Uganda’s Abortion Rate: decreased since 2003, but Unsafe Procedures persist
Originally posted at Guttmacher Institute Feb 14, 2017. Available here. An estimated 314,300 Ugandan women had abortions in 2013, according to a new study conducted
Defending LGBT rights in South Asia: Stories of Survival and Justice
Six countries in South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) have established a national human rights institution (NHRI), all of which include
Missing Frameworks in the Gender Equality Movement in Indonesia?
Originally published at Institute of Development Studies (IDS) by Priliantina Bebasari, on February 6, 2017. Available here. I attended an event by UN Women Indonesia
Sexual Politics in January 2017
In January, the first and foremost events to be reported are avalanche of draconian and regressive policy measures adopted in the chaotic first two weeks
After Years of Horrible Treatment in Prison, Chelsea Manning Will Soon Be Free
When it comes to Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst who was sentenced to prison after leaking a trove of classified government data to
India: Abortion of 24-week foetus allowed by Supreme Court
SC allows abortion of 24-week foetus, but why should women go to court in the first place? The Supreme Court on Monday permitted a woman
Call for Applications: XI IASSCS Conference Scholarships
The International Association for the Study of Sexuality, Culture and Society (IASSCS) opens the Call for Applications for its XI Biennual Conference, to be held
Sexual Politics Round-up in 2016
As 2017 begins, SPW highlights the main events and trends as well as tensions and challenges traversing sexual politics worldwide. January In January, the Zika
Expert group meeting for the CSW: sex work is work
The preparation of this report was led by Sarah Gammage and Lisa McGowan. They are sincerely grateful to the other drafting committee members, Vanessa Pillay,
Sexuality, Health and Society – Latin American Journal
The 24th issue of Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad marks its eighth year of systematic publication and presents an expressive illustration of its central themes and objectives.