New Zealand man calls police to complain about 'ugly prostitute'
Wellington: A man dialled 999 to complain to police that a prostitute was not as pretty as she claimed after they met in a car park in the dark.
The disgruntled caller, who has been warned for wastin
Flesh trade agents thrive
Cyberabad cops have failed to arrest two city-based recruiting agents who sent a woman from Qutbullapur to the Gulf, resulting in a situation in which she was forced into sex trade.
Even three month
Hong Kong sex workers fight long arm of the law
In a Hong Kong tower block prostitutes in one-room brothels sell themselves for as little as US$40 a time and are often exploited by triad gangsters and abusive clients.
But an increasing number of s
U.S. ban unites global sex workers at Kolkata festival
Their eyes lined with black pencil and lips painted red, women in sequined saris line the labyrinth of squalid lanes that make up Sonagachi, one of Asia's largest red light districts in the old quarte
We are not encouraging sex workers, SC clarifies
The Supreme Court on Thursday modified one of its order on welfare and rehabilitation of sex workers on the Centre's submissions that the last year's order gave an impression that it seeks to legalise
Sex workers can't operate in any manner, Centre tells SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine Centre's plea that sex workers should not be allowed to operate in the country under the cloak of working ‘with dignity’ as suggested by a panel, since
Five minor girls rescued from brothel
Five minor girls allegedly forced into prostitution by their parents were rescued after a raid in a brothel in Ramnager.
After an information that minor girls were being forced into prostitution b
Rise in number of sex workers leaving brothels hits HIV progs
A growing number of sex workers in the country are stepping beyond the immures of brothels and using mobile phones and Internet to solicit clients, posing a hurdle to health workers who find it diffic
Saudi law helps enslave workers: Report
The US State Department’s annual report on human trafficking 2012 has stated that illiterate and unskilled labourers from countries like India “are subjected to forced labour and to a lesser extent, f
Shelter turns prison for rescued girls
Priya (name changed), 28, has been languishing in the government vigilance home in Mylapore for long, after being picked up by the anti-vice police thanks to the Alandur court adjourning her case 50 t