April 25, 2007 Canada Says No To Prostitution, Setting An Example For SA Doctors for Life (DFL) International applauds Canada for their life-rewarding decision not to decriminalise prostitution. DFL supports the view of the Canadian government that prostitution is “degrading and dehumanising” and that it is “often committed and controlled by ...[more]
March 31, 2007 Human Slave Trade for 2010 World Cup Doctors for Life International (DFL) is appalled by the fact that South Africa would consider rolling out the welcome mat for organised crime syndicates who trade in human lives, exploiting the poor and desperate, and forcing them into the sex trade. ...[more]
March 19, 2007 - Special Edition Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls The APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls has examined the psychological theory, research, and clinical experience addressing the sexualization of girls via media and other cultural messages, including the prevalence of these messages and their impact on girls and the role and impact of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. ...[more]
August 9, 2006 Women’s Day: Dfl’s Plea For Stricter Regulations To Protect Women With the 2010 World Cup approaching, South Africa could expect a dramatic increase in human trafficking in order to supply prostitutes for the spectators. It is estimated that during the last world cup in Germany, an influx of approximately 40 000 women. ...[more]
March 3, 2006 '10-year-olds are selling their bodies' The following is a news article written by Barbara Cole, in the Daily News, referring to DFL's work in helping prostitutes in Durban: "..Boys as well as girls are selling their bodies, according to Albu van Eeden, the chief executive of Doctors for Life (DFL), which runs a centre in the heart of the city's notorious Point area to rescue and help prostitutes rehabilitate themselves" ...[more]
August 9, 2004 DFL Press release: How much is woman worth? On Monday August 9, women from all over South Africa will be gathering together to commemorate Women’s Day; to draw attention to the real life issues that impact their world, such as violence, sexual abuse, rape, lack of representation in politics, discrimination in education, poor working conditions, low wages, and the list goes on... [more]
October 9, 2002 Doctors For Life praise constitutional Court ruling on prostitution Doctors For Life International Doctors For Life is delighted with the judgement of the Constitutional Court today which upholds the present law against Prostitution. DFL has been involved with this case as a witness for the state, from when it started in the lower courts in 1996. In the final case before the Constitutional Court, DFL again testified on behalf of the state and is happy to see excerpts from our affidavit being quoted in more than one place in the judgement. ..[more]
August 3, 2001 Prostitution Legislation - Sound Scientific Evidence Disregarded DFL would like to express in the strongest possible terms their dismay that sound scientific evidence against the decriminalisation of prostitution has been disregarded by the Pretoria High Court in their ruling on 2 August
[3 August: more news releases]
October 20, 2000 Judy Singh, Pokes- Person for Doctors For Life International Doctors For Life rejects decriminalisation of prostitution in S.A. Doctors For Life (DFL) is shocked by the report that South Africa is once again considering the decriminalisation of prostitution. What concerns us even more, is the obvious lack of transparency in this process. .. [more]
November 7, 1997 Dr. Jannet Giddy Spokesperson For Doctors For Life International The decriminalisation of prostitution in South Africa Doctors for Life has been approached by the Attorney General of the Transvaal to testify in the court case on the decriminalisation of prostitution in South Africa. ..[more]
