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The Asia Pacific Network of Sex Work Projects: response to Equality Now

APNSW's response to Equality now covers APNSW's support for the UN reports the recommend decriminalisation, and notes that Equality Now did not submit a response to the UN consultation.

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APNSW letter Sept 2013 update.pdf

Theme: Economic Empowerment , Health, Labour, Legislation and Policy, Migration & Trafficking

Statement by the National Network of Sex Workers India in response to Equality Now

The National Network of Sex Workers India responds to a new campaign to further criminalise sex workers. In their statement, they criticise the conflation of sex work with trafficking, and reiterate the NNSW-India's support of the UN's commitment to sex workers' rights.

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Statement-national-network-of-sex-workers-India.pdf

Theme: Legislation and Policy, Labour

Sex Worker Forum of Vienna supplement to CEDAW shadow report 2013

Sex Worker Forum of Vienna, Austria - supplement to the Shadow CEDAW report submitted to the 54th Session of CEDAW February / March 2013.

You can download this 36 page PDF report above.

This resource is in English.

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SWFofVienna CEDAW HR supplement 2013.pdf

Theme: Legislation and Policy

SZEXE CEDAW shadow report 2013

SZEXE Shadow CEDAW report submitted to the 54th Session of CEDAW February / March 2013.

You can download this 16 page PDF report above.

This resource is in English.

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SZEXE shadow CEDAW 54 2013.pdf

Theme: Legislation and Policy

Sex Work Law Reform in Canada: Considering problems with the Nordic model

This briefing from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network considers the impact of the "Swedish" or "Nordic" model on sex workers. Examining its harmful effects, this paper argues that this approach would not withstand constitutional scrutiny in Canada.

The briefing also makes recommendations to the Canadian Parliament as follows:

Parliament should repeal the section of the Criminal Code that makes it an offence to communicate in a public place for the purposes of prostitution
Parliament should repeal the bawdy-house sections of the Criminal Code
Parliament should repeal the subsections of the procuring sections of the Criminal Code that relate to bawdy-houses
Parliament should repeal the section of the Criminal Code that makes it an offence to live on the avails of prostitution
Parliament should repeal the reverse-onus subsection of the Criminal Code as it applies to living on the avails of prostitution

For full details you can download this useful 6 page PDF document above. This resource is in English.

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NordicBrief-ENG.pdf

Theme: Legislation and Policy

National Network of Sex Workers, India: appeal to President to reject new proposed Bill

The National Network of Sex Workers in India have appealed to the President of India to reject the 'Ordinance on the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2012' which was cleared by the cabinet on 1st February.

A proposed section in this bill conflates trafficking with sex work and essentially defines all 'prostitution' as exploitation, further eroding the dignity of voluntary and consenting sex workers, against the internationally recognised interpretation of the UN Protocol, 2000. If accepted this bill will criminalise sex workers.

You can read the 2 page (PDF) press release (in English) as published on SANGRAM's website above.

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Ordinance-PR-NNSW.pdf

Theme: Legislation and Policy