KYR_LABRYS_041
Person- Short description (English)
The victim rented an apartment where she worked as a sex worker. At night, policemen came to target the venue with a raid, with clients being on the premises. The raid was filmed by journalists who accompanied the police. The victim was under the influence of psychotropics. The policemen forcibly tied her hands in handcuffs and drove the victim to a medical examination. The doctor at the narcological department of the hospital began to conduct a medical examination with witnesses, which was filmed on camera. According to the legislation of Kyrgyzstan, the doctor does not have the right to conduct an inspection with strangers and, moreover, to film everything on the camera. The video also shows how the victim was forced to sign documents on the content of which the victim was most likely not informed.
- Date of incident
- Mar 23, 2017
- Type of incident
- Discriminatory incidents
- Threats and/or psychological violence
- Type of perpetrator
- Doctor
- Police
- Type of location of incident
- Hospital
- Near sex work venue
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan