Sex Work Archives - Section27

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PRESS STATEMENT | SECTION27’s clients – TAC and Sonke Gender Justice – admitted as amici in landmark case for sex workers in South Africa

3 September 2025, Johannesburg – SECTION27, representing the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), and Sonke Gender Justice (Sonke), welcome the Western Cape High Court ruling to admit the organisations as amici curiae (friends of the court). The main application, brought by S.H and Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), against the Continue Reading

By Hloni, 1 year1 year ago

Statement: SECTION27 welcomes the judgement from the Supreme Court of the United States in USAID vs AOSI

SECTION27 welcomes the judgment from the Supreme Court of the United States in USAID v AOSI. The judgment declared a law making the denunciation of sex work a requirement to be eligible to receive funding from the US to combat HIV an unconstitutional violation of the right to freedom of speech. The judgment opens the door for much needed and previously prohibited work to realize the rights of sex workers and other people living with HIV or at risk of becoming infected with HIV.

By Section27, 13 years ago