Fresh push to decriminalise sex work

Scenes from the dialogue yesterday PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Scenes from the dialogue yesterday PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Sex workers took brave steps into the public eye yesterday, participating in a dialogue in which they joined lobbyists in the latest push to decriminalise sex work in Botswana.

In a meeting with religious leaders, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people and their activists, the sex workers provided intimate details of their trials and tribulations, and made the case for the legalisation of their profession.

Prominent human rights lawyer, Uyapo Ndadi said the fight for decriminalisation was increasingly pointing towards the need to find a solution within the legal system.

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