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ISS SEMINAR: CONSIDERING THE IMPLICATIONS OF ALLEGATIONS OF POLICE HARASSMENT OF SEX WORKERS Cape Town, 17 May 2006

Date: 2006-05-17 to Invalid date

ISS SEMINAR: CONSIDERING THE IMPLICATIONS OF ALLEGATIONS OF POLICE HARASSMENT OF SEX WORKERS
Cape Town, 17 May 2006



CRIME AND JUSTICE PROGRAMME



Organisations representing the rights of sex workers and other marginal groups have for many years drawn attention to human rights abuses perpetrated by members of the SAPS against the people their organisations represent. In May 2006 the sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) will release the findings of research into police harassment of sex workers in Cape Town. Their report indicates that sex workers are frequently the target of police harassment and human rights violations. The experiences of sex workers with SAPS officers, as related in the SWEAT report, suggests that sex workers are unlikely to feel they can approach the police to report crimes in which they have been the victims, or crimes to which they have been witness. In this seminar we raise the question of what affect the relationship between the SAPS and marginal groups, such as sex workers, has on crime prevention and reporting.

 

You are invited to attend a seminar to discuss these issues in detail with a view to understanding dual-imperatives of the SAPS in the context in which sex work is criminalized.  A representative of SWEAT will present the findings of their research at the seminar. The SAPS has been invited to make a presentation about policing priorities in Cape Town and the conflict between policing sex workers while creating an environment in which those engaged in illegal activities can approach the police to report crimes. 

 

At the time of writing confirmation of SAPS involvement was pending.

 

Speakers:

  • Ms Nicolé Fick, SWEAT, Policing Sex Workers: A Violation of Rights?

  • SAPS representative to be confirmed

 

Date: 17 May 2006

Time: 14h30 – 16h30 (preceded by tea and coffee)

Venue: Belmont Square Conference Centre, Cape Town

 

RSVP: Busi Nyume
            Tel: 012 346 9500
            Email: [email protected]

 

THIS SEMINAR IS HOSTED BY THE CRIME AND JUSTICE PROGRAMME OF THE ISS AND FUNDED BY THE HANS SIDEL FOUNDATION

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