Letter Campaign

A letter campaign can be an effective tool for advocacy with government officials. Letters inform officials of the abuses faced by sex workers and call for investigation or policy change. By organizing groups and individuals to participate in letter campaigns, and sign on to statements they have written, advocates can demonstrate support for their position and leverage that support to create the political will for reform.

SWAN’ submission to the UN Women

SWAN wrote a submission to UN Women regarding their consultation on “sex work, sex trade and prostitution”. read it in english here, in russian here.

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Open letters to Amnesty International supporting their proposal to decriminalize consenting adult sex work

Here you can find the links to different open letters, supporting AI’s draft policy proposal suggesting the decriminalization of consenting adult sex work. SWAN in english , in russian NSWP in english , in russian ICRSE in english African Sex Workers in english Thai Sex Workers in english UNAIDS in english Scholars in english OSF […]

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Joint letter to Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Ahmet Davutoğlu and to the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Turkey Sebahattin Oztürk

Please find the joint statement regarding Kemal Ördek case joint letter w signature.compressed

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An Open Letter to Turkish Authorities regarding Kemal Ördek case

SWAN sent letters of concern to the Turkish Minister of Internal Affairs Mr. Sebahattin Öztürk and to the Prime Minister Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, expressing deepest concerns about the recent violent attack and rape of Kemal Ördek in Ankara, Turkey, and demanding effective investigation into all attacks against LGBT people and prosecute those responsible. Please find the […]

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