Panama sex workers claim police abuse

TIRED OF alleged abuses by police officers, representatives of Panama’s “ladies of the night” , gathered earlier this week at the Legislative park in Calidonia, to dramatize the situation they face every day when they are waiting for a client.
With orchid-shaped masks that covered their faces, the women called for the creation of a law to protect their human rights. The event, included four women, were dramatizing the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases  (STD)
Gladis Murillo, president of the organization “Women’s Dignity and Rights of Panama,” said that the ‘work’ they do is taboo for many women do not speak out for fear of being marginalized.
“It is not necessary to perform immoral acts should for sex work, “said Murillo allunding to police persecution.
According to Murillo, about 3, 000 women operate from 9:00 pm to 4:00 am in various sectors of the capital.
“Everyone should be respected as such” said Edith Tristan, a member of the Ombudsman’s HIV / AIDS unit , who believes that you should not judge or criticize anyone for the type of work performed, reports El Siglo