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Asia's Archaic Sex Work Laws

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Oct 24, 2012
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Across almost all of Asia, laws, policies and practices put in place to regulate prostitution do more harm than good, driving sex workers underground and increasing their vulnerability to HIV and a long string of other socially transmissible diseases.

In fact, just about every country’s approach does more harm than good, fueling stigma and discrimination…

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