Scourge of violence against transgender sex workers in Cote d’Ivoire
Since April 2011, soldiers of the Republican Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (FRCI) have regularly stripped and beaten transgender sex workers in Abidjan, with some victims raped with rifles. Attacks occur during extortion attempts, and victims say homophobia in security forces prevents them from filing com
Ivory Coast · 2012-12-10 · Mail & Guardian
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