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May 19, 2015

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day

In 2013 there were 35,5 million HIV positive people, and 1.5 million people died from AIDS-related causes, according to UNAIDS. The people living with HIV and AIDS often face lack of access to equal treatment, support and respect. A lot of them face stigma and criminalization, especially such vulnerable groups as sex workers. The latter face higher risk of HIV due to criminalization of their work, violence and discrimination by medical institutions and the police.

May 18, 2015

The Migrant Sex Workers Justice Forum in Toronto: Important Framework Shifts

1. Migrant sex work is not the same as human trafficking. Not all migrants are trafficked. Not all who have been trafficked are sex workers. There are many farm workers, domestic workers, restaurant workers, nail salon workers, day laborers, sex workers, and other immigrants who face exploitation in their jobs. Criminalization only increases exploitation and risk of violence.

May 17, 2015

Kyrgyzstan: The Overall Results of the “Filling in the Gaps” Project

The aim of the project is to reduce stigma and discrimination based on HIV, tuberculosis and sex work inside a community and between communities. This will allow the sex workers in need to start antiretroviral treatment and tuberculosis services. Within the project several information materials were developed in partnership and with participation of sex workers:

Booklet “Healing as Буклет “Treatment as Prevention. Do We Need to Test Ourselves for HIV?” on the way how a decision to test oneself for HIV is made.

May 15, 2015

Training-workshop on Development of an Action Plan on Implementation of Concluding Observations issued by CEDAW Committee

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.

May 15, 2015

Brothel “Protectors” Were Exposed in the Department of the Ukrainian Ministry of Interior

“Korrespondent” informs that “Internal Security Service of the Ministry of the Internal Affairs (MIA) of Ukraine exposed the criminal scheme of brothels’ “protection” in Kiev.

The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov wrote on his Facebook page:

May 14, 2015

DEATH OF NANCY: SEX WORKERS DEMAND RESPECTFUL ATTITUDE

The Association of Hungarian Sex Workers (SZEXE) on behalf of the Hungarian sex workers community condemns the victim-blaming articles and reports published in the media that followed the death of Nancy, a Hungarian sex worker who was murdered in a flat in Akácfa street in Budapest, Hungary. This kind of materials in the media focused on assumed client of Nancy instead of examining state regulation that coerces sex workers into isolation, exile and personal stigmatization, police violence, as well as discrimination and hatred of Hungarian society against sex workers.

May 10, 2015

The police is protecting us: an article about the violence against sex workers in Ukraine

Recently, the life in Ukraine has become harder due to economic and political situation. Increase in unemployment, unstable economy and low living wage are observed in our country.

May 8, 2015

Eurasian Women’s AIDS Network (EWAN) was officially registered in Georgia

AIDS is the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age. Worldwide, there are more than 17 million women and girls living with HIV.

The problem of HIV is a big issue among women is in the post-Soviet countries. According to Svetlana Moroz, Chairman of the EWAN Board, “in many countries of Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA), HIV has a female face”. At the same time, the majority of HIV prevention programs in these countries are not targeted at women.

May 6, 2015

I Don’t Walk away from Problems

Slovak comedian Evelyn supports campaign of Odyseus about violence against women working in the sex industry. The campaign is a part of the End of violence, time for rights that aims to highlight the fact that violence against women cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.

You can support campaign of the project End of violence, time for rights by

May 6, 2015

Comedian Evelyn: from Stand up to Sex Work?

“In Slovakia, the topic of voluntary provision of sex services for money is often associated with incomprehension, condemnation and prejudice. Whatever the reasons for prejudice and indifference of the public to these women are, they contribute to the fact that violence against these women is tolerated, sometimes even approved. I do not approve such violence, so I decided to support this campaign”, says Evelyn.

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