After the entry of amendments into force the law will punish even those who buy services from a sex worker, who is a victim of pimping and human trafficking, unintentionally, out of ignorance or negligence.
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 history of this day dates back to the early 70s when the French police sanctions forced women working in the sex-industry to operate increasingly in secret. The result was that the protection from the public disappeared and violence was often used towards them. After two murders and the reluctance of the government to improve the situation of sex workers, these people started to occupy one of the local churches Saint-Nizier in Lyon on the Brest street and began to strike. After eight days, the church was evacuated by police.
In 8 days the police raided the church and evicted the sex workers and allies. This event inspired the start of the worldwide sex workers’ movement, and celebration of June 2 as International Sex Workers’ Day.
On the International Sex Workers Day SWAN joins with other voices in calling for justice for sex workers in the Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We condemn injustice against sex workers, corruption and laws that deteriorate their working conditions, ongoing attacks against sex workers, and scandalous and disrespectful media representation of sex work.
MP of Ukraine of VIII convocation, a member of “The deputy control” Mikhail Gavrilyuk believes that Ukraine should legalize the industry of providing sexual services for money. He said this in comments for UNN.
In particular, the MP pointed out that prostitution has been legalized in many countries for a long time and such a decision will protect Ukrainians from sexually transmitted diseases.
UNFPA Regional Istanbul Office made a video about the importance of promotion of sexual and reproductive health among sex workers, and especially transgender sex workers. UNFPA cooperates with Red Umbrella Sexual Health and Human Rights Association Turkey on this issue.
How and when did the idea to create an organization of sex workers in Ukraine appear? How difficult or easy was it to implement the project?
The Bulgarian parliament received a group of AIDS activists on the 13th of February 2015. The group was there to inform MPs about the imminent risk of Bulgaria completely losing its HIV prevention services after the end of this year. The country, which has since 2004 been a recipient of funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, is no longer eligible for such assistance, and 2015 is therefore the last year in which the cost of HIV prevention services in the country will be fully covered by the Global Fund.
On the 2nd of May four trans women were reported to have been attacked, including a trans sex worker named Gülşen who was stabbed in her home in Şişli by two men with a knife and skewer. Reports say that the men were known to her as previous clients. According to Turkish news site Bianet, she remains in a critical condition. That same night, another trans sex worker was attacked by a client in her home.