About the NSWP…
In 1991 an informal alliance of sex workers and organizations that provide services to sex workers formed as the Network of Sex Work Projects. In 2002 the Network established a secretariat in Cape Town which moved to Rio de Janeiro in 2003. In 2005 NSWP moved its headquarters to Hong Kong and incorporated as a limited liability company. NSWP is a legally constituted international organisation for promoting sex workers' health and human rights. With member organizations in more than 40 countries, the Network develops partnerships with technical support agencies to work on independently-financed projects. NSWP is currently in the process of establishing a new official board of directors, made up of regional representatives from Asia Pacific, Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America.
Listing last updated: January 6, 2007
Public Announcements & Reports
- NSWP 2006 Year End Report — From Melissa Ditmore, January 3, 2007
- Letter to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation regarding the foundation's financial support of "rescue" missions by the International Justice Mission (PDF: GATES-060910.PDF) — From Melissa Ditmore and Khartini Slamah, NSWP, September 10, 2006
- Health and human rights advocates denounce Gates Foundation's support of raids on sex workers: Advocates gather in Toronto to promote rights and safety of groups vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. — XVI International HIV/AIDS Conference, Toronto, August 14, 2006
- NSWP Reports on UNGASS 2006: The United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS — New York, May 31 - June 2, 2006
- Intervention by Martine Ago, Ivory Coast — The United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, New York, June 1, 2006
- Intervention par Martine Ago, Côte D'Ivoire — The United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS, New York, June 1, 2006 (En français)
- We Condemn To The Highest The Degree The Barbaric Acts Alleged To Be Police And Uniformed Officers Of Guatemala! — December 30, 2005
- Letter in response to Mills et al's "Media reporting of tenofovir trials in Cambodia and Cameroon" — September 13, 2005
- Press clippings about Tenofovir drug trials
- Letter: To the members of the Network of Sex Work Projects (PDF: UNAIDS-LONGO.PDF) — From Eamonn Murphy, Associate Director, Governance, Donor and U.N. Relations, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, January 28, 2005.
"I have just been informed of the tragic passing of Mr Paulo Longo. On behalf of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS I would like to express my deepest condolences…"
- UNAIDS Expresses Sadness At Death Of Human Rights Activist (PDF: UNAIDS-LONGO-041013.PDF) — UNAIDS Press statement, Geneva, October 13, 2004
- Defamation Suit? Sheila Jeffreys makes accusations against Janelle Fawkes and the Scarlet Alliance as well as NSWP veteran, Cheryl Overs. According to Jeffries the Scarlet Alliance is responsible for the slavery of thousands of south-east Asian women in Australia!
- See Excerpts from Sheila Jeffreys Keynote Address at the Townsville International Women's Conference, 2002.
- See Apology to Cheryl Overs from Jane Mulroney, Director, Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, University of New South Wales, September 3, 2004
- Trafficking in Women versus Prostitution: A false distinction (PDF: JEFFREYS-WINTER.PDF) — By Sheila Jeffreys., Keynote Address, Townsville International Women's Conference,"Poverty, Violence and Women's Rights: Setting a Global Agenda," July 3-7, 2002, James Cook University, Australia
- Report on the Activities of the Coordinator in London (August 26 - September 3, 2004) — By Paulo Longo, NSWP Coordinator
- Human Rights in Rio — Update from Paulo Longo, April 6, 2004
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Network of Sex Work Projects protests human rights violations during brothel raid in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — Letter from Paulo Longo, March 30, 2004
Expert workgroup meeting for the development of a toolkit for HIV/AIDS prevention and care interventions in sex work settings — Report to WHO from Paulo Longo, Geneva, December 8-9, 2003
Transgendered sex workers deserve dignity and rights — Media release, September 11, 2003
Network of Sex Work Projects calls on G8 to support sex work projects — Media release, May 30, 2003
Recent changes to HIV funding in the US (HR 1298) — Background, May 20, 2003
Letter to the Editor — By NSWP Chair Paulo Longo, May 5, 2003
To The National Review regarding 'Accommodation or Abolition? Solutions to the problem of sexual trafficking and slavery' by Donna Hughes. See also The 100% Condom Use Policy: A sex workers' rights perspective.
Network of Sex Work Projects responds to city murders — Media release, By secretariat, Shane Petzer, January 20, 2003
For press clippings about the Sizzlers massage parlour massacre see World News Clippings 2003 at CSIS.
NSWP report on meeting with UNAIDS — By Chairperson, Paulo Longo, Geneva, January, 2003
Websites About Some of NSWP's Members
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