Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA) is a collaborative effort between sex workers and supportive activists and organisations in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka

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SWASA Nepal HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR May 2023- May 2024..

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Vamp Institute

The advocacy and communication training was conducted by Meena Seeshu, Aarthi Pai from SANGRAM and Shanti Tiwari from SWASA on 26th-27th May, 2022 with 20 Participants. The leaders from the CBOs were participated in the training. It was residential training for those leaders who were participated from outside valley and non-residential for those leaders who were participated from Kathmandu valley. The objective of the training was to make partici..

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Call for Inputs. Links between “Prostitution” and Violence against sex workers

This submission was made by Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA) Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India to the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences - OHCHR..

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Acknowledging Sex Work(er) Rights

Supreme Court Order of May 2022 in Budhadev Karmaskar vs The State of West Bengal and Ors...

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The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns have affected informal labour markets in India at large. But how have they affected sex workers in particular?..

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Call for Inputs. Links between “Prostitution” and Violence against sex workers

This submission was made by Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA) Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India to the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences - OHCHR..

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The situation analysis on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of Female Sex Workers in Nepal

This situation analysis of the SRHR of Female sex workers in Nepal helps to identify the barriers and challenges they face in accessing SRHR services, including HIV testing and treatment, family planning, and gender-based violence prevention and response...

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Status of Sex Workers in Sri Lanka

Report prepared by Sex Workers and Allies South Asia - Sri Lanka Chapter Supported by Social Scientists Association, Colombo Sri Lanka Research by: Peer researchers who are sex workers, who we are unable to acknowledge by name due to the prevailing situation of lack of respect, dignity and safety for sex workers in Sri Lanka...

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SWASA NEWS Issue 01 September 2022

This newsletter is a small snapshot of the activities of all the groups and networks that are part of SWASA. We are proud and happy to present this work in one place and see the connections, mutual learnings and growth of our mobilisation over time...

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COVID 19 SEXPERIENCES: A Collection of Stories by Sri Lankan Sex Workers

English summary of COVID 19 SEXPERIENCES is accompanied by transcribed stories in Sinhala, and selected audio interviews. All 60 stories were collected in February - March 2021..

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Situation Assessment Report by SWASA Nepal : Female Sex Workers and COVID -19 pandemic

The assessment carried out both quantitative and qualitative data collection and was conducted from 1st September 2020 to 30th December 2020...

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Comments to Draft GR on Trafficking in Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration by SWASA

Comments to Draft GR on Trafficking in Women and Girls in the Context of Global Migration Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA)..

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