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"The word illegal and legal makes a big difference."
This article describes conditions under 'decriminalised' sex work in New Zealand. It illustrates that there are still many constraints on sex workers and that not all sex work is legal.
Theme: Human Rights and Law Author: Carly Gibbs Relevant URL: [www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz]
Article in Childhood August 2011 vol. 18, no. 3, 333-349.
Year of publication: 2011 Theme: Gender and Sexuality Theme: Health and HIV Theme: Human Rights and Law Author: Oishik Sircar Relevant URL: Link to the article on Sage
This study assessed the knowledge and attitudes among health care providers providing sexual health services to female sex workers in the border region of Thailand and Vietnam. Attitudes to sex workers were found to be very poor.
Year of publication: 2011 Theme: Health and HIV Author: Ketkesone Phrasisombath Relevant URL: [aph.sagepub.com]
The following is an abstract about the potential benefits of a HIV vaccine. It mentions 'risk compensation' which means abandoning condoms. It points out that mathmatical modelling shows that a partially effective vaccine may lead to increased HIV among sex workers if sex workers are less able to persuade clients to use condoms. The same is true of Prep and microbicides.
Year of publication: 2011 Theme: Health and HIV Author: Nico J.D. Nagelkerke Relevant URL: [www.sciencedirect.com]
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Sex workers being 'netted' by East Jakarta Satpol PP officers on Friday (5 August 2011). After a fight they Sex workers were taken to a detention centre called Ceger Social Institution, Cipayung. “Based on the governor’s instruction, those who caught will not be freed until Eid ul Fitr,”
Source [www.beritajakarta.com] Year of publication: 2011 Theme: Human Rights and Law
Bridging populations.pdf
Author:
Neha S. Shah, Ray W. Shiraishi, Wonchart Subhachaturas, Abhijeet Anand, Sara J. Whitehead, Suvimon Tanpradech, Chomnad Manopaiboon, Keith M. Sabin, Kimberley K. Fox and Andrea Y. Kim
