WoPAI Intervenes at Human Rights Council Session

WoPAI Intervenes at Human Rights Council Session

At the 59th session of the Human Rights Council (16 June to 9 July 2025), Special Rapporteur on violence against women & girls Reem Alsalem presented her Sex Based Violence Report. “Erasing women and women-specific language and needs based on their sex is...
Sweden Bans Digital Sex Purchases  

Sweden Bans Digital Sex Purchases  

The Swedish parliament has passed a law that criminalizes the purchase of live sexual online content, on platforms like OnlyFans. The new law targets a rapidly growing market where men pay to access women’s bodies through webcams—in real time. There are few...
Welcome Ana Sofia Fernandes!

Welcome Ana Sofia Fernandes!

We are delighted to have elected the new Chair of board, Ana Sofia Fernandes representing Plataforma Portuguesa para os Direitos das Mulheres (PpDM). WoPAI is looking forward to Ana Sofia Fernandes’s strong leadership, as she brings with her a wealth of experience on...
WoPAI stands by ENoMW

WoPAI stands by ENoMW

We stand by our member ENoMW which have had legal threats issued against them when expressinga critical opinion on the structural nature of the pornography industry and its actors in the context ofpublic debate on women’s rights, sexual violence, and commercialised...
The UK Supreme court knows what a woman is 

The UK Supreme court knows what a woman is 

On April 16, 2025, the UK Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling clarifying that the term woman in the UK Equality Act 2010 refers to female biological sex, not gender or transgender identity. The ruling of the court was unanimous. Behind this lies the dedicated...