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“Every sex worker has got a story to tell about violence”: Violence against Sex Workers in Africa

Submitted by NSWP on 6th September 2019

The African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA), with support from the Key Populations Representation Evidence and Advocacy for Change in Health Programme (KP REACH), has published a study on violence against sex workers in Africa. Among the issues cited by sex workers as exacerbating violence against them are criminalisation and stigma, which impact access to health services and other amenities.

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PDF icon Violence Against Sex Workers In Africa report - ASWA, 2019
PDF icon Research Brief - ASWA, 2019

République démocratique du Congo: Rapport Alternatif au Comité CEDAW

Submitted by NSWP on 26th August 2019

Ce rapport parallèle a été soumis par les organisations dirigées par des travailleurSEs du sexe congolaises UMANDE et ACODHU-TS pendant la 73e session du CEDAW qui s’est tenue en juin et juillet 2019.

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PDF icon Rapport Alternatif au Comité CEDAW - ACODHU-TS, UMANDE, 2019

DRC sex workers call for greater protection during Ebola outbreak

Submitted by NSWP on 20th August 2019

Sex workers are calling for more prevention and sensitisation work during the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following the recent death of a sex worker in Eastern DRC. 

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PDF icon en_statement_ebola_and_sex_work_drc_august_2019.pdf
PDF icon fr_alerte_sur_ebola_et_travail_du_sexe_rdcongo_aout2019.pdf

Why sex work should be decriminalised in South Africa

Submitted by NSWP on 7th August 2019

Human Rights Watch and the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) have released a new report recommending the decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa, in order to protect the safety and wellbeing of women, and respond to the HIV pandemic.

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PDF icon Why sex work should be decriminalised in South Africa - HRW, SWEAT, 2019

Mozambique CEDAW Shadow Report

Submitted by NSWP on 5th August 2019

Sex workers in Mozambique experience high levels and multiple forms of violence. Despite constant dialogue with the Government, the police act as protectors of sex workers, but they can also be perpetrators of violence. The relationship between sex workers and health unit professionals can also be problematic. This shadow report, submitted by sex worker-led Mozambican organisation Tiyane Vavasate Association during the 73rd CEDAW Session, which took place June-July 2019, highlights these issues.

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PDF icon Mozambique CEDAW Shadow Report -Tiyane Vavasate Association, 2019
PDF icon Moçambique Relatório-sombra ao CEDAW, Tiyane Vavasate, 2019