Around the world
Since its launching, in 2006, the Sexuality Policy Watch website has circulated relevant information on sexual politics trends, events and actors around the world. This investment has resulted in a rich archive of global and national sexual politics.
One main feature of this database is that it is not confined to specific areas or issues. It encompasses information on abortion, sexual and reproductive rights, sex work, sexual violence, gender and women’s rights, HIV and AIDs; and emphasizes materials and analysis that contribute to locate these issues in relation to the political economy of sexuality. Since 2013, key facts, events and trends are selected and highlighted in monthly announcements.
Joint UN statement on Ending violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people
On 29 September 2015, 12 UN entities (ILO, OHCHR, UNAIDS Secretariat, UNDP, UNESCO, UNFPA, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNODC, UN Women, WFP and WHO) released an unprecedented joint statement calling for an end to violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people. The statement is a powerful call to action to Governments to do […]
Read moreAdolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health AYSRH’s webinar “Putting the S into AYSRH: Sexuality, Sexual Health and Human Rights”
Join the Youth Health and Rights Coalition and Evidence to Action on Monday, September 28th from 9 am – 10:30 am EDT for a webinar, “Putting the S into AYSRH: Sexuality, Sexual Health and Human Rights.” Register here. Although there is growing awareness of the rights-based approach to adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (AYSRH), […]
Read moreTransforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Preamble This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognise that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. All countries and all stakeholders, acting […]
Read moreUN OHCHR fact sheet on intersex
UN OHCHR has launched a first fact sheet on intersex, as part of the Free & Equal campaign. It’s a document that details the human rights violations faced by intersex people, and action points for UN member states and other institutions. The action points provide an important benchmark for work on intersex human rights and […]
Read moreAWID’s jobs news
Research and Policy Associate Location: Global | Organization: AIDS-Free World | Deadline: 11 September 2015 You will be responsible for producing written materials on pertinent issues spanning a wide range of the organization’s projects, including global health and HIV/AIDS, sexual violence, gender issues, UN policies and international human rights and development. Read more here. *** […]
Read morePope Francis’ decision to forgive women who have abortion is criticized by reproductive rights advocates
Pope Francis once more gained global visibility by allowing priests to forgive women who have had an abortion. His speech — delivered on September first apparently signaling a Vatican’s step forward in regard to women’s rights — because it recognized that “the pressures that lead [women who have abortions] to take decision” and, most principally, […]
Read moreAmnesty policy on sex work continues to spark debates
After prompting a major flare of global controversies, Amnesty International’s draft policy supporting the decriminalization of sex work was voted and approved at organization’s International Council Meeting, in Dublin, in early August. Even so the debate on sex work continued. In fact, in a number of countries, as in the case of Brazil, the topic […]
Read moreAdriana and the “Business of Sex”
José Miguel Olivar Nieto, the author of the drawing Adriana is a social communicator. He has a master degree in Latin American Literature from the Universidad Javeriana (Bogota, Colombia) and a PhD in Social Anthropology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Since the year 2000 he has worked in research and in […]
Read moreJoint Statement for the Human Rights Committee’s Day of Discussion on the Right to Life
Distinguished Committee Members: I wish to thank the Committee for the opportunity to deliver this brief statement on behalf of over fifty human rights organizations from across the globe. We welcome the Committee’s decision to draft this general comment and believe that it presents a critical opportunity for the Committee to elaborate on states’ obligations […]
Read moreBrazilian academic institutions and CSO’ submissions to the OCHR’s resolution on the protection of the family
The Brazilian academic institution and civil society organizations listed below offered a contribution to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ Report on the impact of the implementation by States of their obligations under relevant provisions of international human rights law with regard to the protection of the family, as requested by Resolution 29/22 of […]
Read moreThe 8th CSBR Sexuality Institute will take place from 9-16 February 2016 in Sri Lanka. Apply now!
Deadline for applications is 5 October 2015. Click here to learn more about the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies and to apply.
Read moreLargest Online Male Escort Service Raided
A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging the CEO of Rentboy.com, Jeffrey Hurant, and six Rentboy.com employees with conspiring to violate the Travel Act by promoting prostitution. The defendants were arrested this morning and are scheduled to appear before United States Magistrate Judge Marilyn Go at the United States Courthouse, […]
Read moreLondon: Launch of the Global Sex Work Law Map
Tuesday 15 September 2015 16:00 to 18:00 Westminster Kingsway College, Soho Centre, Peter Street, London Register to attend The interaction of law and poverty is a focus of the work on sex work of the Sexuality, Poverty and Law Programme of the Institute of Development Studies. As part of that work it has produced an online map […]
Read moreConsultation – How to create and maintain civil society space? What works? A Report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is preparing a report of practical recommendations on how to create and maintain the space for civil society to work freely and independently. Read more about the report and the kind of information civil society can contribute here. The deadline is September 30, 2015. As they ask, help […]
Read moreFRIDA Young Feminist Fund Call For Proposals
The Young Feminist Fund is the only youth-led fund focused exclusively on supporting global young feminist activism to advance social justice movements and agendas. FRIDA was created to bring new resources and new opportunities to young women and trans* youth globally. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: 14th September 2015 Who can apply? Groups founded or led by […]
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