Shadow Report to the CEDAW Committee on the situation of female sex workers in Mexico

Source
APROASE, PLAPERTS, NSWP, Tamaulipas VIHda Trans
Year
2018

Asociación en Pro Apoyo a Servidores (APROASE A.C.) and Tamaulipas VIHda Trans, A.C, with support from NSWP, submitted this shadow report to the 70th CEDAW Session, which took place June-July 2017. The Shadow Report draws from consultation with cisgender and transgender sex workers in Mexico, and highlights the diverse forms of discrimination they face.

Contents include:

  • Discrimination
    • Social
    • Institutional
    • Health
    • Parenthood
  • Fulfillment of basic rights and fundamental freedoms
  • Trafficking and exploitation of prostitution
  • Health and family planning services (Right to Health)
  • Equality before the law
  • Conclusions and recommendations

You can download these 10-page report above. It is available in English and Spanish. 

Funding from PITCH through the Free Space process supported the development of this Shadow Report and the participation of a country team of sex workers to the 70th CEDAW session.