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.
The abortion front lines – Newsletter n.6
The abortion front lines: Recently in Brazil a scandal came out when a 9 years-old girl was impregnated by his stepfather and then excommunicated by the Olinda’s bishop. Meanwhile, in Nepal the Court orders the State to improve women’s access to abortion. Read more in the SPW’s newsletter n.6.
Read moreRegional Highlights – News6
Afghanistan: Taliban shoot dead Afghan politician who championed women’s rights
Read moreThousands of child abuse cases in Ireland
Ireland: For decades, thousands of Irish children suffered soul-crushing lives of forced labor, beatings and molestation in institutions run by Roman Catholic religious orders.
Read moreRelevant meetings – News 6
The 7th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS), entitled “Contested Innocence – Sexual Agency in Public and Private Space”, was organized in Hanoi from April 15 to April 18, 2009. Read articles and a summary about this meeting.
Read moreRelevant meetings – News 6
Indonesia: The APF of National Human Rights Institutions of Indonesia hosted a regional workshop on the role of NHRIs in the implementation and promotion of the Yogyakarta Principles. Read more.
Read morePink Chaddi Campaing, India
The Pink Chaddi Campaign in India has recruited more than 21 thousand people. Read more about the campaign here.
Read moreSPW Asian Dialogue at IASSCS
In order to share the outcomes of the SPW Asian Dialogue on Sexuality and Geoplitics with participants of the 2009 IASSCS Conference, a devolution workshop was held in the Vietnam’s Women’s Museum on April 16th, when summaries of the various panels were presented and discussed.
Read moreRelevant meetings – News 6
The UN Conference against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, held in Geneva during April 2009, was a follow up to the Conference in Durban, South Africa, in 2001, and its Declaration and Plan of Action (DDPA).
Read moreInternational Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) + 15
This year (2009) marks the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and reminds us of the five years remaining to fulfill the commitments made at Cairo.
Read moreUS signs the UN GA statement
USA: The Obama administration formally endorsed a U.N. statement calling for the worldwide decriminalization of homosexuality
Read moreTurkey: Transgender human rights activist is murdered
Turkey: Transgender human rights activist is murdered – the second killing of a member of Lambda Istanbul in the past year
Read moreNigeria: Same Gender Marriage (Prohibition) Bill
Nigeria: Same Gender Marriage (Prohibition) Bill violates Constitution
Read moreYogyakarta Principles
During the 4th session of the Human Rights Council, one key event was the launching of the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. They affirm binding international legal standards with which all States must comply. Available in different languages (also translated into Portuguese […]
Read moreSouth American Regional Consultation on the Right to Health
SPW, ABIA and Conectas Human Rights facilitated a South American Consultation on Right to Health called by Anand Grover, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health, March 25th and 26th, in São Paulo, Brazil.
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