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The Curious Sex Workers Guide to attending the 18th International AIDS Conference

The 18th International AIDS Conference, will take place in Vienna, Austria, from the 18th to the 23rd of July 2010. The International Network of Sex Work Projects has been working hard to ensure that sex workers are a strong presence at the conference as always. Sex workers will have a Networking Zone and several exhibition booths, some dedicated sessions, speakers, a pre-meeting, a rally and, as always, a party.

Year of publication: 
2009
Theme: 
Health and HIV
Theme: 
Research Ethics and Methods
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International Network of Sex Work Projects
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Rapidly Changing Conditions in the Brothels of Bangladesh: Impact on HIV/STD

A journal article by Carol Jenkins and Habibur Rahman in AIDS Education and Prevention,Volume:14, Issue:3 Supplement Evaluating HIV Prevention Programs, p97-106.

Year of publication: 
2002
Theme: 
Health and HIV
Theme: 
Human Rights and Law
Author: 
Jenkins C and Rahman H
Relevant URL: 
Link to the journal article
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Vienna 2010: Rights-centred responses to HIV

Ishdeep Kohli blogs on Meena Seshu's plenary presentation at the International AIDS Conference in 2010. The original blog is available on the HealthDev.net site.

Year of publication: 
2010
Theme: 
Health and HIV
Theme: 
Human Rights and Law
Author: 
Ishdeep Kohli
Relevant URL: 
Link to the original blog on the HealthDev.net site
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Sandhya Srinivasan interviews Meena Seshu, campaigner for the rights of sex workers

An interview with PLRI member Meena Seshu on the PANOS website by Sandhya Srinivasan.

Year of publication: 
2010
Theme: 
Health and HIV
Author: 
Sandhya Srinivasan
Relevant URL: 
Link to the original interview on the PANOS website
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No Excuses: A Living Experience of the Struggle for Rights

PLRI partner Meena Seshu gave the prestigious Jonathan Mann Memorial Lecture at the 2010 International AIDS Conference.

Meena reflects on the approach that her organisation SANGRAM has used to support the work of VAMP the collective of women in sex work.

She introduces SANGRAM’s Bill of Rights which sets out guidelines for programming interventions around HIV and AIDS:

Theme: 
Health and HIV
Theme: 
Human Rights and Law
Author: 
Meena Seshu
Relevant URL: 
Link to the film on the International Women's Health Coalition website
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The Smart Sex Worker's Guide: Sex work related activities at the 18th International AIDS Conference

From 18 to 23 July 2010, the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP), together with sex workers and allies from nearly 40 countries, gathered at the 18th International AIDS Conference, in Vienna, Austria.

This document provides an overview of the sex work related activities at the conference. It includes some figures, programme descriptions, media reports and comments from sex workers and allies about the impact of the pre-meeting and the conference.

Year of publication: 
2010
Theme: 
Health and HIV
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nswp_aids2010_smart_guide[1].pdf
Author: 
Global Network of Sex Work Projects
Relevant URL: 
Link to the report of the ICRSE website
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Only Rights can Stop the Wrongs: The Smart Person's Guide to HIV and Sex Work

Unfavourable laws, stigma, violence, and discrimination cause sex workers’ vulnerability to ill health, social exclusion and human rights violations. Sex workers face these to varying degrees in all cultures from Switzerland to Swaziland, Canada to Cambodia.

This guide, published by the International Network of Sex Work Projects, outlines their understanding of HIV and sex work and sets out their global agenda for change.

Year of publication: 
2010
Theme: 
Health and HIV
Author: 
Cheryl Overs
Relevant URL: 
Link to the Guide on the NSWP website
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News interview with sex workers in Uganda

This news interview features members of the Network of Sex Work Projects. They describe the challenges that they face in Uganda and the way that they are subject to stigma and discrimination and excluded from development policy and plans.

Year of publication: 
2010
Theme: 
Economics and Development
Author: 
Unknown news agency
Relevant URL: 
Link to the video on YouTube
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A focus on sex workers

A blog by Aziza Ahmed on the Open Democracy website in which the author reflects on Meena Seshu's plenary presentation at the International AIDS Conference and human rights, sex work and HIV more broadly.

Year of publication: 
2010
Theme: 
Health and HIV
Theme: 
Human Rights and Law
Author: 
Aziza Ahmed
Relevant URL: 
Link to the article on the Open Democracy website
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