Anna-Louise Crago

Anna-Louise Crago is a Canadian activist, researcher and author in the field of Sex workers' rights. She has also researched violence and other human rights abuses against sex workers, the homeless and drug addicts in more than 25 countries. Crago is a former sex worker, She was part of the team that received the AIDS Action Award in 2006, awarded by the NGO Human Rights Watch and leading advocacy organization, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. and making a written submission to the Senate of Canada.

Higher education, research and works Crago received a BFA in 2003 and an MA in 2010, both from Concordia University in Montreal. researching sex work, violence and law and policy.

In 2009 Crago co-ordinated and was the lead author

Crago was involved as an expert during the 2012 preparation of the World Health Organization's Recommendations for Female, Male and Transgender Sex Workers. 2016 Canadian Governor General’s Award for advancing sex workers’ human rights and gender equality.

Selected works

co-author Jayne Arnott

Ne dans le Redlight: The Sex Workers' Movement in Montreal in co-author: Jenn Clamen co-authors: Prof Chris Beyrer, MD, Prof Linda-Gail Bekker, PhD et al. co-authors Dr Michele R Decker, ScD, Sandra K H Chu, LLM et al.