Sex workers experience extreme violence – at work, in prison and police stations, in their neighbourhoods and in their homes, from family members, police, clients, intimate partners and strangers. This violence is gender-based. Male, female and transgender sex workers are targeted because they challenge traditional gender norms and are denied fundamental human rights – to equal protection under the law, protection from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, and to the highest attainable standard of health.
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Publication
What is their hate about?
Harmful gender norms and violence against male, female and transgender sex workers in Asia
No. of pages: 7
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: UNFPA
Author: Gabrielle Szabo & Julia Cabassi