Putin’s homophobic nationalism
Read Zillah Eisenstein’s article about Putin’s homophobic nationalism. The author says that “right-wing rhetoric, demonizing homosexuals and feminists is an attempt to stimulate his waning
Sex worker rights groups question ethics of Equality Now funded project
Anti-sex work group, Equality Now, recently launched an attack on the UN over recommendations to decriminalise sex work in two reports on HIV and Sex
Prostitution, love and market
Latin American Center on Sexuality and Human Rights brough interviews with scholars (Sealing Cheng and Thaddeus Blanchette) working on the connections between love, prostitution and
The Constitutional Court of South Africa decided that two sections of the Criminal Law Amendment Act are unconstitutional
The Constitutional Court of South Africa decided that two sections of the Criminal Law Amendment Act are unconstitutional. The measeures were intended to criminalise consensual
2013 Nuremberg International Human Rights Award to Kasha Nabagesera
At the award ceremony in Nuremberg Opera House on 29 September, 2013 Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera, LGBTI activist from Uganda, received the award from Lord Mayor
6th Asia Pacific Population Conference
The 6th Asia Pacific Population Conference (APPC) took place at the end of September in Bangkok. The final document brings recommendations on gender equality and
Human Rights Council 24th session report
Read the report of the 24th session of the Human Rights Council which concluded last week. Among the issues discussed, gender integration was one of
DAWN’s new website
DAWN’s new website is now accessible. It brings a better search engine and a new media section. Click here to access it.
HIV/AIDS activism helps the marginalized emerge from shadows in India
Read about a New Delhi community organization that offers care and counseling, but also empowers gay, lesbian and transgender people. Here.
“Rest in Peace Sunila”
SPW deeply laments the departure of our dear friend and collaborator, Sunila Abeysekera, a leading feminist and human rights activist from Sri Lanka whose legacies