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Consultation on HIV/AIDS and the 2010 World Cup

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 11:07pm PDT by cheryl

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A report by a South African NGO that shows how wrong the predications about commercial sex in South Africa during the world Cup were. The question is will it prevent disinformation and hysteria surrounding sporting events in future.

Year of publication: 2010 Theme: Health and HIV Theme: Human Rights and Law Theme: Migration and Mobility application/pdf icon

Consultation-on-HIV-Sex-work-and-2010.pdf Author: SWEAT South Africa Relevant URL: http://sasexwork.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Consultation-on-HIV-Se...

SEX WORK IS LEGAL IN BANGALDESH

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 9:07pm PDT by cheryl

Brothel evictions last year sparked angry protests

A Conference for All? Travel Ban Threatens IAC 2012

Posted: September 2nd, 2010, 8:29pm PDT by cheryl

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Who's really welcome at IAC 2012?

Year of publication: 2010 Theme: Health and HIV Theme: Human Rights and Law Relevant URL: [www.thebody.com]

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Community-based Organisations in Policy and Practice Sex Workers, HIV/AIDS and the Social Construction of Solutions Flora Cornish, Riddhi Ghosh Banerji and Anuprita Shukla

Posted: August 26th, 2010, 6:30pm PDT by cheryl

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This fascinating article offers a critical analysis of the role of sex workers community groups in HIV prevention and care in India.

Year of publication: 2010 Theme: Health and HIV application/pdf icon

60435-Cornish_Banerji_Shukla_2010_CBOs_social_construction_of_solutions.pdf Author: Flora Cornish, Riddhi Ghosh Banerji and Anuprita Shukla

No Excuses: A Living Experience of the Struggle for Rights

Posted: August 24th, 2010, 9:02am PDT by kate

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PLRI partner Meena Seshu gave the prestigious Jonathan Mann Memorial Lecture at the 2010 International AIDS Conference.

Meena reflects on the approach that her organisation SANGRAM has used to support the work of VAMP the collective of women in sex work.

She introduces SANGRAM’s Bill of Rights which sets out guidelines for programming interventions around HIV and AIDS:

Theme: Health and HIV Theme: Human Rights and Law Author: Meena Seshu Relevant URL: Link to the film on the International Women's Health Coalition website

AIDS 2010, Conference Wrap Up

Posted: August 19th, 2010, 8:23am PDT by kate

by Cheryl Overs

For me AIDS 2010 was the culmination of months of work as a Community Programming Committee (CPC) member and co-chair of the Global Village. It was also the first time in several years that I have seen all the global and regional sex workers rights activists. In that time the Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) and other networks have formalised and gathered funding and rights awareness has spread to more countries. So it was wonderful to see old friends and to meet the wonderful new activists from countries as diverse as Guyana, Kenya, USA, South Africa, UK, China and Uganda.

It was great to catch up with people who have gone from being peer educators to managing programmes and public advocacy, to see the materials sex workers are producing and to see the NSWP itself thriving under the leadership of my old friend Ruth Morgan Thomas (three months older than me). I am sure that for many people the Red Umbrellas would be the most potent symbol of the struggle for human rights they remember from the conference.

Chinese Government Detains Sex Worker Activist Calling for the Decriminalisation of Sex Work

Posted: August 11th, 2010, 3:37am PDT by kate

On Monday August 2, 2010 police in Beijing detained Ye Haiyan, an activist with community based organisation the China Women's Rights Workshop, after she joined other sex workers in publicly petitioning for the Chinese government to decriminalise prostitution.

The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) have released a statement in which they explain how they stand in solidarity with Ye Haiyan, human rights defenders, and sex workers who speak up against stigma, discrimination, and the criminalisation of their livelihoods.

Conference on Migration, Feminism and the Sex Industry

Posted: August 5th, 2010, 3:08pm PDT by cheryl

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Time: September 15-17, 2010
Venue: University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Deadline: August 15

Migration has transformed feminists’ ideological conflict about the meaning of prostitution. From being a two-sided debate about whether ’sex work is work’ or ‘violence against women’, the discussion now must consider migration policies that favour ‘highly skilled’, white-collar and technical professionals over those willing to take less prestigious jobs in the informal sector, including the sex industry.

Effectiveness and Safety of Tenofovir Gel, an Antiretroviral Microbicide

Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 9:42pm PDT by cheryl

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The CAPRISA 004 trial assessed effectiveness and safety of a 1% vaginal gel formulation of tenofovir, a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor, for the prevention of HIV acquisition in women. A double-blind, randomized controlled trial was conducted comparing tenofovir gel with placebo gel in sexually active, HIVuninfected18 to 40 year-old women in urban and rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa HIV serostatus, safety,sexual behavior and gel and condom use were assessed at monthly follow-up visits for 30 months.

