Sexual and reproductive rights global landscape in March and early April 2014
Sexual and reproductive rights global landscape in March and early April 2014 During March and early April, Brazil was under the spotlight in terms of
In-Depth Report Details Economics of Sex Trade
Read NY Times article about some of the findings of a landmark government-sponsored report on the size and structure of the sex economy in USA,
Red Lights Dim in China’s Sin City
Read New York Times article about China’s harshest anti-vice campaign in years and its effects on the economy of Dongguan, a southern city of more
Sexual and Reproductive Rights Global Landscape in January and February 2014
Dear friends, Around the World During January and February 2014, SPW has watched the development of anti-homosexuality bills in Nigeria and Uganda, as well as
China’s government launches crackdown on prostitution
In mid February, the Chinese government launched a policy offensive against activities deemed as vices such pornography and prostitution. The operation took place in the
World Cup 2014: is Brazil’s sex industry crackdown a threat to human rights?
Read The Guardian’s article about Brazilian authorities attempts to sanitise the country’s image by repressing sex-related businesses. Click here.
Canada’s Anti-Prostitution Laws Struck Down By Supreme Court
Canada’s highest court struck down the country’s prostitution laws that punish keeping a brothel, living on the avails of prostitution and street soliciting. According to
France’s compromising position: Why a new law to criminalise punters rather than prostitutes is inflaming French passions
France’s Parliament approved a law that punishes clients who buy sexual services from prostitutes. SPW is following the debate. The case has turned a big
Global landscape on sexual and reproductive rights in November 2013
November was marked by two relevant facts in the sexual and reproductive rights landscape: the financing of Human Rights Campaign to promote LGBT rights and