African Sex Workers Alliance Explained

African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) is a pan African alliance of sex worker led groups which aims to improve the health and human rights of female, male, and transgender sex workers.[1] [2] ASWA was formed in 2009[3] and is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Member organisations exist in many African countries.

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African Sex Workers Alliance (ASWA) was formed in February 2009 at an African sex worker conference in Johannesburg. It is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Member organisations exist in Nigeria (led by Patoo Abraham),[4] [5] [6] [7] Namibia,[8] Kenya,[9] [10] [11] Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe,[12] Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Ghana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Zanzibar, Cameroon, Malawi, and Ethiopia.[13]

The coalition of groups addresses issues of "decriminalisation of sex work; strengthening sex worker-led leadership and organising; ensuring sex work is accepted as work; human and civil rights; access to HIV treatment and other health services; the high incidence of violence experienced by sex workers including from law enforcement officers; and ensuring the inclusion of male and transgender sex workers."

In 2011, African Sex Workers Alliance documented human rights violations of sex workers in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.[14] In 2015 it organised activities for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, 17 December, which included a procession in Nairobi.[15]

As of March 2018 Denis Nzioka was Programmes Manager at African Sex Workers Alliance for Kenya.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 17 Facts About Sexual Violence and Sex Work. 4 December 2015. 18 November 2016 . Katherine . koster . .
  2. Web site: Sex work, HIV and Access to Health Services in Namibia: National meeting report and recommendations . 4 December 2015 . 18 November 2016 . Matthew . Greenall . . https://web.archive.org/web/20161119120507/http://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/esaro/files/pub-pdf/Sex%20work%20HIV%20and%20Access%20to%20Health%20Services%20in%20Namibia%20-%20National%20Meeting%20report.pdf . 19 November 2016 . dead .
  3. 26 July 2013 . Fiona . Scorgie . Katie . Vasey . Eric . Harper . Marlise . Richter . Prince . Nare . Sian . Maseko . Matthew F . Chersich . Human rights abuses and collective resilience among sex workers in four African countries: a qualitative study . 3750273 . 23889941 . 10.1186/1744-8603-9-33 . 9 . 1 . Globalization and Health . 33 . free .
  4. News: Nigerian prostitutes ramp up drive for rights. 6 August 2014 . 18 November 2016 . Juliana . Ameh . .
  5. News: Nigerian Prostitute Leads Protest In Lagos. 18 November 2016 . .
  6. News: "Sex is work too" – Nigerian prostitutes protest on the streets of Lagos [Photos]]. 4 August 2014 . 18 November 2016 . Adenike . Orenuga . .
  7. News: 2018-06-11. Amnesty International now wants Prostitution legalized - Post-Nigeria. Post-Nigeria. 31 July 2015.
  8. Web site: Sex work, HIV and Access to Health Services in Namibia: National meeting report and recommendations . 4 December 2015 . 18 November 2016 . Matthew . Greenall . . https://web.archive.org/web/20161119120507/http://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/esaro/files/pub-pdf/Sex%20work%20HIV%20and%20Access%20to%20Health%20Services%20in%20Namibia%20-%20National%20Meeting%20report.pdf . 19 November 2016 . dead .
  9. News: Abdulmalik Fahd. Abdulmalik. 2018-06-11. "Sex workers dem be human beings" - Lawyers. BBC News Pidgin. 3 March 2018.
  10. News: Sex workers protest murders, rally for rights in Kenya. 20 November 2012 . 18 November 2016 . Mairi . Wairimu . .
  11. Web site: People at higher risk of HIV infection rally for an equitable AIDS response. 18 November 2014 . 18 November 2016 . .
  12. Web site: Sex workers march in Africa. 3 March 2011 . 18 November 2016 . Andrew . Meldrum . .
  13. Web site: Partners . 18 November 2016 . Democratic Republic of the Congo . https://web.archive.org/web/20161119120408/https://aswaalliance.org/partners/ . 19 November 2016 . dead .
  14. Adele. Baleta. Lives on the line: sex work in sub-Saharan Africa. The Lancet. 21 July 2014. 0140-6736. e1–e2. 385. 9962. 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61049-7. 25592905. 45210748 .
  15. Web site: International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers. 6 January 2015 . 19 November 2016 . Emelia . Ayree . .

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