Africa: Sex workers protest human rights violations

Sex workers and civil society groups across Africa took to the streets on Thursday (03 March) to demand access to health care services and an end to the violation of their human rights. Several African countries held marches including Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe to mark International Sex Workers' Rights Day. In South Africa, people marched in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Mussina. The march was led by the Sex Workers' Education and Advocacy Task Force (Sweat) and Sisonke Sex Workers Movement, which are organisations that seek to ensure human rights for sex workers.