Resources
Drawing from our years of experience working directly with individuals in the sex industry, we engage in human rights documentation about pressing issues and needs.
Our groundbreaking reports explore the narratives of sex workers and survivors of human trafficking. Read our guides, reports, and memos and listen to our podcasts below.
Publications
Un-Meetable Promises:Rhetoric and Reality in New York City’s Human Trafficking Intervention Courts
A report by the Global Health Justice Partnership of the Yale Law School and Yale School of Public Health in collaboration with The Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center | September 2018
Public Health Crisis
A joint report with the PROS Network on the impact of using condoms as evidence of prostitution in New York City. | 04/17/2012
The Road North
An analysis of the role of gender, poverty & violence in trafficking from Mexico to the US.
Use of Raids to Fight Trafficking
An analysis of the use of law enforcement raids to fight trafficking in persons. | 01/09/2009
Behind Closed Doors
An analysis of indoor sex work in New York City. | 03/30/2005
Revolving Door
An analysis of street-based prostitution in New York City. | 06/23/2003
Podcasts
Learning about the lives and needs of sex workers directly from sex workers is integral to our mission. We meet sex workers through outreach on the street and in other venues. We invite you to listen and follow along via transcripts of street-based sex worker interviews conducted in 2007.
Jimena
Jimena is a 24-year-old transwoman who works on the street. | September 15, 2007
Tiffany
Tiffany is a 19-year-old transwoman who has worked on the street and as an escort | 19 August 2007
Marisol
Marisol is a 28 year old Latina who has been in sex work for nearly ten years. | August 5, 2007
Selena
Selena, who is 23, recounts her experience with the criminal justice system. | August 5, 2007
Nicole
Nicole is a 24 year old transwoman who emphasizes staying in school. | July 7, 2007
Misty
Misty has been in sex work since she was 13, and testifies to a lack of community and financial stability as reasons for her entrance into sex work. | June 7, 2007
Other Resources
Sexual Violence Against Sex Workers – Fact Sheet
Sexual violence against sex workers - a fact sheet
Oral Statement to UN Human Rights Counsel on Adoption of UPR
"It is critical that the government work to systematically involve sex workers in policy decisions that affect them..."
Know your Rights!
This pamphlet offers info for sex workers, and tools to help you assert your rights. This pamphlet is not a substitute for talking to a lawyer. If you are arrested or have questions about your rights, contact us at 646.602.5617 or SWP@urbanjustice.org.
Taking the Pledge
The Bush administration introduced the anti-prostitution pledge. This document details why this pledge is counter-productive for creating a world safe for all workers and where human trafficking does not exist.
Video Resources
International Whores’ Day NYC Digital Rally – Live Stream (6/2/20)
NYC and Philly sex working organizers speak on how they are surviving and caring for their communities. Protest, celebrate, support, and flood our feeds in your finest RED + BLACK threads with messages of love and solidarity with sex workers!
CariClub Webinar: Racial Injustice & Systemic Inequality (6/25/20)
This webinar on systemic racism featured RJ Thompson and Gretchen Nealon from the Urban Justice Center, as well as staff from the NYCLU and Good Call NYC.
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