News Coverage of Day of Action Against India's Immoral Trafficking Prevention Amendment

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2008

News Coverage of Day of Action against India's Immoral Trafficking Prevention Amendment

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Sex workers' rally today — 1 July 2008
Deccan Herald
The Karnataka State Coalition against ITPA has organised a rally against the proposed amendments to Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, in Bangalore on July 1.
Sex workers' rally today — 1 July 2008
The Hindu
BANGALORE: Karnataka State Coalition Against ITPA will hold a public rally on Tuesday from Chiklalbagh to Mysore Bank Circle urging the Centre to drop the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act amendment process since it would affect the livelihood of poor sex-workers. It urged the Government to legalise sex work. B.T. Venkatesh, on behalf of the coalition, told presspersons here on Monday that the Centre had proposed to amend the ITPA to punish the clients of sex workers.
Sex workers want profession legalised — 1 July 2008
Mid-Day
Over 500 sex workers rallied together today to demand the legalisation of sex work. Sexual minorities were also represented in the rally that started from Chikka Lalbagh in Majestic to Mysore Bank Circle.
Sex workers' rally — 2 July 2008
The Hindu
Sex workers under the banner of "Karnataka State Coalition Against ITPA" took out a rally here on Tuesday urging the Union Government to drop the move to amend the Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act (ITPA).
National day for the sex workers in Bangalore — 1 July 2008
Merinews
ITPA criminalises most aspects of sex work by equating voluntary adult sex work with trafficking. Trafficking is a forced crime but voluntary sex work is only a means to earn bread for these 'professionals'.
Sex workers' rally — 2 July 2008
Deccan Herald
Over 500 sex workers, both male and female, took part in a mammoth two-hour rally in Bangalore City on Tuesday evening to protest against the changes incorporated in the Immoral Traffic Prevention Amendment Bill 2006. A major grouse voiced out by the sex workers was the move to penalise their clients for they feared it would result in a deathblow to their livelihood.
Sex workers' rally — 2 July 2008
Deccan Herald
Over 500 sex workers, both male and female, took part in a mammoth two-hour rally in Bangalore City on Tuesday evening to protest against the changes incorporated in the Immoral Traffic Prevention Amendment Bill 2006. A major grouse voiced out by the sex workers was the move to penalise their clients for they feared it would result in a deathblow to their livelihood.
Sex workers' rally — 2 July 2008
The Hindu
Sex workers took out a rally here on Tuesday to condemn the proposed amendment to the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Amendment (ITPA) Act, 2008, that seek to penalise their clients. More than 300 sex workers from Mysore and Mandya took out the procession under the aegis of Ashodaya Samithi, a voluntary organisation, to denounce the proposed amendments which they said would deny sex workers their right to livelihood.
Sex workers stage a protest in Kolkata — 2 July 2008
New Kerala
Hundreds of sex workers took to streets here against the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act (ITPA) as they alleged that implementation of the Act would ruin the sex trade if implemented. Members of a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) 'Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee' and National Network for the Sex Workers' Forum took out a procession to make common people aware of the act.
Don't Penalise Clients' - Sex Workers — 2 July 2008
Daijiworld.com
Over 500 sex workers, both male and female, took part in a mammoth two-hour rally in Bangalore City on Tuesday evening to protest against the changes incorporated in the Immoral Traffic Prevention Amendment Bill 2006.

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