Year of publication: 2010 Theme: Health and HIV application/pdf icon

science.1193748v1[1].pdf Author: Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Janet A. Frohlich, Anneke C. Grobler, Cheryl Baxter, Leila E. Mansoor, Ayesha B.M. Kharsany, Sengeziwe Sibeko, Koleka P. Mlisana, Zaheen Omar, Tanuja N Gengiah, Silvia Maarschalk, Natasha Arulappan, Mukelisiwe Mlotshwa, Lynn Morris, Douglas Taylor, on behalf of the CAPRISA 004 Trial Group Relevant URL: Sciencexpress

Assessment of the Human Rights Impact of Anti-Trafficking Policies

Posted: August 2nd, 2010, 3:26pm PDT by cheryl

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This is a report of a meeting to discuss a research tool specifically designed to assess this issue by measuring the impact of Human Rights & Trafficking programmes and policies.

Over the last few years the need for a human rights approach to trafficking in human beings has been increasingly recognised. Underlying this need are two concerns:

1.The lack of protection and assistance that current policies offer to trafficked persons, despite the fact that trafficking is generally recognised as a serious violation of human rights

Year of publication: 2010 Theme: Human Rights and Law Theme: Migration and Mobility application/pdf icon

assessing impact of anti-trafficking.pdf Author: Aim For Human Rights

HIV Gel Called Poor Substitute for Women's Rights

Posted: July 29th, 2010, 5:18pm PDT by cheryl

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VIENNA, Austria (WOMENSENEWS)--The preventive benefits of an HIV vaginal gel dominated the headlines of the International AIDS Conference in Vienna last week, but failed to allay the concerns that Mabel Bianco has about the public-health response to the epidemic.

Year of publication: 2010 Theme: Gender and Sexuality Theme: Health and HIV Author: Allyn Gaestel Relevant URL: Link to the Womensnews website

A map of law and human rights activities at AIDS2010

Posted: July 13th, 2010, 8:27am PDT by cheryl

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A list of sessions compiled by Mathew Weait

Theme: Health and HIV Theme: Human Rights and Law application/msword icon

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Wonetha

Posted: June 29th, 2010, 1:40pm PDT by cheryl

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In Uganda sex workers are moblising and empowering themselves under their red Umbrella. See Wonetha's Creative Space Workshop Report. http://www.plri.org/resource/creative-space-workshop-wonetha-members

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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

Posted: June 3rd, 2010, 12:42am PDT by cheryl

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This report considers the denial of sex workers’ enjoyment of the right to health that results from the criminalization of sex work and related practices (such as solicitation). Impacts on the right to health are discussed along with issues particular to sex work. Specifically, the failure of legal recognition of the sex-work sector results in infringements of the right to health, through the failure to provide safe working conditions, and a lack of recourse to legal remedies for occupational health issues.

Year of publication: 2010 Theme: Health and HIV Theme: Human Rights and Law application/pdf icon

HR Council.pdf Author: Anand Grover Relevant URL: Human Rights Council

Crackdown in South Africa

Posted: June 1st, 2010, 1:26am PDT by cheryl

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South African special operation police, HAWKS, have successfully rescued 21 Thai woman operating at an illegal South African brothel on Saturday. Police have detained 2 suspects for further interrogation in relation to the incident.

Crackdown in South Africa

Posted: May 31st, 2010, 11:43pm PDT by cheryl

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South Africa. Court decision for sex worker may result in state sanctioned prostitution.

Posted: May 31st, 2010, 8:23am PDT by cheryl

A decision by the Labour Appeal's Court, to overturn a 2008 ruling by the Labour Court that a sex worker is not entitled to protection against unfair dismissal as the field of work itself is criminal, could be opening up a Pandora's Box.

In effect it means that the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) would need to be able to establish a quantum to compensate "Kylie" for her loss as a result of her dismissal because the alternative - ordering reinstatement - may be considered state sanctioned criminal activity.

Sex workers in India combat stigma to demand rights and health care

Posted: May 10th, 2010, 3:52am PDT by cheryl

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Sampada Grameen Mahila Sanstha (SANGRAM) is an HIV/AIDS organization that works primarily with sex workers. SANGRAM is based in the Sangli district in Maharashtra state.

Year of publication: 2010 Theme: Health and HIV Author: Allyn Gaestel Relevant URL: mediglobal

A New Website From South Africa

Posted: May 10th, 2010, 2:36am PDT by cheryl

www.sasexwork.org is a new website from Cape Town based NGO SWEAT. It focuses on the human rights of sex workers and the legal debates around sex work. You will be able to follow SWEAT as they respond to the publicity about the World Cup and lobby for a legal framework that protects sex workers rights.

