1. Female, Male and Transgender sex workers face high levels of violence, stigma,discrimination and other human rights violations. Violation against sex workers is associated with inconsistent condom use or lack of condom use, and with increased risk of STI & HIV infection. Violence also prevents sex workers from accessing HIV information and services.
Male, female and transgender sex workers may face violence because of stigma associated with sex work, which in most settings is criminalized, or due to other factors. Most violence against sex workers is a manifestation of gender inequality and discrimination directed at women, or at men & transgender individuals who do not because of their feminine appearance or the way they express their sexuality.
2. BUT the violence against sex workers can be addressed in different ways such as;
* Promote the full protection of sex workers' human rights.
* Reject interventions based on the motion of rescue & rehabilitation.
* Promote gender inequality.
* Respect the right of sex workers to make informed choices about their lives, which may involve not reporting or seeking redress for violence, not seeking violence-related services, or continuing in an abusive relationship.
3. BUILDING THW CAPACITY OF SEX WORKERS.
Several kinds of activities build sex workers' knowledge of their rights in relation to sex work and violence, & their confidence to claim these rights. These include;
* Training & sensitizing sex workers about sex-work related laws & their human rights. ( Building the capacity of sex workers.)
* Community empowerment.
* Advocating for reforms.
* Fostering police accountability.( working with the police has been a key element to efforts to reduce violence against sex workers.)
* Promoting the safety & security of sex workers.
* Providing health services to sex workers who experience violence.
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Male, female and transgender sex workers may face violence because of stigma associated with sex work, which in most settings is criminalized, or due to other factors. Most violence against sex workers is a manifestation of gender inequality and discrimination directed at women, or at men & transgender individuals who do not because of their feminine appearance or the way they express their sexuality.
2. BUT the violence against sex workers can be addressed in different ways such as;
* Promote the full protection of sex workers' human rights.
* Reject interventions based on the motion of rescue & rehabilitation.
* Promote gender inequality.
* Respect the right of sex workers to make informed choices about their lives, which may involve not reporting or seeking redress for violence, not seeking violence-related services, or continuing in an abusive relationship.
3. BUILDING THW CAPACITY OF SEX WORKERS.
Several kinds of activities build sex workers' knowledge of their rights in relation to sex work and violence, & their confidence to claim these rights. These include;
* Training & sensitizing sex workers about sex-work related laws & their human rights. ( Building the capacity of sex workers.)
* Community empowerment.
* Advocating for reforms.
* Fostering police accountability.( working with the police has been a key element to efforts to reduce violence against sex workers.)
* Promoting the safety & security of sex workers.
* Providing health services to sex workers who experience violence.
#UDon'tNeedToBePositiveToThinkPositive.
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