Here in its first major report The China Sex Worker Organization Network Forum trained its members to document the effects of the crackdown.
EN_Research_on_the_Impact_of_Crackdown_on_Sex_Work_and_HIV_Interventions_in_China[1].pdf This document has been updated following discussions at the consensus meeting on the need to highlight explicitly the responses provided on collective empowerment.
The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) oversaw a civil society consultation of sex workers commissioned by the WHO to gather feedback on their proposed guidelines for evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in low- and middle-income countries.
NSWP- WHO Consultation Report updated.pdf The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) oversaw a civil society consultation of sex workers commissioned by the WHO to gather feedback on their proposed guidelines for evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in low- and middle-income countries.
NSWP-WHO Community Consultation Report archived.pdf You can download this 12 page PDF resource above. This resource is in English.
Zi Teng Newsletter 39 english.pdf This is a summary of the PEPFAR and Sex Work briefing paper. PEPFAR has made anti-retroviral treatment (ART) available for many people, including sex workers. However, PEPFAR funding contracts with organisations specify that a certain amount of this money be spent on abstinence programming. Contracts include a clause that the organisation accepting funding is opposed to prostitution. This has been called the 'anti-prostitution pledge' or 'anti-prostitution loyalty oath'.
PEPFAR and Sex Work Summary, NSWP - 2011.pdf This briefing paper discusses PEPFAR and its anti-prostitution pledge. PEPFAR has made anti-retroviral treatment (ART) available for many people, including sex workers. However, PEPFAR funding contracts with organisations specify that a certain amount of this money be spent on abstinence programming. Contracts include a clause that the organisation accepting funding is opposed to prostitution. This has been called the 'anti-prostitution pledge' or 'anti-prostitution loyalty oath'. A 3 page summary of this briefing paper is also available.
PEPFAR and Sex Work, NSWP - 2011.pdf This is the English version of the Note for Record of the September 2011 UNAIDS Advisory Group on HIV and Sex Work
UNAIDS Advisory Group on HIV and Sex Work 7-9 Sep 11 - Notes for Record - final.pdf This document is Bernhard Schwartländer's initial email response to the Advisory Group's concerns raised in their letter. (See previous resource 'AG letter to Bernhard Schwartländer re Investment Framework').
The Advisory Group had written to the authors of an article published in the Lancet (Volume 377, June 2011), entitled 'Towards an improved investment approach for an effective response to HIV/AIDS' to raise some concerns.
You can download this 2 page pdf document above. This resource is in English.
Bernhard Schwartlander IF reply 7 Aug 11.pdf The Advisory Group wrote to the main authors of an article published in the Lancet (Volume 377, June 2011), entitled 'Towards an improved investment approach for an effective response to HIV/AIDS' to raise some concerns, including:
- The proposed flat-lining and under-resourcing of funding for HIV programming in the context of sex work
- The apparent inclusion in HIV programming of both sex workers and their clients
- The assumptions within the report appearing to come from UNGASS reporting data, regarding the reach of current HIV programming to sex workers
- The low level of funding for condom promotion seems insufficient to meet the needs of key populations
You can read the full Advisory Group letter to the authors of this article by downloading the 2 page pdf document above. This resource is in English.
Bernhard Schwartlander IF 26th July 11.pdf This is the English version of the Specialist Submission, by the UNAIDS Advisory Group on HIV and Sex Work, to the Global Commission on HIV and the Law.
Global Commission AG 29 Aug 11.pdf