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A court in Colombia stands up for sex workers

The Clock Tower Massacre ruling recognises for the first time sex workers as victims of the armed conflict. But this on its own is not enough. Español

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Bogotá’s Superior Court ordered the Government, the Prosecutor’s Office and the Attorney General’s Office to investigate the crimes committed by the United Self-Defence Force of Colombia (AUC) against sex worker. The appeal was part of a sentence condemning ex-paramilitary Eugenio Reyes, better known by his alias Geño, to 40 years in prison for dozens of crimes, including the massacre of four women known as the Torre del Reloj Massacre (Clock Tower Massacre).