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Constitutional Court in South Korea Uphold Anti-Sex Work Laws

Yesterday, the Constitutional Court in South Korea ruled 6 to 3 to reject a petition to overturn the ‘Anti-Sex Trade Laws’. The laws state that anyone found guilty of buying or selling sex will face up to one year in prison or be fined up to 3 million Won (approximately 23,000 EURO or 26,000 USD).  

Posted 1 April 2016 by NSWP

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for People Who Inject Drugs

The briefing paper Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for People Who Inject Drugs: Community Voices on Pros, Cons, and Concerns outlines the results of a global consultation by the International Network of People who Use Drugs on PrEP. Approximately 75 people from 33 different countrires participated in the consultation.

Posted 1 April 2016 by NSWP

Underserved. Overpoliced. Invisibilised. LGBT Sex Workers Do Matter

This ICRSE briefing paper explores the diverse experiences and realities of LGBT sex workers and the intersection of LGBT rights and sex workers’ rights. It also calls upon the LGBT movement to build an alliance with sex workers and their organisations and actively support sex workers’ rights and the decriminalisation of sex work.

Posted 31 March 2016 by NSWP

Police Scotland Dropped Brothel-Keeping Charges in Edinburgh

In the 1980s, in response to rising HIV infections, Edinburgh City Council developed a licensed brothel system giving “saunas” public entertainment licenses knowing that sex was being sold on the premises. The local police force, Lothian and Borders Police, supported this system and would perform annual inspections on the saunas and support the renewal of their licenses.

Posted 30 March 2016 by NSWP

News from Supreme Court for Indian Sex Workers

On the 3rd of March, International Sex Worker's Rights Day, sex workers across India gathered to ask that their human rights be respected.

Members of the All India Network of Sex Workers asked for understanding and respect of sex workers from government and civil society. Their campaign called for workers’ rights, a society free from discrimination and violence, an understanding of the difference between trafficking and sex work, inclusion in policy making processes and the decriminalisation of sex work.             

Posted 29 March 2016 by NSWP

Another Red-Light Area Closes in Indonesia

On the 29th of February 2016, five thousand police, army and local security were sent with bulldozers to demolish the area known as Kalijodo in Jakarta.

Kalijodo was known as one of the city’s oldest red-light districts. There were over three thousand residents evicted prior to demolition. There were over 300 sex workers working in Kalijodo, and almost half of the residents also worked in the area.

Posted 28 March 2016 by NSWP