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China bans draconian punishments for sex workers

Chinese lawmakers Saturday voted to abolish the “custody and education” punishment system, which allowed police to hold sex workers and their clients without charge for up to two years, state media reported. Critics say the nearly three-decade-old system has little to do with education. “Sex workers are subjected to police violence… forced labour, compulsory testing […]

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