SWAN hosts a training for our new RCF programme in Budapest: “BUILDING RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE & STRENGTHENING HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY” In the wake of COVID-19, sex workers were largely left behind by government schemes aimed at shielding citizens from the worst impacts of the global pandemic, revealing the underlying truth that, due to factors such […]
SWAN members Silver Rose (Russia) and Legalife (Ukraine) reported that their governments ignore all international treaties and guidelines. In addition, migrants’ rights in Russia are violated and censorship makes advocacy difficult.
There were 15 participants from 7 regions of Ukraine and 1 participant from Georgia, as well as Andrey Protopopov from UNFPA. Mr. Kossuhin from the UN was the trainer. The purpose of the workshop is to improve capacities of sex workers especially outreach workers and community led organisations of sex workers to address STI issues in line with SWIT (Implementing comprehensive HIV/STI programmes with sex workers).
The training’s program was consisted by the following sessions:
– Human rights and presenting cases of violence
-Sex Work activism
-HIV vulnerability among sex workers
-Access to HIV testing and treatment
-Community empowerment
-Advocacy statement’s development
The aim of the event is to develop action plan on implementation Concluding Observations issued by CEDAW Committee upon 60th Session. We were working on observations covered sex workers and other communities faced with multi sectional discrimination. The most important point is the recommendation on establishing oversight mechanizm allowing monitoring violence against sex workers. The organziers of the worksohp express thir gratitude towards for Iwraw Asia Pacific support in the follow up actions.