Originally published in Daily Maverick Arguments in favour of the decriminalisation of ‘sex work’ is dubious. The focus should shift to reducing demand and addressing pimps, brothels and traffickers. For the past 17 years, I have had an insider’s perspective on the abuse, rape, torture and murder inflicted on persons […]
Author: Marcel van der Watt
Human trafficking in South Africa: an elusive statistical nightmare
Originally published in theconversation.com Human trafficking is a global crime affecting countless victims around the world. Yet its actual scope remains a mystery. The methodologies used to arrive at estimates about its nature and extent have been widely criticised as flawed or lacking in scientific rigour. In South Africa, claims […]