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.
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