6
Dec

The Global Commission on HIV and the Law wants to hear from you

Will anyone from Myanmar or interested in Myanmar be making a submission about the fate of the thirteen young men in Yangon sentenced to jail for sex work?

6
Dec

Thirteen young men in Yangon sentenced to jail for sex work

Thirteen young men in Yangon have just been sentenced to two years in jail for alleged prostitution with men and contacting other men via the internet. They were initially in police custody for a week and were beaten at that time. They have been in Insein for the past eight months but the sentence was announced only this week. The thirteen were rounded up by police who were said to be trying to solve the murder of a gay Myanmar man over five years ago. They were initially held on suspicion but after they were cleared of any involvement in that death the prostitution charges appeared. ….. What action have the United Nations or nongovernmental organisations taken on their case? Financial support? Legal support? Publicising the case to the 'international community'?

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