A Feminist Analysis of CEDAW General Recommendation No. 38 on Trafficking in Women & Girls
December 2020
The CEDAW General Recommendation no. 38 on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration, adopted in November 2020, recognises that the ‘globally dominant economic policies are the cause behind large-scale economic inequality between States and individuals that manifests as labour exploitation’. It also highlights that macroeconomic factors produce the conditions of […]
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Joint Response to the Draft CMW General Comment No. 5 (2020) on Migrants’ Rights to Liberty and Freedom from Arbitrary Detention
October 2020
This submission to the United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW) was made on behalf of 12 civil society organisations and individuals working on issues concerning gender, sexuality and migration. Eight-page PDF, also available in Word document format.
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Collective NGO Statement to the 77th CEDAW Session
October 2020
This statement was delivered to the 77th CEDAW session on 28 October 2020, held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement, in English and Spanish, was compiled from information shared by 27 national, regional and international women’s rights defenders, organisations and coalitions whose participation in the session was limited due to the postponement of […]
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The Human Rights Violations Behind ‘End Demand’ Laws
October 2020
Produced by the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) and IWRAW Asia Pacific, this series of infographics, compiled in PDF format, aims to raise public awareness about the deeply negative impact of ‘End Demand’ laws on the human rights of sex workers, and to encourage collective action to demand State accountability for violations of […]
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Intersectional Feminism and the ‘War on Drugs’
August 2020
In collaboration with IDPC Asia, IWRAW Asia Pacific hosted a tweet chat on women and drug policy, featuring NGOs and experts with particular focus on South and Southeast Asia. The discussion has been compiled into a Twitter Moment for easy reading.
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Civil Society Statement at the 76th CEDAW Session on the Impacts of COVID-19 on Women and Girls
June 2020
This statement was delivered by IWRAW Asia Pacific programme officer Marisa Hutchinson and programme manager Shanti Uprety at the 76th CEDAW session on 29 June 2020, held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement was compiled from information shared by 28 NGOs from 22 countries around the world. Seven pages, PDF; also available as […]
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Distinguishing Between Migrant Sex Workers and Trafficking Victims
2020
Phelister Abdallah of KESWA describes how sex workers in Kenya are organising in the fight against human trafficking. With thanks to Selena Ponce for Spanish translation. Phelister Abdallah, de KESWA, describe cómo se organizan les trabajadores sexuales de Kenia para luchar contra la trata. Gracias a Selena Ponce por la traducción al español. Duration: 4:52 […]
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A Visual Journey through Feminist Perspectives on Trafficking
2019
This nine-page PDF is a collection of artist Lulu Kitololo‘s graphic reporting from the convening held in Nairobi in December 2019, which brought activists together to discuss trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration.
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The Struggle for Sex Workers’ Rights
November 2019
IWRAW Asia Pacific worked with the Coalition for Sex and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) to coordinate a tweet chat on sex workers’ rights in the Global South. The discussion has been compiled into a Twitter Moment for easy reading.
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The Smart Sex Worker’s Guide to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
2018
Produced by the Global Network of Sex Work Projects as a result of its collaboration with IWRAW Asia Pacific, this resource explains CEDAW, its importance for the sex workers’ rights movement, and how to engage with the review process, and outlines sex workers’ rights under CEDAW. It is available in Chinese, English, French, Russian and […]
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