From 11.05-13.05.2023, in Porto, Portugal, the first training on capacity building of trans sex workers, with a focus on HIV advocacy and sex workers’ rights was held in coordination with the European Sex Workers Rights…
In the period October 2022 – April 2023, STAR-STAR has conducted 20 interviews with sex workers in North Macedonia, in order to collect data on the difficulties and challenges that sex workers face in the…
In the period between 10th and 13th of October 2022, ESWA – European Sex Workers Alliance is organising its first Congress in Brussels for all sex workers and allies working or living in Europe and…
Last week, between 13-16.06.2022, ESWA held training sessions for the their new research project: “Accessing Justice: the role of policing in sex workers’ experience of justice”, which was attended by two representatives of STAR-STAR. The…
European Commission recently proposed a new regulation “to prevent and combat child sexual abuse” online, which is often referred to as Chat Control or CSA regulation. If passed, this regulation will make all online platforms…
On 21 June, the Swedish Parliament is set to vote on a proposal that includes ramping up penalties for the clients of sex workers from a fine to a prison sentence, ie for the purchase…
ESWA-The European Sex Workers Rights Alliance has launched first in a series of Briefing Papers dedicated to analysing the impact of racism on different aspects of sex workers’ lives in Europe – Historical Overview of…
The European Sex Workers’ Rights Alliance (ESWA) has published its new briefing paper on Online Censorship and Digital Exclusion of Sex Workers within their program on sex work and digital rights and it is the…
The European Parliament is currently discussing new compromise amendments to the Digital Services Act (DSA). However, our organisation, the European Sex Workers’ Rights Alliance (ESWA) which represents 90+ organisations working with sex workers in Europe and…
The European Sex Workers’ Rights Alliance (ESWA) has conducted a petition – Don’t outlaw sex workers’ consent! against Spain’s attempts to criminalize sex work. The Spanish government wants to outlaw sex workers’ consent, and criminalise…
