Sex workers in Russia have published the safety guide

The sex workers led organization Silver Rose from St Petersburg, Russia, has published a security guide for sex workers. The guide was developed by sex workers. It contains the recommendations on how to protect health, privacy and personal belongings, how to provide the first aid to a client in case of emergency, how to chose […]

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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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10 Reasons to Decriminalize Sex Work

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 […]

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The Smart Sex Worker’s Guide to SWIT

NSWP presents The Smart Sex Worker’s Guide to SWIT. This guide provides a short summary of the key points in ‘Implementing Comprehensive HIV/STI Programmes with Sex Workers: Practical Approaches from Collaborative Interventions’ or the ‘SWIT’, in plain English. The guide can be used by sex workers and sex worker organisations who are designing or running programmes […]

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HIV and young people who sell sex: a technical brief by WHO

Key populations at higher risk of HIV include people who sell sex, men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender people and people who inject drugs. Young people who belong to one or more of these key populations – or who engage in activities associated with these populations – are made especially vulnerable to HIV […]

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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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The new advocacy guide from SWAN

‘REPORTING FROM THE SHADOWS: Using CEDAW to Advocate for Sex Workers’ Rights in Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia’ here in english

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TGEU Launches Guides on Trans People’s Rights in the EU

TGEU’s two guides on EU law provide an overview and summary of EU law that is relevant for trans people living, working, visiting or claiming asylum in the EU. Both guides cover the areas of discrimination in employment, discrimination in the access to and provision of goods & services, crime victim’s rights, and asylum Download TGEU’s […]

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Advocates for Human Rights and US Human Rights Network: A Practitioner’s Guide to Human Rights Monitoring, Documentation and Advocacy

This manual from Advocates for Human Rights and the US Human Rights Network provides comprehensive information and guidance on how to use a human rights framework to facilitate social change.  The manual includes instructions for every step of the human rights documentation process, including establishing a project and its objectives, setting up and conducting interviews, […]

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