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Largest sex worker conference in the USA is cancelled due to threat from FOSTA-SESTA

Sex worker organisations have been negatively impacted since FOSTA-SESTA was passed in April, with Desiree Alliance announcing it has cancelled its 2019 conference in light of the risks the law has created for sex workers. The statement on their website reads:

Posted 22 June 2018 by NSWP

Sex workers protest acquittal of three men accused of raping a sex worker

Sex workers in Spain have protested the acquittal of three men accused of raping a sex worker. 24 hours after being arrested, the three men accused of rape had been released under the restraining order. The men denied the rape “because the woman is a prostitute”. 

Posted 19 June 2018 by NSWP

NSWP congratulates Julie Bates on being awarded the Order of Australia in Queen's Birthday Honours

NSWP congratulates Julie Bates on being awarded the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

Posted 11 June 2018 by NSWP

NSWP congratulates Catherine Healy on being made a Dame for services to the rights of sex workers

NSWP congratulates Catherine Healy from New Zealand Prostitutes’ Collective (NZPC) on being made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the rights of sex workers.

Posted 6 June 2018 by NSWP

U.S.A. FOSTA/SESTA legislation

This NSWP Briefing Note provides information about the United States’ recent legislation - The Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) and Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) -that criminalise online platforms used by sex workers for advertising and information sharing, including for safety purposes. The resource provides details on FOSTA/SESTA and the 'End Banking for Human Traffickers Act', which aims to ‘prevent financial transactions involving the proceeds of severe forms of trafficking'. 

Posted 14 May 2018 by NSWP

ICRSE and SWAN hold community mobilisation training in Poland and Albania for the first time

ICRSE and SWAN recently hosted training on community mobilisation and activism for the first time in Poland and Albania. The training took place over two days and was then followed by a roundtable with several NGOs.

Posted 11 May 2018 by NSWP