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Around the world

Since its launching, in 2006, the Sexuality Policy Watch website has circulated relevant information on sexual politics trends, events and actors around the world. This investment has resulted in a rich archive of global and national sexual politics.

One main feature of this database is that it is not confined to specific areas or issues. It encompasses information on abortion, sexual and reproductive rights, sex work, sexual violence, gender and women’s rights, HIV and AIDs; and emphasizes materials and analysis that contribute to locate these issues in relation to the political economy of sexuality. Since 2013, key facts, events and trends are selected and highlighted in monthly announcements.

Sep 30, 2013

Brazilian bill legalizes and regulates prostitution

The political history of prostitution in Brazil has been winding. In recent years, the hegemony of discourses on sexual exploitation and trafficking for sexual purposes has led the debate once more to the realm of moral panics. However, a bill proposed by  lawmaker Jean Wyllys (PSOL – RJ) intends to resume the discussion in pluralistic […]

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Sep 27, 2013

28 September: Global Campaign for the Decriminalization of Abortion

On this 28 September, the SPW publishes report developed by the International Campaign for Women’s Rights to Safe Abortion in which it shows the effects of criminal laws on women’s health. It also brings study that examines the effects of the Helms amendment on the health of women around the world. We also bring statements […]

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Sep 26, 2013

The Global Network of Sex Work Projects criticism on Equality Now

The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) has launched a statement on the attacks made by Equality Now on UN recommendation calling for decriminalisation of sex work. NSWP criticized “the irresponsible and deliberate conflation of sex work with trafficking; the continued promotion of the failed Swedish model as a ‘solution’; the denial of the […]

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Sep 26, 2013

Will ‘Safe From the Start’ Bring Needed Change for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict and Crisis?

Read Huffington Post’s article about USA iniciative “Safe from the Start”, designed to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in conflict and crisis and build on the U.S. Will the programm bring the needed changes? Read more.

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Sep 26, 2013

Officials Claim Tunisian Women are Waging a ‘Sexual Jihad’ in Syria, But What’s the Real Story?

Read the article “Officials Claim Tunisian Women are Waging a ‘Sexual Jihad’ in Syria, But What’s the Real Story?” about allegations of women’s involvement on the Syria conflit. Click here.

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Sep 25, 2013

Of Cultures Destroyed by Western Sexual Exploitation and Violent Religious Prudery

“The Gikuyu of Kenya, who had very rigid codes of sexual convention, thought the public displays of affection among Europeans were unspeakably vulgar. Ironically, however, early 20th century missionaries punished these conservative people for their timeless tradition of encouraging adolescents to be sexually responsible by experimenting with romantic relationships through a cuddling ritual.”

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Sep 23, 2013

The rule of sentiment

Read women’s rights lawyer Flavia Agnes’ article about the fate of the woman raped and killed in India last year. “And so she lives on in public memory, known to the world only by her vaginal violations or by a name to which she would not respond to were she alive. She was a victim […]

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Sep 21, 2013

Over 150 Trans* and Cis Feminists Sign International Statement For Trans*-Inclusive Feminism

In what organisers suggest is a ‘first of its kind’ move, an informal coalition of over 150 trans* and cis feminist activists, academics, writers and artists – from 11 different countries – have today (September 16) published a collective statement highlighting the prevalence of Transphobia within certain feminist movements spaces, and affirming ‘that feminism/womanism can […]

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Sep 21, 2013

Pope Francis remarks on sexual and reproductive issues

Pope Francis, once more, came with new remarks on issues related to sexual and reproduticve rights. His messages prompted reaction all over the world. What does it means? Read some analysis gathered by SPW: Huffington Post: Pope Francis Says More Nice Words About LGBTs, Changes Nothing New York Times: With His Remarks on Sexual Morality, […]

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Sep 20, 2013

The NFP/NUFFIC offers scholarships for the Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society

The Netherlands Fellowship Programmes (NFP) promote capacity building within organisations in 50 countries by providing training and education through fellowships for professionals. The NFP is initiated and fully funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Click here for more information.

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Sep 16, 2013

Rape is ‘a cross-cutting global issue’

Almost one in four men surveyed in six Asian countries admit to having raped their partners at least once, according to a UN report. Researcher Emma Fulu explains the factors that prompt men to accept and commit rape. Read DW’s article.

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Sep 16, 2013

HIV/AIDS activism helps the marginalized emerge from shadows in India

Read about a New Delhi community organization that offers care and counseling, but also empowers gay, lesbian and transgender people. Here.

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Sep 16, 2013

The Queer Art of Whistle Blowing

Read the article “The Queer Art of Whistle Blowing”, about the place that gender is occupying on the context of the “Manning case. Click here.

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Sep 14, 2013

Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, the New Dissidents?

Read the article “Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, the New Dissidents?” about United States machinery that satisfies certain tendencies that are in the genetic code of totalitarianism. Read it.

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Sep 14, 2013

“Manning has initiated a rare moment of opportunity that makes mainstream silence a bit more difficult”, by Zillah Eisenstein

Read feminist Zillah Eisenstein’s article about the Manning case. “Manning has initiated a rare moment of opportunity that makes mainstream silence a bit more difficult”. Read it.

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