|
Kolkata to host global conference of sex
workers
Saturday July 21, 2012 12:19:35 PM, IANS
|
|
|
|
|
Kolkata:
With US imposing travel restrictions on overseas sex workers from
attending the International AIDS Conference in Washington from
Sunday, a week-long meet is being held here to enable them to be
part of the event through video-conferencing.
The International AIDS Conference (IAC) is a bi-annual
congregation of global organisations and agencies engaged in
controlling AIDS. This year, the conference is being held July
22-27.
Held for the past 25 years in the US, the IAC has been an
effective three-way dialogue between the scientists/planners, the
people living with HIV, and the communities most at risk, such as
sex workers.
However, with the US travel restrictions, the organisers have
decided to hold the first-ever Global Hub of the International
AIDS Conference at the Swabhumi here, to be attended by 550
representatives of sex workers from across the globe and India.
Pegged as the sex workers' Freedom Festival, its central theme
will be the "seven freedoms" that sex workers are entitled to -
freedom of movement and to migrate; access to quality health
services; freedom to work and choose occupation; associate and
unionise; to be protected by the law; freedom from abuse and
violence; and from stigma and discrimination.
"With the US now leading the fight for Lesbian, Gay and
Transgender equality, we are extremely disappointed that they
refuse to revise their restrictions on sex workers and refuse to
recognise that we are human beings with basic rights," said Andrew
Hunter, president, Global Network of Sex Work Project (NSWP).
The conference in Kolkata will facilitate the sharing of
experiences and evaluation, and dialogue over issues and
priorities. It will also aim to generate new directions and
dimensions needed for regional and global AIDS control programs.
|
|
Home |
Top of the Page
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top Stories |
|
 Barring Mumbai, Ahmadabad Ramadan in India to
start Saturday
The holy month of Ramadan will begin in India from Saturday, July
21, 2012. It was announced by moon sighting committees after
confirmed reports of sighting of the crescent moon were reported
from South Indian states.
»
Fasting is prescribed so that you may learn self-restraint
Ramadan to start in Saudi Arabia, UAE Friday
|
|
|
|
Most Read |
|
125,000 pilgrims to 'benefit' from Haj subsidy
Some
125,000 Indian Muslims going for the annual Haj pilgrimage would
be covered by the government subsidy this year, it was announced
Friday. This means Rs.4.75 billion of the travel costs will be
borne
»
|
|
Court stays construction of mosque near Jama
Masjid
The Delhi
High Court Friday stayed the construction of a mosque near the
proposed Jama Masjid Metro station and told the municipal
corporation to hand over the site to the Archaeological »
Traces of historical mosque found near Jama
Masjid, visitors pour in |
|
|
|
News Pick |
|
Praful denies resignation, NCP stays with
UPA
The NCP was unhappy with the way the
government was run but there was no question of quitting the
cabinet, Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel »
Unhappy Pawar, Patel offer to quit |
|
Nizam's heirs seek Pakistani intervention to
unfreeze bank account
The
descendants of the Nizam have appealed to Pakistan to reciprocate
to India's offer of an out-of-court settlement over the wealth of
the ruler of erstwhile Hyderabad state lying locked up in » |
|
 Halal India launches online restaurant guide
India, with a population of over 170 million
Muslims, gets its first online restaurant guide. In an event
encouraged with the presence of Chennai
» |
|
Russia, China veto UN draft resolution on Syria third time
Russia and China Thursday vetoed a Western-backed UN
resolution on Syria over fears that it could lead to foreign
military intervention in the violence-wracked Middle East country.
"We offered
»
|
|
|
|
Picture of the Day |
|
 |
|
Mohd. Hamid Ansari filing the nomination papers for the Vice
Presidential Election, in the presence of the Prime Minister,
Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Chairperson, National Advisory
Council, Mrs.Sonia Gandhi and other dignitaries, at
Parliament, in New Delhi on July 18, 2012. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Comments
|
Quick links