May Newsletter WAS

May 2020 Greetings from WAS Media Committee The Advisory Committee at WAS President’s Dinner event  World Congress, Mexico City, October 2019 Your Advisory Committee Hard at Work: May Zoom Meeting Dear El Armario Abierto,We as the WAS Advisory Committee send best wishes to you all. We hope you are coping well with the COVID-19 pandemic and all of its implications for the sexual health of our world. We as the leadership of WAS are keeping our mission strong–to protect and promote sexual health and sexual rights–while maintaining our focus on keeping you up to date and informed about issues that affect us (more…)

Sexual Rights in the context of the global COVID-19 crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded extraordinary confinement and physical distancing measures that are affecting the lives of millions. In addition to increased stress and tensions, we are witnessing increases in violence, abuse, oppression, and discrimination. Sexual rights and sexual health services are in jeopardy and need to be protected and preserved. Human rights organizations around the world have cautioned that sexual rights are in particular risk during this pandemic. Available information shows that domestic and sexual violence increased during the first weeks of social confinement policies. Violence may be connected to stress, substance abuse, relationship conflicts, financial problems and unemployment, (more…)