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Sexual Assault Charges Dropped in the Kemalita Ördek Case

Three men who attacked Kemal Ördek (LGBTI activist and Chair of Red Umbrella Sexual Health and Human Rights Association) were sentenced to 7 years and 6 months imprisonment for attempted robbery.

Posted 22 June 2017 by NSWP

Tanzanian Sex Workers and Clients Face Mass Arrest and Criminalisation

Recently, the Tanzanian government arrested 500 suspected sex workers alongside an estimated 300 alleged clients in a police sweep that took place in March 2017. In the months of March and June 2016, sex worker communities experienced major arrests and harassment. 1,168 sex workers in various hotspots in Tanzania were imprisoned by the state.

Posted 12 June 2017 by NSWP

Select Committee Report in South Australia Recommend Decriminalisation of Sex Work

Sex Workers in the Australian state of South Australia (SA) have welcomed a Select Committee Report recommending the Statutes Amendment (Decriminalisation of Sex Work) Bill 2015 be passed without amendment. The Bill seeks to amend various pieces of legislation to decriminalise sex work, to prohibit discrimination against people who are or have worked as sex workers, to allow for certain convictions to be spent, and to provide sex workers with the same rights and protections as other workers.

Posted 7 June 2017 by NSWP

The Smart Sex Worker’s Guide to the Global Fund Strategy 2017–2022: “Investing to End Epidemics”

The Smart Sex Workers’ Guide to the Global Fund Strategy 2017-2022: “Investing to End Epidemics” is a resource for sex workers to better understand the purpose and the goals of the Global Fund. This Guide describes the key points of the Global Fund Strategy, looks at what they mean for sex workers, and explores the opportunities for sex work organisations to use the strategy to strengthen sex workers’ capacity to engage in Global Fund processes and influence sex worker programmes funded through the Global Fund.

Posted 5 June 2017 by NSWP

Enhancing Community Capacity to Engage with Global Fund Processes Case Study

This case study is a follow-up to The Global Fund Workshops case study published in 2015. The Global Fund workshops were a series of five-day workshops which took place in 2015. In 2016, the Regional Community Experts, supported by National Community Experts, provided a series of workshops in 18 countries and helped implement country-level follow up activities through virtual technical support. NSWP’s Senior Programme Officer supported the Regional Community Experts. This case study describes the goals, strategies and impact of the national-level workshops and country-level follow-up activities.

Posted 5 June 2017 by NSWP

Global Fund Quarterly Update

Transition remains a big issue and is critical for sex workers in countries who will not be eligible for funding through the Global Fund in the future.

Posted 29 May 2017 by NSWP