Woman silhouette. Shutterstock/arda savascioguliari. All rights reserved.Oslo, December 17: it’s the international day to end violence against sex workers, and Pro Senteret present the report Am I not a human being like you? Violence in Oslo’s street prostitution environment[i]. A few hours later Bulgarian sex worker Galina Sandeva is found stabbed to death in her car in front of the luxury sky rises lining the waterfront.
Violence against sex workers is endemic on a global scale[ii]. Getting this group included in public health plans on interpersonal violence is a challenge. Although violence is considered a societal threat in Norway[iii], inclusion of the violence faced by sex workers is not high on the agenda.
Pro Sentret is the Oslo Municipality’s social- and health agency for persons with experience of selling sexual services, as well as a national centre of expertise on prostitution. We offer drop-in social- and health services, and do outreach in the streets.
