Barriers to Exercise Rights of Female Sex Workers in Chittoor District

Abstract Female Sex workers in Chittoor district face multifaceted challenges in exercising their rights due to a complexity of legal, social, economic and structural barriers. Despite constitutional protections and human rights frameworks, these women remain among the most marginalized groups in society HIV Prevention interventions recognize the need to protect the rights of key populations and support them to claim their rights as a vulnerability reduction strategy. This study explores knowledge of human rights, and barriers and facilitators to claiming rights among female sex workers who are beneficiaries of community mobilization intervention in Chittoor district. Keywords: Sex work, Female sex workers, Human rights, Barriers, HIV, Community mobilization