Equality Law
Under total criminalisation, prostituted persons (mostly women) end up getting arrested while sex buyers are not. This is the reality in South Africa even though sex buyers, pimps and brothel keepers are the drivers of the system of prostitution.
The Equality Law is the ultimate way to fight sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation by arresting sex buyers and other exploiters while decriminalising ONLY the prostituted persons and helping them exit prostitution.
The Equality Model Law we seek would include training of all professionals, especially those in the criminal justice system, health and social services on the realities of prostitution. The training would include how to communicate with prostituted persons without prejudice or violation of their constitutional rights.
Join the campaign to end commercial sexual exploitation. Sign the Coalition for the Abolition of Prostitution in Africa (CAPA) Charter.
Every woman who has to sell her life for sex we condemn to a lifetime in prison. For every moment we remain silent, we conspire against our women.
Nelson Mandela – 19 March 2005
Prostitution is nothing but the microcosm of a society where exploitation is a general
Thomas Sankara, President of Burkina Faso from 1983-1987.
rule.