Sex Workers and HIV Prevention in Fiji - after the Fiji Crimes Decree ...
Sex Workers and HIV Prevention in Fiji - after the Fiji Crimes Decree ...
Sex Workers and HIV Prevention in Fiji - after the Fiji Crimes Decree ...
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Table of CONTENTSINTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................................................5The crim<strong>in</strong>alisation of sex work ..................................................................................................................................5<strong>Sex</strong> work <strong>in</strong> <strong>Fiji</strong> ............................................................................................................................................................6<strong>Sex</strong> work <strong>and</strong> Part 13, Sections 230–233, of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Decree</strong>................................................................................7Media representation of sex work under <strong>the</strong> <strong>Decree</strong> .................................................................................................8THE STUDY ................................................................................................................................................................10Arrest <strong>and</strong> prosecution data........................................................................................................................................11Interviews....................................................................................................................................................................11Interview data analysis................................................................................................................................................12O<strong>the</strong>r key <strong>in</strong>formants...................................................................................................................................................12RESULTS.....................................................................................................................................................................13The police response....................................................................................................................................................13The military response..................................................................................................................................................14Changes <strong>in</strong> sex worker practice..................................................................................................................................18Dis<strong>in</strong>centives to carry<strong>in</strong>g condoms.......................................................................................................................19Changes <strong>in</strong> client practice..........................................................................................................................................19Less money – Less negotiation – Less condom use.............................................................................................20Impact on NGO response...........................................................................................................................................20Cessation of condom distribution..........................................................................................................................21Changes <strong>in</strong> NGO orientation.................................................................................................................................21Access to sexual health services................................................................................................................................22<strong>Sex</strong> worker community ...............................................................................................................................................23<strong>Sex</strong> workers fight<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>the</strong>ir rights.......................................................................................................................23DISCUSSION...............................................................................................................................................................24References..................................................................................................................................................................27<strong>Sex</strong> WoRKeRS <strong>and</strong> <strong>HIV</strong> PreveNTIon <strong>in</strong> <strong>Fiji</strong> - After The <strong>Fiji</strong> <strong>Crimes</strong> <strong>Decree</strong> 20093
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