> Today is March 3rd: International Sex Workers’ Rights Day! 🚩☂️
> Our movement didn't start in a boardroom—it started on the streets of Kolkata, India, in 1844. Thousands of sex workers rose up against colonial oppression and police violence. ✊
— #APNSW 🌏
#ISRWD #ISRWD2026
#AsiaPacific 🧵(0/10)
![March 3.
182 years of resilience.
International Sex Worker Rights Day.
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March 3. 182 years of resilience. International Sex Worker Rights Day. [logo: APNSW] [Illustration shows an sticking out amidst a "sea" of grey, dull umbrellas, and holding up a red one. Behind, the sun is rising amidst skyscrapers.]
> Today is March 3rd: International Sex Workers’ Rights Day! 🚩☂️
> Our movement didn't start in a boardroom—it started on the streets of Kolkata, India, in 1844. Thousands of sex workers rose up against colonial oppression and police violence. ✊
— APNSW 🌏 […]
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👥 #APNSW 🌏 #AsiaPacific
👠 #SexWork #D17 #IDEVASW
🏷️ #DecriminalizeSexWork
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![[logo: APNSW] The Foundation of Asia Pacific Network of Service Workers (APNSW)
«APNSW Human Rights Day Statement»
10 December 2025
On Human Rights Day—and every day—we honour the dignity, safety, and rights of all people. Today, APNSW stands in deep solidarity with our communities and partners across Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, an Thailand who have been severely impacted by the recent cyclone, We extebd iyr resoect abd enoathy to all who are suffering loss, displacement, and uncertainty. As always, marginalized groups, including sex workers, LGBTQI communities, migrants, and people living in poverty, are the first to be deprioritized in times of crisis an the last to receive suppoort. We cal on governments and humanitarian actors to ensure no one is left behind.
We are also gravely concerned by the escalating persecution of LGBT communities in Malaysia, incuding recent raids and threats. APNSW fully supports demmands for an independent, transparent investigation into these violations and urges authorities to uhold human rights. due process, and the safety of all people regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
Acreoss our region and beyond, human rights continue to be threatened—from th ongoing violence in Palestin to the continued struggle for freedom and safety faced by our closest relatives in Myanmar. We raffirm that non of us are fre until all of us are fre.
APNSW remains commited to advocating for justice, dignity, and quality for sex workrs and all marginalized communities. Human rights are universal, non-negotiable, and must be protected every single day.
In solidarity,
Fairy | Regional Coordinator
Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workrs (APNSW)
APNSW Telephone/Fax: +66 2 000 7052](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7p4pbes77hhseeifiozhobxl/bafkreibt7k6ydvm7n7ayffn76w6xtvpdgeftiv45ubnasebfpgy7zs2aya)
[logo: APNSW] The Foundation of Asia Pacific Network of Service Workers (APNSW) «APNSW Human Rights Day Statement» 10 December 2025 On Human Rights Day—and every day—we honour the dignity, safety, and rights of all people. Today, APNSW stands in deep solidarity with our communities and partners across Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, an Thailand who have been severely impacted by the recent cyclone, We extebd iyr resoect abd enoathy to all who are suffering loss, displacement, and uncertainty. As always, marginalized groups, including sex workers, LGBTQI communities, migrants, and people living in poverty, are the first to be deprioritized in times of crisis an the last to receive suppoort. We cal on governments and humanitarian actors to ensure no one is left behind. We are also gravely concerned by the escalating persecution of LGBT communities in Malaysia, incuding recent raids and threats. APNSW fully supports demmands for an independent, transparent investigation into these violations and urges authorities to uhold human rights. due process, and the safety of all people regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. Acreoss our region and beyond, human rights continue to be threatened—from th ongoing violence in Palestin to the continued struggle for freedom and safety faced by our closest relatives in Myanmar. We raffirm that non of us are fre until all of us are fre. APNSW remains commited to advocating for justice, dignity, and quality for sex workrs and all marginalized communities. Human rights are universal, non-negotiable, and must be protected every single day. In solidarity, Fairy | Regional Coordinator Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workrs (APNSW) APNSW Telephone/Fax: +66 2 000 7052
🏷️ #HumanRightsDay 🗓️ #December2025 🧵~
🌏 #APNSW statement
