Policy Advocacy

ICRSE and SWAN members are talking about implementing SWIT in their countries. Watch the video in English here. In Russian here.

Red Umbrella Sexual Health and Human Rights Association published the Manual for the Ministry of Health in Turkey on Provision and Management of Health Services for Sex Workers in Turkey. The Manual has been developed with the support of the UNFPA Country Office and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Manual analysis […]

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.

New UNAIDS strategy calls for decriminalisation of sex work, same sex acts, HIV transmission, and drug use. Echoing evidence from various research, and practices globally, UNAIDS has specifically called for the decriminalisation of sex work – especially in Africa where 70% of sex work is criminalised, in one form or the other – saying “Decriminalisation […]

This document provides ten reasons why decriminalizing sex work is the best policy for promoting health and human rights of sex workers, their families, and communities. Removing criminal prosecution of sex work goes hand-in-hand with recognizing sex work as work and protecting the rights of sex workers through workplace health and safety standards. Decriminalizing sex […]

Here you can find translation of English and French texts on various aspects of sex work to Spanish: https://elestantedelaciti.wordpress.com/

Below you can find several documents developed by Amnesty International with their position towards sex work, sex workers rights and decriminalization of sex work. The arguments from the below documents can be used for advocacy for decriminalization of sex work. The document on Amnesty International’s intention to adopt the policy that sex work should be […]

Australian sex worker network and NSWP member Scarlet Alliance published their report: ‘Stepping up to the evidence on HIV and Sex Work: Decriminalise Sex Work Now! Sex Workers at AIDS 2014’ in hte middle of July 2015. This much anticipated report demonstrates the strong sex worker presence at the 20th International AIDS Conference – AIDS […]