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SWAN News, Issue 18, March-April 2008

SWAN News, Issue 17, February-March 2008

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VIDEO: ANTI-TRAFFICKING: CAMBODIA THE REALITY

In association with OSI Health Media Program and WITNESS Video Advocacy Institute

OPEN DAY OF ACTION TO STOP SEX WORKER RAIDS AND CALL FOR REPEAL OF THE TRAFFICKING LAW THAT THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT PASSED UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE UNITED STATES

  • Read background information on the event here.
  • Review of Cambodia Law - here.
  • Speech on HR abuses - here.
  • Handouts on HR abuses - here.

Sign the Letter of Support HERE !

 

Macedonia: support needed in advocacy for drug treatment decentralization
Please support Macedonian activists in their attempts to convince the Ministry of Health and the City Major to open three new drug treatment centers in Skopje. More

 

 

 

 

SWAN News

Minister: Legalization of prostitution a long-distance run

Prague, May 20, 2008 -- The Czech Republic lacks a law that would regulate prostitution and it is unlikely that such a law will be passed in the near future, Czech Human Rights and Minorities Minister Dzamila Stehlikova told journalists Tuesday. More

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Sex workers in South Africa are tired of cops raping them

Caroline Zulu, sex worker and rights advocate from South Africa, talks with Anna-Louise Crago of the SWAN News about police violence against sex workers in her country and the community’s response to it. More

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Sex workers in Ukraine organize to defend their rights

Elena, SWAN member and journalist in the Kiev newspaper Motilek was one of the participants of the sex workers leadership training recently held in Ukraine. She shares with us her impressions from the event. More

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Seminar on Sex Wok for Police in Slovakia

Sex work and migration: St. Pauli Protocol

On 17 to 19 April 2008 the 39th Seminar on Prostitution was held in the city of Hamburg, Germany. The topic of the seminar was Similarities and differences in the context of Migration and Sex Work. Participants adopted St. Pauli Protocol on sex work and migration. More

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Bulgaria: HESED commemorates International AIDS victims’ day

The 3rd week of May is dedicated to the support to the people infected and affected by HIV. On that occasion in May 18th HESED, SWAN member from Bulgaria, took part in an initiative organized by the Bulgarian Ministry of Health and the National Program for Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS. More

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In this column, SWAN News publishes articles that could help sex workers’ rights advocates in their daily work: how to challenge the myths surrounding sex work, how to fight abolitionists, how to work with media, communicate, create an effective message and get it across.

The Curious Sex Workers’ Guide to International Aids Conferences

In this easy-to read Q&A prepared by our consultant and Anna-Louise Crago, we try to find out what are the international AIDS conferences, why are they important and why they matter to sex workers? You can also find out how to participate at one such conference and – how to get a photo with Richard Gere. More   

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