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Shan women and girls and the sex industry in Southeast Asia; political causes and human rights implications.

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Beyrer, C
Published in: Soc Sci Med
August 2001

The human rights abuses which occur during civil conflicts pose special threats to the health and lives of women. These can include rape, sexual violence, increased vulnerability to trafficking into prostitution, and exposure to HIV infection. The long-standing civil conflict in the Shan States of Burma is investigated as a contributing cause to the trafficking of ethnic Shan women and girls into the Southeast Asian sex industry, and to the subsequent high rates of HIV infection found among these women. The context of chronic human rights abuses in the Shan states is explored, as well as the effects of recent forced population transfers on the part of the Burmese Military Regime. Rights abuses specific to trafficked women may further increase their vulnerability to HIV and other STD. The need for a political resolution to the crisis in Burma is discussed, as are approaches aimed at preventing trafficking, empowering women already in the sex industry, and reducing the risks of HIV and other STD among these women and girls.

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Soc Sci Med

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0277-9536

Publication Date

August 2001

Volume

53

Issue

4

Start / End Page

543 / 550

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Warfare
  • Sex Work
  • Public Health
  • Politics
  • Myanmar
  • Humans
  • Human Rights
  • Health Policy
  • Female
  • 44 Human society
 

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Beyrer, C. (2001). Shan women and girls and the sex industry in Southeast Asia; political causes and human rights implications. Soc Sci Med, 53(4), 543–550. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536(00)00358-0
Beyrer, C. “Shan women and girls and the sex industry in Southeast Asia; political causes and human rights implications.Soc Sci Med 53, no. 4 (August 2001): 543–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536(00)00358-0.
Beyrer, C. “Shan women and girls and the sex industry in Southeast Asia; political causes and human rights implications.Soc Sci Med, vol. 53, no. 4, Aug. 2001, pp. 543–50. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0277-9536(00)00358-0.
Journal cover image

Published In

Soc Sci Med

DOI

ISSN

0277-9536

Publication Date

August 2001

Volume

53

Issue

4

Start / End Page

543 / 550

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Warfare
  • Sex Work
  • Public Health
  • Politics
  • Myanmar
  • Humans
  • Human Rights
  • Health Policy
  • Female
  • 44 Human society