Engaging law enforcement in reducing violence against sex workers in Mozambique
Mozambique
Sex workers in Mozambique face high levels of sexual and gender-based violence, particularly from law enforcement, which makes them more vulnerable to HIV. Based on positive experiences in other Aidsfonds programmes, the Aidsfonds Sex Work team kick-started an unlikely and innovative partnership between the sex worker community, its partner Pathfinder, the Mozambique Republic Police (PRM) and the Ministry of Interior to embed a key population and human rights perspective in the training curriculum for law enforcement officers.
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