Latest items for IRP-LAW-6
July 23, 2024, 3:01 p.m.
Countries: Papua New Guinea
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
July 19, 2024, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes - if registered - have to have health check ups every month" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes - if registered - have to have health check ups every month" (para 4).
July 19, 2024, 11:48 a.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
July 13, 2024, 11:39 a.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Ukraine
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1, IRP-LAW-6
"In Latvia, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine sex workers reported being tested for HIV or STIs against their will after being picked up by the police. They felt that the threat of such testing was an additional tool that was sometimes used by police officers to claim extortion money."
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1, IRP-LAW-6
"In Latvia, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine sex workers reported being tested for HIV or STIs against their will after being picked up by the police. They felt that the threat of such testing was an additional tool that was sometimes used by police officers to claim extortion money."
July 3, 2024, 2:35 p.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? There is no mandatory testing permitted by law in Thailand. But as a result of the policies of bar managers and NGOs there is sometimes de facto mandatory testing but not sanctioned in law" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? There is no mandatory testing permitted by law in Thailand. But as a result of the policies of bar managers and NGOs there is sometimes de facto mandatory testing but not sanctioned in law" (para 4).
May 8, 2024, 2:50 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
May 8, 2024, 2:42 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Unsure" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Unsure" (para 4).
March 19, 2024, 1:05 a.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
March 19, 2024, 12:27 a.m.
Countries: Zambia
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 18, 2024, 9:50 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 17, 2024, 4:54 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Not prescribed in law but sex workers are required to carry a 'pink card' after receiving medical check" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Not prescribed in law but sex workers are required to carry a 'pink card' after receiving medical check" (para 4).
March 17, 2024, 2:13 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 17, 2024, 1 a.m.
Countries: Pakistan
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
March 16, 2024, 11:59 p.m.
Countries: Uruguay
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes mandatory health checks if registered to work legally" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes mandatory health checks if registered to work legally" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 11:58 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 5:04 p.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 4:53 p.m.
Countries: Uganda
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 4:33 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"In addition, while regular medical check-ups are mandatory for sex workers, unregistered ones have less oversight and often lack health insurance. Most avoid public hospitals for fear of mistreatment and cannot afford private healthcare" (para 9).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"In addition, while regular medical check-ups are mandatory for sex workers, unregistered ones have less oversight and often lack health insurance. Most avoid public hospitals for fear of mistreatment and cannot afford private healthcare" (para 9).
March 16, 2024, 4:29 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes for workers in registered brothels they have to undergo mandatory genital exam every 2 weeks and HIV/STI testing every 2 months" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes for workers in registered brothels they have to undergo mandatory genital exam every 2 weeks and HIV/STI testing every 2 months" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 4:16 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes for registered and licensed sex workers - STI testing twice a week and HIV once a month" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes for registered and licensed sex workers - STI testing twice a week and HIV once a month" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 4:05 p.m.
Countries: Trinidad/Tobago
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Togo
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes - penal code says 'People who have engaged in prostitution may be submitted to health examinations and treatment measures if they are infected with venereal disease.' Goes on to say that 'the examination and treatment costs will be borne by pimps who exploited the activity of these people'" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes - penal code says 'People who have engaged in prostitution may be submitted to health examinations and treatment measures if they are infected with venereal disease.' Goes on to say that 'the examination and treatment costs will be borne by pimps who exploited the activity of these people'" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 1:16 a.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? There were reports in 2014 of forced medical testing of sex workers after police crackdown. Unclear if there is any formal provision in law for this" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? There were reports in 2014 of forced medical testing of sex workers after police crackdown. Unclear if there is any formal provision in law for this" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 1:12 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory registration? No - sex workers and brothels operating in designated red light districts may be required to get licenses, unsure what actual text of law says, but as yet no designated red light districts created" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory registration? No - sex workers and brothels operating in designated red light districts may be required to get licenses, unsure what actual text of law says, but as yet no designated red light districts created" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 1:04 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
March 16, 2024, 1 a.m.
Countries: Switzerland
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 9, 2024, 12:46 p.m.
Countries: Swaziland
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
March 9, 2024, 12:42 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 4).