Asia and the Pacific

Joint Press Statement: Malaysians Deserve Freedom from Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

Submitted by NSWP on 7th November 2011

We, the undersigned civil society organisations and members of the Seksualiti Merdeka (Sexuality Independence) coalition strongly condemn the attacks on the annual festival by PERKASA, Hindu Sangam and PAS Youth.

Solidarity March: Justice for sex worker mothers

Submitted by NSWP on 12th May 2012

Sex workers will march in Satara, India on Monday the 14th of May to protest against the violent attack on Anu Mokal, a pregnant sex worker in Satara, who was beaten up by police inspector Dayanand Dhome on April 2, along with her friend Ms. Anjana Ghadge.  Three days later, on 5th April, she suffered a miscarriage.

Sex Work in Zambia: Enforced Rehabilitation promoted over sex worker rights.

Submitted by NSWP on 10th May 2012

Sex workers in Zambia have been in the spotlight this week as both religious leaders and a non-governmental organisation weighed in to the debate on how the police deal with sex work in the country.

The Sex Industry in New South Wales: a Report to the NSW Ministry of Health

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2012

The Law and Sexworker Health (LASH) team at the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales were funded by the NSW Ministry of Health to better inform policy considerations, and the National Health and Medical Research Council to investigate if the various approaches across Australian jurisdictions were associated with different health and welfare outcomes for sex workers.

Moralistic assumptions: Gloria Steinem

Submitted by NSWP on 9th April 2012

In response to the recent article in the Hindu where renowned feminist and journalist Gloria Steinem talked of an ‘epidemic of sex trafficking’, Professor Shohini Ghosh writes:

Police crackdowns in China

Submitted by NSWP on 29th March 2012

Chinese authorities hold periodic sweeps to detain sex workers, drug users, and other ‘social undesirables’ en masse in advance of national holidays and major government conferences.  

Chinese sex workers says that police crackdowns don’t stop sex work – they only drive sex workers further underground, putting them at higher risk of violence and HIV/AIDS. 

'Grey Man' charity head resigns

Submitted by NSWP on 29th March 2012

Further to our January news story the head of the Australian charity 'The Grey Man' has stepped down.

VIDEO: Good Practice in Sex Work HIV Programming in Asia

Submitted by NSWP on 9th March 2012
Video: 

APNSW share examples of good practice in sex work HIV programming.

Sex Work: Speaking up for human rights

Submitted by NSWP on 8th March 2012
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International Sex Worker Rights Day

Article by VAMP (Reproduced from FeministsIndia.com)

Sex workers in a small town in Maharashtra, India, march for change on 3rd March, International Sex Workers Rights Day.