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![[Pakistan] Women from Heera Mandi - tough lives behind the venner. Although claiming to be dancers, the vast majority work as commercial sex workers putting them at serious risk of contracting HIV. [Date picture taken: 01/31/2007]](https://assets.thenewhumanitarian.org/s3fs-public/styles/responsive_large_2x/public/images/200721.jpg.webp?itok=yyCjm5Px "Commercial sex workers face HIV threat")
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