The European Sex Workers’ Rights Alliance (ESWA) welcomes the proposal of the Directive. In particular, ESWA applauds that attention is paid to the recognition that victims face heightened risk due to intersecting forms of discrimination and in particular for recognizing that undocumented migrant women and women sex workers are at increased risk of violence against women (VAW) and domestic violence (DV), and require…
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ESWA- European Sex Workers Rights Alliance- previously ICRSE- International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe
NGO · Netherlands · EU Transparency Register 945226032621-91
4
positions filed
in the 583 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 583 tracked
4
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
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Who they are
Among the 964 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #288 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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2018
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Council of Europe
- The International Lesbian
- Gay
- Bisexual
- Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA)
- The Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
- European Digital Rights (EDRi) →
- Correlation - European Harm Reduction Network →
- European Public Health Alliance
- AIDS Action Europe
- Victim Support Europe (VSE)
- HIV Outcomes
- and 2 more
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 2 Sept 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Registered as
- European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance (ESWA)
- Head office
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 2 Sept 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
ESWA- European Sex Workers Rights Alliance- previously ICRSE- International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe filed 4 positions between 13 Jan 2021 and 18 May 2022, across 3 of the 583 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
2021 · 2 filed2022 · 2 filed
What they argued
ICRSE welcomes the possibility to provide feedback to the European Commission’s public consultation on Gender-based and domestic violence. We would like to take up this opportunity and provide recommendations based on our 15 years of experience and cooperation with sex worker-led organisations working at local and national levels.
ESWA welcomes the Commission’s initiative to revise the EU Victims’ Rights Directive. ESWA supports Option 2) b) Legislative initiative amending the Victims’ Rights Directive - Broader scope of the legislative amendments. Access to justice for sex workers in Europe is a considerable challenge and a key area of wok for ESWA.
The European Sex Worker’s Rights Alliance (ESWA) – previously the International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE) - is a sex worker-led network representing 111 organisations and member groups in 35 countries across Europe and Central Asia.
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