For two decades, activists have marked December 17 with demonstrations meant to mourn sex workers who have been killed and to help prevent future violence. It's known as the International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers (IDEVASW), or sometimes just D17. Over the years, it's become a time for sex workers and their allies to organize, to educate, and to draw attention to conditions—such as criminalization—that make violence against sex wor…

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Today, December 17th, several things are being celebrated, including the discovery of the Stone of the Sun, is the Day of the Canine Barber and International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers.The discovery of the Stone of the Sun was made on December 17, 1790 during the work of paving and construction of the Plaza Mayor of the CDMX.Also, this December 17th is the Day of the Canine Barber, where all those who are dedicated to cleaning and b…

Hoy 17 de diciembre se están celebrando varias cosas, entre ellas el descubrimiento de la Piedra del Sol, es el Día del Peluquero Canino y Día Internacional para poner fin a la violencia contra las trabajadoras sexuales.El descubrimiento de la Piedra del Sol se realizó un 17 de diciembre de 1790 durante los trabajos de empedrado y construcción de la Plaza Mayor de la CDMX.Asimismo, este 17 de diciembre es el  Día del Peluquero Canino, en donde s…

¿Qué se celebra el 17 de diciembre? Hoy se descubrió la Piedra del Sol, es Día del Peluquero Canino y Día Internacional para poner fin a la violencia contra las trabajadoras sexuales

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What is celebrated on December 17th? Today the Stone of the Sun was discovered, it is Canine Barber Day and International Day to end violence against sex workers

On the occasion of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, observed December 17, La Croix International spoke with those involved in pastoral outreach to women engaged in sex work in Cotonou, Benin's second-largest city.

'We need to change our look on sex workers and acknowledge God’s presence in them'

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'We need to change our look on sex workers and acknowledge God's presence in them'

Since 2003, every December 17th marks the International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers. This event comes in tribute to the victims of the crimes perpetrated by serial killer Leon Ridgway, better known as ‘The Green River Killer’, between the 1980s and 1990s in Seattle, United States. This serial killer claimed 70 victims, 49 of them sex workers. At the trial, Leon not only pleaded guilty, but appealed as an argument to the need to “clea…

Desde el año 2003, cada 17 de diciembre se conmemora el Día Internacional para poner fin a la violencia contra las trabajadoras sexuales. Esta efeméride surge en homenaje a las víctimas de los crímenes perpetrados por el asesino en serie Leon Ridgway, más conocido como ‘El Asesino de Green River’, entre los años ochenta y noventa en Seattle, Estados Unidos. Este asesino serial se cobró 70 víctimas, 49 de ellas trabajadoras sexuales. En el juicio…

Día Internacional para poner fin a la violencia contra las trabajadoras sexuales

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International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers

All women have the right to safe and legal abortion, so goes the assertion. Is this a myth for the sex workers in the national capital of India?

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On International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, a look at their precarious lives in Delhi

The daily life of sex workers on a global level is characterized by physical assaults, institutional violence, discrimination and social exclusion. Today in Afrofeminas we want to examine the conditions in which sex workers exercise in Spain and Latin America, providing a global vision of the different violence they suffer and thinking about what we can do to improve their lives.

La vida cotidiana de las trabajadoras sexuales a nivel global se caracteriza por agresiones físicas, violencia institucional, discriminación y exclusión social. Hoy en Afroféminas queremos examinar la condiciones en que ejercen las trabajadores sexuales en España y América Latina, proporcionando una visión global sobre las distintas de violencia que sufren y pensando en que podemos hacer para mejorar sus vidas.

7 ways to mark International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers 2024

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