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2007
This letter was sent to Peter Piot to raise concerns about the language and focus of the 2007 UNAIDS Guidance Note: HIV and Sex Work. In particular, it raises concerns about the emphasis on reducing commercial sex rather than HIV, and:
- Conflation of human trafficking with sex work
- Entrenchment of police and law enforcement in HIV prevention programming with sex workers
- A lack of focus on measures to protect HIV positive sex workers from stigma and discrimination and ensure their access to treatment and care.
- The invisibility of male and transgender sex workers and the lack of guidance in programming for them.
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