Amnesty International (AI) has condemned the clampdown on
sex workers by the police and the Federal Capital Territory authorities.
According to AI, the raids are discriminatory because
only women are being arrested.
The organisation wrote on Twitter, “The raids and abuse
targeted women, hence discriminatory and are gender-based violence. We are
calling FCT and police authorities to investigate allegations of abuse of the
women.
“Amnesty International is concerned by a spate of arrests
and humiliation of women by FCT officials and the police, in some parts of
Abuja. These arrests clearly show unacceptable deliberate targeting of women.”
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