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December 16, 2014

Press release of “Odyseus” social work and outreach organization from Slovakia for 17 December

Civic Association Odyseus has issued a press release to commemorate the 17 December – International Day against Violence against Sex Workers. In their press release the organization raises awareness of the public about the origins of the Day, its importance for the sex workers’ rights, and informs about the project “End of violence, time for rights”, which will be launched on 17 December.

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November 1, 2014

SWAN members approve Network strategy for 2014-2017

Members of Sex Workers’s Rights Advocacy Network (SWAN) have approved the new Network strategy at the recent Network meeting that took place in Budapest on 15-16 October 2014. The meeting gathered representatives of 24 organisations from all of the 18 member countries for an overview of the work done by the Network in 2013 as well as current projects, evaluation of the previous strategy for 2011-2013, and visibility of the Network among other issues.

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October 7, 2014

HOPS conducts training for police officers on Merseyside model for ugly mugs

On 25-26 September 2014 HOPS-Healthy Options Project Skopje in Macedonia conducted a training for 14 police officers on the British Merseyside ‘Ugly Mugs Scheme’ aimed at protecting sex workers from violent offenders through cooperation with police. The training was led by Tim Keelan, Detective Superintendent of the Merseyside Police and Shelly Stoops from Liverpool Community Health Trust. The “Ugly Mugs” scheme works by sharing information on violent or potentially dangerous clients and known criminals, making it easier for sex workers to report attacks.

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July 24, 2014

AIDS 2014 participants express solidarity with Tajik sex workers facing police crackdown

 

SWAN conducted an awareness raising photo flash mob at the AIDS 2014 conference in Melbourne, where participants of the conference were informed about the major police crackdown on sex workers in Tajikistan and their forced HIV testing. Along with learning about the situation in Tajikistan from the specifically prepared call for action (see below), participants posed with posters of support, demanding that forced HIV testing of sex workers in Tajikistan is stopped and that sex workers’ rights in Tajikistan are respected.

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