Embracing the rights of people in prostitution and sex workers, to address HIV and AIDS effectively

Summary: By Supriya Pillai, former Program Officer, Asia, IWHC, Meena Seshu, Founder, SANGRAM, and Meena Shivdas, Gender Advisor, Commonwealth Secretariat, London. Published in Gender and Development, July 2008. Analyzes the work of Sampada Gramin Mahila Sanstha (SANGRAM) and Veshya Anyay Mukti Parishad (VAMP), based in India, to demonstrate how people in prostitution and sex workers can create effective strategies for HIV prevention, care, and treatment from a
rights-based approach. 15 pages.

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