NSWP launches global consensus statement for International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers

Published on Monday, 16 December 2013 11:48 NSWP is publishing the results of a global consultation exercise, carried out with our members in every region, and now written up into all the five languages of NSWP, for December 17th, International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.

The publication of the Consensus Statement represents a new tool for sex workers’ advocacy worldwide, as for the first time it distils into a consensus the global demands of the sex worker rights movement. The Consensus Statement details eight fundamental rights that sex worker-led groups from around the world identified as crucial targets for their activism and advocacy, and which, if fully realised, would be a huge step towards safeguarding sex workers’ human rights, labour rights, and health. These eight key rights were identified as:

• The right to associate and organise;
• The right to be protected by the law;
• The right to be free from violence;
• The right to be free from discrimination;
• The right to privacy, and freedom from arbitrary interference;
• The right to health;
• The right to move and migrate; and
• The right to work and free choice of employment

The documents – which have been published in both full and summary versions – are available in
English (full and summary);
French (full and summary);
Russian (full and summary);
Chinese (fulland summary)
Spanish (full and summary).  

Source: NSWP