Rwandan MPs Call for Protection of Sex Workers
MPs are calling for the protection of sex workers from assault and any other kind of mistreatment, after the release of a parliamentary report about their living conditions.
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Rwanda:
Govt Debates Legalizing Sex Industry
RNW Africa, 31 October 2012
The series of prostitute murders that occurred this summer in Rwanda's capital has revived debate on the world's oldest profession. On the whole, the country's very modest… Read more »
A sex worker (file photo).
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Rwanda:
MPs Call for End of Prostitution
Focus, 22 October 2012
Members of Parliament have called upon government leaders in their respective institutions and Rwandans in general to sensitize sex workers about leaving the trade. Read more »
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Rwanda:
Legalising Prostitution - MPs Need to Stop Changing Their Positions
New Times, 24 October 2012
"Indaya". That's probably the worst thing that you can call a Rwandan woman of any age. "Prostitute". To label someone thus is to rub their reputation in the mud, all the while… Read more »
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Rwanda:
MPs Call for Protection of Sex Workers
New Times, 22 October 2012
Commercial sex workers must be protected from assault and any other kind of mistreatment, lawmakers said on Friday after release of a parliamentary report about the living… Read more »
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Rwanda:
More Arrested Over Death of Sex Workers - Police
New Times, 5 October 2012
Seven persons have been charged with murder and complicity to murder over possible involvement in what seemed to be a systematic spate of killings that claimed a dozen of sex… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Two Held Over Murder of Commercial Sex Workers
New Times, 7 September 2012
Two people have been arrested following the murder of 14 women. The women who are alleged to have been commercial sex workers were found dead in various parts of Kigali City over… Read more »
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Rwanda:
Mystery Surrounds Death of Prostitutes
New Times, 31 August 2012
A lot of questions remain unanswered after a number of prostitutes have been found dead in various parts of Kigali City. Read more »
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Rwanda:
Fight Against HIV to Target High-Risk Groups
Focus, 20 August 2012
Some HIV/Aids high-risk groups such as truck drivers and sex workers are the latest targets in the battle to minimize new infections. Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, Head of HIV/AIDS and… Read more »
