Discrimination against Sex Workers, Sexual and Gender Minorities, and People Who Use Drugs in Tanzania
This 98-page report documents abuses including torture, rape, assault, arbitrary arrest, and extortion. The organizations found that the fear of abuse is driving sex workers, people who use drugs, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people away from prevention and treatment services. The groups conducted their research from May 2012 to April 2013, and interviewed 121 members of high risk groups, along with Tanzanian government officials, service providers, and academics.
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ISBN: 978-1-62313-0268
ISBN: 978-1-62313-0268
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- “Treat Us Like Human Beings”
- Glossary
- Map of Tanzania
- Summary
- Key Recommendations
- Methodology
- I. Background
- II. Social and Legal Context for Abuses against LGBTI People, Sex Workers, People Who Use Drugs
- III. Police Violence, Intimidation, and Extortion
- IV. Police Jamii, Sungu Sungu, and Other Vigilante Groups
- V. Lack of Access to Justice for Crime Victims from Marginalized Groups
- VI. Discrimination in the Health Care Sector
- VII. Tanzanian, Regional, and International Law
- VIII. Tanzanian Government Response
- IX. Full Recommendations
- Acknowledgments
