China: Abolish Arbitrary Detention for Sex Workers

Expand Delegates from China's People's Liberation Army chat as they leave the Great Hall of the People after attending a meeting ahead of Tuesday's opening session of China's National People's Congress in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2019. © 2019 AP (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 Rights Watch said today. The authorities should also abolish all other official and unofficial forms of arbitrary detention. On March 5, 2019, delegates of China’s National People’s Congress…

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