TY - JOUR
T1 - Good News for Sex Workers in Zimbabwe: How a court order improved safety in the absence of decriminalisation
AU - Busza, Joanna
AU - Mtetwa, Sibongile
AU - Fearon, Elizabeth
AU - Hofisi, David
AU - Mundawarara, Tinashe
AU - Yekeye, Raymond
AU - Magure, Tapuwa
AU - Mugurungi, Owen
AU - Cowan, Frances
PY - 2017/5/15
Y1 - 2017/5/15
N2 - As highlighted in the JIAS special issue on the role of police in the global HIV pandemic, legal policy and its enforcement both reflect and shape social attitudes toward key populations including sex workers, men who have sex with men, drug users and other marginalised groups [1]. How the police interpret and implement legal restrictions on specific behaviours influences local risk environments by sharpening or mitigating the laws’ impact [2-4]. This paper summarises recent legal action in Zimbabwe that has positively influenced female sex workers’ (FSW) safety and, if sustained, is likely to translate into reduced HIV risk.
AB - As highlighted in the JIAS special issue on the role of police in the global HIV pandemic, legal policy and its enforcement both reflect and shape social attitudes toward key populations including sex workers, men who have sex with men, drug users and other marginalised groups [1]. How the police interpret and implement legal restrictions on specific behaviours influences local risk environments by sharpening or mitigating the laws’ impact [2-4]. This paper summarises recent legal action in Zimbabwe that has positively influenced female sex workers’ (FSW) safety and, if sustained, is likely to translate into reduced HIV risk.
U2 - 10.7448/ias.20.1.21860
DO - 10.7448/ias.20.1.21860
M3 - Comment/debate
SN - 1758-2652
VL - 20
SP - e21860
JO - Journal of the International AIDS Society
JF - Journal of the International AIDS Society
IS - 1
M1 - 21860
ER -
