Human Rights for All As a human, we all are born free and equal. This implies that everyone is entitled to human rights, regardless of sexual identity and orientation. This…
Sex work and violence The religious and traditional moralist sentiments globally, cause sex work to be viewed as dreadful behaviour. Inline with this assertion, McBride, Shannon, Bingham, Braschel, Strathdee& Goldenberg,…
BODILY AUTONOMY Making abortion illegal in a country except to save the life of the woman makes her seek out clandestine and unsafe methods. To this end, GWHREI with the…
STIGMA, DISCRIMINATION OF SEX WORKERS. Sex work is criminalised or regulated in almost all parts of the world (Harcourt, Egger, & Donovan, 2005). Criminalization is associated with legal penalties for…
The SGBV Justice Network Cluster led by LAWYERS ALERT organized a 2-day training for the Justice sector and CBO in Makurdi Benue state with GWHREI in attendance. The training was…
SRHR remains one of the obvious challenges faced by women in Nigeria at large; as such it should be prioritized by governmental and non-governmental organizations. This is based on the…
To commemorate the International Sex Workers Day 2ND June 2022, the Global women's Health Rights and Empowerment Initiative (GWHREI) organised a talk show to discuss on the theme: Access to…
GWHREI join the rest of the world to commemorate International Women's Day. Theme : “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”, recognizing the contribution of women and girls around the…
In 2016, it was estimated that 14.4% of sex workers were living with HIV in Nigeria. This is a significant drop since 2013 when it was estimated that 24.5% of…
A decade of data from South Africa shows AIDS defining cancers are the most common type of cancer, linked with low CD4 counts . Researchers in South Africa have analysed…