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Evaluating Human Rights Advocacy on Criminal Justice and Sex Work
Joseph Amon1, Margaret Wurth2, Megan McLemore3
1Director of the health and human rights division at Human Rights Watch, New York, NY, USA.
Health and Human Rights
|July 24, 2015
Summary
Police and prosecutors used condom possession as evidence in prostitution cases. Research in five U.S. cities informed an advocacy framework to address this practice and evaluate human rights advocacy efforts.
Area of Science:
- Criminology
- Public Health
- Human Rights Law
Background:
- Police and prosecutors have used condom possession as evidence to infer intent for prostitution-related offenses.
- This practice raises significant human rights concerns and impacts sex workers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To research the use of condom possession as evidence in prostitution cases in five U.S. cities.
- To develop and apply an advocacy framework for addressing this issue.
- To explore the evaluation of human rights advocacy.
Main Methods:
- Case study approach examining police and prosecutorial practices.
- Development of a six-dimensional advocacy framework.
- Concurrent and post-research advocacy efforts.
Main Results:
- Research conducted between October 2011 and September 2013 in five diverse U.S. cities.
- An advocacy framework was developed, encompassing awareness, coalitions, framing, commitments, policy reform, and practice change.
- The framework served as a basis for evaluating advocacy work.
Conclusions:
- The study highlights the critical need for advocacy to address the misuse of condom possession as evidence.
- The developed advocacy framework offers a structured approach for human rights advocacy and evaluation.
- Further considerations for measuring and evaluating human rights advocacy are discussed.
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