The UN and NSWP Advisory Group on Sex Work

Posted: May 2nd, 2010, 11:26pm PDT by cheryl

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It is an exciting time for sex work policy. Governments, UN agencies and key civil society institutions are beginning to focus on reforming laws and policies that can reduce abuses of sex workers and enable HIV prevention and care programmes to develop and work effectively.

AIDS 2010 Vienna Austria

Posted: May 2nd, 2010, 7:40pm PDT by cheryl

The 18th International AIDS Conference, will take place in Vienna, Austria, from the 18th to the 23rd of July 2010. The International Network of Sex Work Projects has been working hard to ensure that sex workers are a strong presence at the conference as always. Sex workers will have a Networking Zone and several exhibition booths, some dedicated sessions, speakers, a pre-meeting, a rally and, as always, a party.

Date: 18 July 2010 (All day)

Independent Commission on AIDS and the Law

Posted: May 2nd, 2010, 7:18pm PDT by cheryl

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“I urge all countries to remove punitive laws, policies and practices that hamper the AIDS response… Successful AIDS responses do not punish people; they protect them…We must ensure that AIDS responses are based on evidence, not ideology, and reach those most in need and most affected.”
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NEW! When I dare to be powerful - Sex Worker Oral Herstory

Posted: March 16th, 2010, 4:03am PDT by kate

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A Publication by Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA), written by Zawadi Nyong’o and edited by Christine Butegwa and Solome Nakaweesi-Kimbugwe.

AMwA has been working in partnership with sex worker activists in Uganda and other countries in East Africa. This oral history project allowed women to speak for themselves to try and better understand the politics behind sexuality, sexual rights and sex work.

The research tries to present the multiple dimensions of women’s lives,

Year of publication: 2010 Theme: Economics and Development Theme: Gender and Sexuality Theme: Health and HIV Theme: Human Rights and Law Author: Zawadi Nyong’o Relevant URL: Link to the pdf on the NSWP website

When I dare to be powerful - Sex Worker Oral Herstory

Posted: March 13th, 2010, 10:30am PST by Network of Sex Work Projects

On the Road to a Sexual Rights Movement in East Africa A Publication by Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) Written by Zawadi Nyong’o Edited by: Christine Butegwa and Solome Nakaweesi-Kimbugwe

NEW! Update from Rwanda on proposed law reform

Posted: February 26th, 2010, 3:31am PST by kate

By Matthew Greenall, independent consultant

According to reports, the new penal code currently being considered by Rwanda's Senate includes a provision to criminalise sex work. The existing penal code, which dates from the 1970s, gives judicial authorities the option of placing restrictions on the movement of sex workers, and contains a number of provisions against facilitating or promoting sex work, running sex work establishments and living off the earnings of prostitution. The proposed new article would introduce jail terms and fines for sex workers themselves.

NEW! A right to be: A film about sex work in the Caribbean

Posted: February 25th, 2010, 1:37am PST by kate

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A film from the Caribbean Treatment Action Group and the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition about the problems faced by sex workers in the Caribbean. There is a focus on migrant workers, HIV, abuse from the state, stigma and discrimination from the community and efforts to overcome them.

Year of publication: 2010 Theme: Economics and Development Theme: Health and HIV Theme: Human Rights and Law Theme: Migration and Mobility Author: The Caribbean Treatment Action Group and the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition

NEW! The Curious Sex Workers Guide to attending the 18th International AIDS Conference

Posted: December 21st, 2009, 5:37am PST by kate

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Year of publication: 2009 Theme: Health and HIV Theme: Research Ethics and Methods application/pdf icon

The Curious Sex Workers Guide to Attending the IAC2010.pdf Author: International Network of Sex Work Projects

NEW! PLRI website launched on International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

Posted: December 16th, 2009, 1:33am PST by kate

ICRSE logo for the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers Welcome to the website of the Paulo Longo Research Initiative. We are launching the site on December 17, the Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers in support of sex worker organisations in dozens of countries who are demanding action to stop violence.

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NEW! The Global Network of Sex Work Projects, the Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers and the Paulo Longo Research Initiative will produce a new version of Making Sex Work Safe

Posted: September 11th, 2009, 4:38am PDT by kate

Making Sex Work Safe was developed by sex workers from the early International Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP). It was written by Paulo Longo and Cheryl Overs. It provides global perspectives on information about sex workers, analysis of law and policy and guidance about how to ensure that programmes on sex work are rights based and grounded in communities.

PLRI on the Internet

Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 7:11am PDT by kate

The Paulo Longo Research Initiative blog provides easily accessible snippets of sex work news from colleagues and the media. Visit the blog and sign up for alerts. The current theme on the blog is Human Rights and Law. [plri.wordpress.com] .

We are also on Twitter. Please become a follower to keep an eye on news, resources and studies about issues that affect sex workers [twitter.com] .

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