New Publication: The Role of Global-Level Advocacy in Addressing HIV among Key Population
The report The Role of Global-Level Advocacy in Addressing HIV among Key Population, published by Global Network of People living with HIV, examines the role of global-level advocacy in addressing HIV among key populations, including people living with HIV (PLHIV), people who inject drugs, sex workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. The […]
Read moreTransnational LGBT Activism by Ryan Thoreson
SPW recommends Transnational LGBT Activism, by Ryan Thoreson, in which the author discusses how the idea of LGBT human rights is defined by international activists who establish what and who qualifies for protection. Click here to buy it.
Read moreSpecial Working Paper – Sexual Minorities, by Rosalind Petchesky
The position paper The Language of ‘Sexual Minorities’ and the Politics of Identity, written by Rosalind Petchesky, in collaboration with Sonia Corrêa, Ignacio Saiz and Hossam Baghat, SPW’s members, highlights issues of terminology concerning sexuality and gender, and other aspects. Click here to read it.
Read moreSexual and reproductive rights global landscape in October 2014
In October the 10th anniversary of SUR Journal – International Journal on Human Right was marked by the publication of its 20th issue that comprises 55 articles examining the challenges and successes of the humans rights movement around the world. The issue includes an article of SPW co-chair, Sonia Corrêa, anlyzing sexual politics in the […]
Read more“Rugged vaginas” and “vulnerable rectums”: the sexual identity, epidemiology, and law of the global hiv epidemic
SPW recommends Aziza Ahmed’s article – published on Columbia Journal of Gender and law – “Rugged vaginas” and “vulnerable rectums”: the sexual identity, epidemiology, and law of the global hiv epidemic, in which the author reflects on “our reliance on identity politics in building movements to respond to the HIV epidemic”. Read it here.
Read moreSexual and reproductive rights global landscapes in September 2014
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One main highlight of the period concerns the politics of abortion in Brazil. Despite the tragic deaths of two women caused by illegal and unsafe abortions and its prominence in the national press, the topic has not been addressed by the main competitors for the presidency in the elections underway. SPW commented and collected information […]
Read moreUkrainian book on LGBT rights
The ABC on LGBT rights was developed by the Insight public organization with the support of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. The publication is a part of a program on information and education work with human rights defenders and activists, which are interested in minority rights in the Ukraine. Click here to read the English version.
Read moreWorking Paper No.4 – Senegal: homophobia and Islamic political manipulation, by Codou Bop
Check out the Working Paper Senegal: homophobia and Islamic political manipulation by Codou Bop, a Senegalese journalist. She develops a particularly sharp insight analysis about on the Senegalese episode, which may also throwshed light into on the dynamics at play work beneath in other cases.
Read moreNew Issue of The Equal Rights Review Published by the Equal Rights Trust
Equal Rights Trust published the Volume Thirteen of The Equal Rights Review (ERR), an interdisciplinary biannual journal intended as a forum for the exchange of legal, philosophical, sociological and other ideas and practical insights for those who are promoting equality. This issue contains a special section on equality and development, as well as an interview on the […]
Read moreLessons From the First Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review: From Commitment to Action on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
The Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) has published a report called: Lessons From the First Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review: From Commitment to Action on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. Click here to read it.
Read moreThe World’s Abortion Laws Map
The Center for Reproductive Rights has launched The World Abortion Laws Map 2014, in celebration of the 20-year anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development Programme of Action. Click here to download.
Read moreAdvancing Trans* Movements Worldwide: A Meeting for Funders and Activists Working on Gender Diversity
SPW recommends the report written by activists and funders aimed at supporting better coordination and collaboration on trans and intersex funding. Download it here.
Read moreSeptember 2014 Reproductive Rights Rundown
The Center for Reproductive Rights has published its September 2014 edition of the Reproductive Rights Rundown, highlighting reproductive rights developments in UN Treaty Monitoring Bodies (TMBs). Read it here.
Read moreProposed declassification of disease categories related to sexual orientation in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11)
SPW recommends the article Proposed declassification of disease categories related to sexual orientation in the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11), written by Susan D Cochran (Fielding School of Public Health University of California) and other authors. Read it here.
Read moreSexual and reproductive rights global landscape in August 2014
In August, the Sexuality Policy Watch (SPW) published the outcomes from the three Regional Dialogues organized in Asia (2009), Latin America (2009) and Africa (2010) and the inter-regional meeting (2011) on Sexuality and Politics. In the realm of non-conforming gender identities, trans persons have achieved a victory, albeit not definitive. The ICD (International Classification of […]
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