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Chinese Government Detains Sex Worker Activist Calling for the Decriminalisation of Sex Work

On Monday August 2, 2010 police in Beijing detained Ye Haiyan, an activist with community based organisation the China Women's Rights Workshop, after she joined other sex workers in publicly petitioning for the Chinese government to decriminalise prostitution.

The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) have released a statement in which they explain how they stand in solidarity with Ye Haiyan, human rights defenders, and sex workers who speak up against stigma, discrimination, and the criminalisation of their livelihoods.

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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
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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
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Link to the film on the International Women's Health Coalition 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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Sex work recognised as a legal occupation in Bangladesh

This is a story by Anbarasan Ethirajan which was featured on the BBC News website on the 17 August 2010.

Year of publication: 
2010
Theme: 
Human Rights and Law
Author: 
Anbarasan Ethirajan for the BBC
Relevant URL: 
Link to the story on the BBC website
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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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Chinese Government Detains Sex Worker Activist Calling for the Decriminalisation of Sex Work: Statement from the NSWP

On Monday August 2, 2010, police in Beijing detained Ye Haiyan, an activist with community based organisation the China Women's Rights Workshop, after she joined other sex workers in publicly petitioning for the Chinese government to decriminalise prost

Year of publication: 
2010
Theme: 
Human Rights and Law
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NSWP Statement on Criminalisation and Abuse of Chinese Sex Workers.doc
Author: 
NSWP
Relevant URL: 
More information can be found on the NSWP website
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Assessment of the Human Rights Impact of Anti-Trafficking Policies

This is a report of a meeting to discuss a research tool specifically designed to  assess this issue by measuring the impact of Human Rights & Trafficking  programmes and policies.

Over the last few years the need for a human rights approach to trafficking in human beings has been increasingly recognised. Underlying this need are two concerns:

1.The lack of protection and assistance that current policies offer to trafficked persons, despite the fact that trafficking is generally recognised as a serious violation of human rights

Year of publication: 
2010
Theme: 
Human Rights and Law
Theme: 
Migration and Mobility
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assessing impact of anti-trafficking.pdf
Author: 
Aim For Human Rights
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