China: End Arbitrary Detention System for Sex Workers

Email The Chinese government should abolish the Custody and Education system used to detain primarily sex workers for up to two years without trial, Human Rights Watch said in a report newly translated into Chinese that was released today. China has an estimated 183 Custody and Education centers holding more than 15,000 inmates, most of them women. China should also decriminalize adult voluntary sex work, Human Rights Watch said. (New York) – The Chinese government should abolish the Custody and Education system used to detain primarily sex workers for up to two years without trial, Human…

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