TAG: human rights
Swedish Prostitution Law Targets Buyers, but Some Say It Hurts Sellers
By DAVID CROUCH MARCH 14, 2015 GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Not far from the Sticky Fingers nightclub, three Romanian women were hunched against the cold on a street corner. When a man walked by, the women, in broken Swedish and English, tried to tempt him to buy sex. On this dismal street in Gothenburg, Sweden’s second-largest city, […]
Read moreStatement on the Political Declaration on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women
Organizations of the International Sexual and Reproductive Rights Coalition (ISRRC) launched a statement highlighting that, despite progress achieved toward gender equality and the realization of the human rights of women and girls since Beijing 1995, many of the gains that women and girls have made are under threat and face unprecedented challenges.Read it here.
Read moreActivists Must Address HIV Advocacy Using a Reproductive Justice Framework
by Melanie Medalle and Nerissa Irizarry December 2, 2014 – 1:33 pm In the United States, approximately 1.2 million people are living with HIV. Unfortunately, because of the intersection of multiple systems of oppression, many of these individuals lack access to adequate HIV and AIDS treatment, including testing availability, retention in care, viral suppression, and […]
Read moreNew 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 moreThe Right To Autonomy Over Our Bodies And Loves: The Resolution On Human Rights, Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity Furthers Dialogue
FRIDAY FILE – AWID spoke to Dawn Cavanagh* of the Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL) in South Africa and Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI), about the significance of the resolution on Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity recently adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council. The resolution follows the first ever UN resolution adopted on […]
Read moreNew issue of SUR – International Journal on Human Rights
The new issue of SUR – International Journal on Human Rights celebrates its 10th anniversary with 55 articles on the challenges and sucesses of the human rights movement. Click here to read the issue, that brings an article by SPW co-chair Sonia Corrêa analysing how emerging powers – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa […]
Read moreSolidarity with Egypt LGBT
Human rights groups are calling for a protest on 18 October 2014 in front of every Egyptian embassy around the world to protest against human rights violations committed by the Egyptian government. Learn more about it.
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Human Rights Tulip
Every year, the Dutch ministry of Foreign Affairs awards the Human Rights Tulip to a human rights defender who promotes and supports human rights in innovative ways. The candidates that participate in the election for the Human Rights Tulip 2014 have been announced and the public voting has started today. You can vote on a […]
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 moreUN Human Rights Council Votes To Support LGBT Rights
Contact: Suzanne Trimel, IGLHRC Communications Director, 212-430-6018 / 914-222-3951 (shared mobile), strimel@iglhrc.org The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) today applauded the United Nations’ top human rights body for approving a resolution condemning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, calling it an important step forward toward progress for equality and human […]
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