European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance

For the alleged cult based in the United States, see Eastern Service Workers Association.
European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance (ESWA)[1]
PredecessorInternational Committee for Prostitutes' Rights (ICPR)
FoundedFebruary 1985 (as ICPR)
2005 (relaunch as ICRSE)
TypeNon-profit organization
FocusSex workers' rights
Location
Area served
Europe, Central Asia
Websitehttps://www.eswalliance.org/

The European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance (ESWA)[1] is a sex worker-led network for sex workers' rights, representing more than 100 organisations led by or working with sex workers in 30 countries in Europe and Central Asia.[1][2] It was originally formed as the International Committee for Prostitutes' Rights (ICPR) in 1985,[3] and since its relaunch in 2005 known as the International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE),[3] registered as a nonprofit foundation in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[4] The organisation adopted its current name ESWA in 2021.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Rubio Grundell 2022, p. 199.
  2. ^ "About ESWA". European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b Gall 2006, p. 48.
  4. ^ "Organisational Structure | Sex Work Europe". sexworkeurope.org. Retrieved 11 December 2022.