This annexure presents case studies on sex work in Sri Lanka, compiled and submitted to the CEDAW Committee in January 2025 by Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA) and partners.
This annexure presents case studies on sex work in Sri Lanka, compiled and submitted to the CEDAW Committee in January 2025 by Sex Workers and Allies South Asia (SWASA) and partners.

Context: Media reporting on sex work in India continues to be shaped by a narrow, crime-centric lens, with little distinction made between consensual adult sex work and the crime of…


The Abhimani Women’s Collective and SWASA conducted a series of focus group discussions female and trans sex workers from Colombo and Gampaha to explore their social, legal, economic, and sexual…