According to SWAN Coordinator, Aliya Rakhmetova in Budapest : “Police repression and abuse compromises sex workers’ access to law protection and justice and creates a climate of impunity for violence against them. This in turn, fuels violence against sex workers by others. The only way to end such human rights violations is for governments to uphold sex workers’ human rights.”
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers aims to raise awareness of the violence and abuse perpetrated on sex workers, while remembering those who have been its victims. At the same time, this is the day for unity among sex workers and their allies all over the world to show the strength and determination to end abuse and ensure equal rights for sex workers.