relationship expert', a six-month suspended jail term for his site RichMeetBeautiful.com.
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CGE ‘step closer’ to having sex work decriminalised
Parliament tabled the Commission for Gender Equality’s investigative report into the impact of police abuse against sex workers.
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Rustenburg officials apply to march over police involvement in syndicates
Earlier this month, violent clashes broke out when residents went on the rampage, burning buildings that they identified as drug havens and brothels.
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Harfield residents call for action against increase of prostitution
The Claremont Community Police Forum's Abdul Kerbelker says they’ve received numerous complaints from residents regarding the matter.
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Kaya Jones: Pussycat Dolls were 'prostitution ring'
Jones joined the girl band in 2003 and claims entertainment executives took advantage of members, alleging they had pressure put on them to “sleep with whoever they say”.
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City of Joburg vows to clamp down human traffickers
Joburg Public Safety MMC Michael Sun says the city is adamant on rescuing other young women being held against their will in such operations.
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[WATCH] Gauteng ANC proposes decriminalisation of prostitution
Gauteng ANC has proposed that prostitution be decriminalised as it is an unduly harsh measure against people who are trying to make a living.
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[LISTEN] Male prostitute shares his story
Male prostitution is a daily reality for "Joe", who speaks about being a male sex worker in Cape Town.
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Suspects in Kimberley brothel raid to apply for bail
Nonsukiswa Dlamini and Nontumelelo Sonqishe were nabbed earlie this week in a raid at a property apparently used for prostitution.
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Japan exhibition puts child prostitution in the limelight
Japanese men’s fascination with high school girls fuels demand for such services.
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Legalise brothels, says UK parliamentary watchdog
Sex workers in England and Wales should also not be charged for soliciting, the group says.
