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International News Dispersing Indian Prostitutes Will Spread AIDS: Rights GroupJuly 7, 2004 On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch warned that the forced dispersal of thousands of sex workers in India's Gao state will drastically harm efforts to control the spread of HIV. In the beach community of Baina, Gao state authorities have destroyed 250 homes of prostitutes and 800 homes of other residents, HRW said, adding that 22 persons who peacefully protested were arrested. Area sex workers "had a well-known record of working to promote condom use in the community as well as among their clients," said HRW HIV/AIDS Program Director Joanne Csete. "Now that the sex workers are dispersed and unable to work together on HIV prevention, the whole community is at greater risk for HIV." Agence France Presse 07.07.04  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. |
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