The report from Sweden “…Then again, they are not totally stupid either”

This Rose Alliance report provides, for the very first time, an extensive and detailed documentation of the myriad of ways in which sex workers are discriminated against in Sweden. It illustrates how laws and their implementation harm them, how poorly they are treated by authorities and how skewed media representations of them are. It also […]

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Report from Serbia: ‘Law above all and court practices: Impact of the criminalization of sex work on the human rights of sex workers and trafficked persons in Serbia’

Это новый доклад, посвященный влиянию законов, которые криминализируют секс-работу в Сербии, на защиту прав секс-работников, а также жертв торговли людьми. Читайте на английском и сербском языках.  

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The Manual for the Ministry of Health in Turkey

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 […]

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Publications about the violations of sex workers’ rights in Turkey

Here you can find a series of five publications about sex workers’ rights violations in Turkey. The publications are mostly about transgender sex workers.

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The research on voluntary sex work in Skopje, Macedonia

STAR-STAR published the research on voluntary sex work in Skopje The research encompassed 73 sex workers operating on the territory of the City of Skopje. The interviewees were women, men and transgender individuals from the open scene, closed scene and the scene of Shuto Orizari (the district with the majority of roma people). STAR-STAR, as […]

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ICRSE briefing paper on LGBT sex workers

Underserved. Overpoliced. Invisibilised. LGBT sex workers do matter. The struggle for sex workers’ rights intersects with many other social movements. Contrary to the monolithic abolitionist discourse, which portrays all sex workers as “prostituted women” without agency, our communities are diverse and resilient. Sex workers are male, female and non-binary, LGBTQ, migrants and workers. Supporting sex […]

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Joint Briefing Paper on Sex Workers Who Use Drugs written by INPUD and NSWP

The International Network of People who Use Drugs (INPUD) and the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) have written a briefing paper focussing on the experiences, views, needs, and rights of sex workers who use drugs. The Briefing Paper discusses existing research and writing, and also includes case studies from sex worker-led and drug […]

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A Guide for Sex Workers Human Rights Defenders

This publication is aimed at sex workers of all genders and backgrounds, sex worker projects, human rights organizations and advocates. It contains practical information on how to start human rights documenting projects, to organize human rights campaigns and to use formal human rights mechanisms. In this booklet you can find among others: – different models […]

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A Simplified Guide to Knowing Your Rights

The Women’s Legal Center has created a simple, straightforward guide designed to help sex workers understand their rights. There are many ways in which sex workers’ human rights are violated. Woman Know Your Rights: A Simplified Guide to Sex Work and Your Rights explains in clear detail the constitutional and legal rights sex workers have, how […]

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