WAS Statement on Comprehensive Sexuality Education

July 26, 2023 The WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR SEXUAL HEALTH (WAS) RECALLS the WAS Declaration of Sexual Rights, which states that everyone has the right to education, including comprehensive sexuality education.(1) CSE must be age-appropriate, scientifically-accurate,...

WAS Statement on the Human Reproductive Programme meeting in Geneva

May 12th, 2023 The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) is grateful to have had the opportunity to engage and contribute to the Policy Coordination Committee (PCC) meeting of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and...

WAS Statement on World Sexual Health Day (WSHD)

September 4th, 2023 The WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR SEXUAL HEALTH (WAS) WELCOMES the 14th celebration of World Sexual Health Day on 4th September. The theme for 2023 is: “CONSENT.” WAS RECOGNISES that consent is an essential human right as enshrined in the landmark WAS...

WAS Statement about Ugandan Anti-LGBT Legislation

March 31st, 2023 To the President and the Parliament of Uganda, The WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR SEXUAL HEALTH (WAS) strongly condemns the bill passed by the Parliament of Uganda criminalising same-sex conduct on March 21, 2023. WAS is seriously concerned about the health,...

WAS statement about marital rape and related issues in India

The Gujarat High Court in India has stated that sex without consent within marriage should be considered rape. The court demanded the abolition of the marital rape exemption in the penal code of India and stated that “the law must uphold the bodily autonomy of all...

Ireland: The right to decide about reproduction belongs to all women

May 23, 2018 The World Association for Sexual Health urges all citizens and organisations in Ireland to support the freedom to decide about their own bodies, reproduction and family planning and go to vote on May 25th. The citizens of the Republic of Ireland will vote...

WAS statement about limitations of abortion rights in Poland

  WAS statement about limitations of abortion rights in Poland 4th April 2018 Alarming news reports are coming from Poland this week about the right and access to abortion. Right to abortion is being challenged at the national Parliament. At the initiative of the...

Blueprint for trans people health published

WAS participated in consultation for creating the Blueprint for the Provision of Comprehensive Care for Trans People and Trans Communities in Asia and the Pacific. The document can be found here. More information is available from the website of the Health Policy...

Statement: Brunei must respect the human rights of sexual minorities

Brunei violates the sexual rights of its citzens with the sharia-based penal code Open letter to Sultan of Brunei The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), along with many other international organizations concerned with human rights and human dignity are deeply...

Position Statement: Co-Adoption of Children by Same Sex Couples

With spreading legal recognition of same-sex couples, issues relating to adopting children have been increasingly discussed. In countries where laws allow the joint or co-adoption of children by married couples, the issue centers on whether these laws extend to...

Uganda should dismiss the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

To the President Yoweri Museveni and the Members of the Uganda Parliament: WAS has learned that political leaders in Uganda are preparing to vote on an Anti-Homosexuality Bill that would increase penalties for citizens convicted of homosexuality acts. We strongly...

Homosexual and heterosexual couples must be treated equally

In 2010 the Austrian Government introduced Registered Partnership as a form of legal partnership and an alternative to the traditional Civil Marriage. This form of recognition has some benefits for certain couples over the traditional Civil Marriage but has been...

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