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NSWP denounces the harassment, arrests and detention of sex workers in DRC

NSWP denounces the harassment, arrests and detention of sex workers as part of the recently launched ‘Ujana’ programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Posted 10 October 2018 by NSWP

Single mother sentenced to 6 months in prison and 6 strokes of the rotan for doing sex work

A single mother has been sentenced to 6 months in prison and 6 strokes of the rotan after she was arrested for doing sex work in the Malaysian state of Terengganu.

Posted 9 October 2018 by NSWP

Canadian sex worker organisations organise #JusticeforMoka campaign

Last week Maggie’s Toronto Sex Worker Action Project, a NSWP member org based in Ontario, Canada, issued a community action alert to raise awareness and support for Moka, a black trans woman currently being held in a men’s prison for defending herself against a violent client.

Posted 9 October 2018 by NSWP

Arbitrary arrest of sex workers in DRC

Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo is currently in the midst of a massive operation against sex workers.

Posted 8 October 2018 by NSWP

Global Fund Quarterly Update 3, 2018

The NSWP Senior Programme Officer, Mick Matthews, is a member of the Communities Delegation to the Global Fund Board, which receives regular updates on Global Fund Board Committee meetings. Key issues discussed in recent meetings are summarised below.

Posted 24 September 2018 by NSWP

GHJP Reports on 'Prostitution Diversion Programs'

Yale Global Health Justice Partnership (GHJP) has released two complementary analyses on prostitution “diversion” programs (PDPs) in the USA: Diversion from Justice: 'A Rights-Based Analysis of Local ‘Prostitution Diversion Programs’ and their Impacts on People in the Sex Sector in the United States'; and 'Un-Meetable Promises: Rhetoric and Reality in New York City’s Human Trafficking Intervention Courts'. One is national in scope and the other focused specifically on New York City programming.

Posted 24 September 2018 by NSWP