Noticias del Fondo Paraguas Rojo
From Do-No-Harm to Inclusion: A Toolkit for Funders on the Issue of Sex Work
In March 2025 at the UN Commission on the Status of Women in New York, members of the Sex Work…
Turkish Trans-Sex Worker makes a case for human rights
On 17 December 2013, the Red Umbrella Sexual Health and Human Rights Association in Turkey launched a short video to…
Read MoreRound Table on Decriminalising Sex Work in Guyana
On February 2, 2014, Miriam Edwards of Guyana Sex Work Coalition, Joel Simpson of Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD)…
Read MoreSex Workers in India Launch a National Campaign to End Violence against Sex Workers
In August 2013, sex workers representatives from thirteen states affiliated with the All India Network of Sex Workers (AINSW) launched…
Read MoreSex workers stand up against Russia’s discriminatory and draconian laws
In May 2013, Russia’s national organization of sex workers, Silver Rose, was denied official registration as a non-government organization (NGO)…
Read MoreSex Workers stop harmful bill in Scottish Parliament
A young collective of sex workers has successfully opposed the attempts of the Scottish parliament to introduce the Swedish model….
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Sex workers defend UN recommendations
In 2012, as the result of lengthy and consultative processes, a number of UN agencies published two reports *) that…
Read MoreDefinitely Rights
“Rights not rescue” – the message could not be more clear in an article published this week in the Amsterdam-based…
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Interview with Pontso Mafethe
Interview from November 2012 with Pontso Mafethe, Comic Relief (UK) about her experience serving on the International Steering Committee of…
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Red Umbrella Funds first Grantees
The Red Umbrella Fund is excited to present its first grantees, following the first Call for Applications in 2012. All…
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Red Umbrella Fund Welcomes its First Grantees
In April of this year (2012), a new innovative global grant-making mechanism for and by sex workers was launched: The…
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Interview with Anne Gathumbi, member of the International Steering Committee
Anne Gathumbi, Programme Manager at the Open Society Initiative for Eastern Africa, Kenya, outlines why she is proud to be…
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Interview with Miriam Edwards – member of the International Steering Committee
Miriam Edwards, members of the International Steering Committee (ISC) of the Red Umbrella Fund, Executive Director and founding member of…
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A new fund for and by sex workers: the Red Umbrella Fund
In 2012, a new and innovative global grantmaking mechanism for and by sex workers was launched: the Red Umbrella Fund…
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