From the 13th to 14th of November 2018, training regarding the Engagement with the United Nations’ (UN) Human Rights Mechanism was organised and held in Bangkok, Thailand. I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the training organised by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for South-East Asia,… [Read More]
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Regional Training on Using CEDAW to Advance the Rights of Sex Workers
The Regional Training on Using CEDAW to Advance the Rights of Sex Workers, jointly organised by the Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers (APNSW), Empower Foundation, and the International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW-AP) was held in Chiang Mai from 17 to 20 December, 2018. Sex workers’ rights activists came from 12 organisations… [Read More]
My Journey to CEDAW – Sherry’s Next Step to Activism
Last month, fellow community leader, Lisa, and I flew to Geneva, Switzerland for the 68th Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) session. CEDAW provides women a platform to bring awareness to unresolved women’s issues to an international level so as to encourage action at a national level. This… [Read More]