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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The number of sex workers in the country may touch a whopping five million in just a few years, if the world&#039;s oldest profession is legalized as suggested by the Supreme Court, warn activists. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Hearing a PIL by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan about large scale child trafficking, the apex court had last week said that if the trade can&#039;t be curbed through punitive measures, legalizing it would be a better option to avoid trafficking of women and children. However, this suggestion has divided activists who work for the welfare of sex workers in the country. Though some welcomed it, many feared that such a move could aggravate the situation. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;By legalizing prostitution, you are going to give immunity to the pimps and brothels to buy or sell human beings. It will in turn increase trafficking of young women and children,&amp;quot; said Ruchira Gupta, founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide, an anti-trafficking organization. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;If this trade is legalized, the number of prostitutes in the country might double in just a few years,&amp;quot; she said. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;According to the Women and Child Welfare Ministry, there are over three million women working as sex workers in India as of 2003. Of them 1.3 million are children below the age of 14. But activists, who believe the real number is much more than the official figure, fear once the profession is legalized, the number of sex workers would surpass the population of some European countries like Finland, which has a population of about five million. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Once it is legalized, buyers will seek more young girls. It would in turn increase trafficking and brothels will flourish in the country,&amp;quot; says Gupta. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Echoing similar views, Praveen Patkar, the founder of Mumbai-based NGO Prerana, which works for rehabilitation of children of sex workers, said de-criminalization of the profession will open the floodgates for human trafficking. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Despite having a well-formulated law against trafficking, we have been unable to check the menace. By what stretch of imagination can we believe that trafficking can be curbed when the trade itself is de-criminalized?&amp;quot; he said. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;In India, prostitution is not illegal. Only commercialization of the profession is criminal, as per the Immoral Traffic (Suppression) Act, 1956. According to the Act, a woman can use her body for a commercial purpose in private, but she cannot solicit business or seduce clients in public. The law, which doesn&#039;t recognize male sex workers, also bars organized prostitution -- running brothels, pimping and prostitution rings. The clients can be punished for sexual activity at or close to a public place. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;According to Gupta, the countries which have legalized prostitution, have witnessed a sharp rise in trafficking and also in the number of sex workers. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Besides, an increase in the number of sex workers, the rates of assault and rape against prostituted persons has also increased in Australia and the Netherlands - where prostitution is legalized,&amp;quot; she said. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;The same is the case with Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where there are more Eastern European and North African girls than Dutch ones in the brothel district, which according to the city mayor, Job Cohen, has become a centre for illegal immigration and money laundering. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Being developed nations, if Australia and Netherlands cannot curb illegal trafficking by legalizing prostitution, how will it serve the purpose in a country like India,&amp;quot; asked Gupta. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Madhu Kishwar of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies is also opposed to that legalization of the trade. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;The move could also give a fillip to the fight against HIV/ AIDS by ensuring that sex workers have greater access to medical and preventive facilities,&amp;quot; said Anjali Gopalan, the founder and executive director of Naz Foundation Trust. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Arvind Narrain of Alternative Law said such a move would obviously help bring down cases of police harassment. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;If this trade is legalized, the number of prostitutes in the country might double in just a few years,&amp;quot; she said. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Besides, an increase in the number of sex workers, the rates of assault and rape against prostituted persons has also increased in Australia and the Netherlands - where prostitution is legalized,&amp;quot; she said. &lt;/font&gt;
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<font >The number of sex workers in the country may touch a whopping five million in just a few years, if the world's oldest profession is legalized as suggested by the Supreme Court, warn activists. </font>
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<font >Hearing a PIL by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan about large scale child trafficking, the apex court had last week said that if the trade can't be curbed through punitive measures, legalizing it would be a better option to avoid trafficking of women and children. However, this suggestion has divided activists who work for the welfare of sex workers in the country. Though some welcomed it, many feared that such a move could aggravate the situation. </font>
</p>
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<font >&quot;By legalizing prostitution, you are going to give immunity to the pimps and brothels to buy or sell human beings. It will in turn increase trafficking of young women and children,&quot; said Ruchira Gupta, founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide, an anti-trafficking organization. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;If this trade is legalized, the number of prostitutes in the country might double in just a few years,&quot; she said. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >According to the Women and Child Welfare Ministry, there are over three million women working as sex workers in India as of 2003. Of them 1.3 million are children below the age of 14. But activists, who believe the real number is much more than the official figure, fear once the profession is legalized, the number of sex workers would surpass the population of some European countries like Finland, which has a population of about five million. </font>
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<font >&quot;Once it is legalized, buyers will seek more young girls. It would in turn increase trafficking and brothels will flourish in the country,&quot; says Gupta. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Echoing similar views, Praveen Patkar, the founder of Mumbai-based NGO Prerana, which works for rehabilitation of children of sex workers, said de-criminalization of the profession will open the floodgates for human trafficking. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;Despite having a well-formulated law against trafficking, we have been unable to check the menace. By what stretch of imagination can we believe that trafficking can be curbed when the trade itself is de-criminalized?&quot; he said. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >In India, prostitution is not illegal. Only commercialization of the profession is criminal, as per the Immoral Traffic (Suppression) Act, 1956. According to the Act, a woman can use her body for a commercial purpose in private, but she cannot solicit business or seduce clients in public. The law, which doesn't recognize male sex workers, also bars organized prostitution -- running brothels, pimping and prostitution rings. The clients can be punished for sexual activity at or close to a public place. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >According to Gupta, the countries which have legalized prostitution, have witnessed a sharp rise in trafficking and also in the number of sex workers. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;Besides, an increase in the number of sex workers, the rates of assault and rape against prostituted persons has also increased in Australia and the Netherlands - where prostitution is legalized,&quot; she said. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Following the legalization of prostitution in Victoria, Australia, not just legal brothels proliferated, it in fact gave rise to illegal brothels - by 300% in one year. It also created a conducive environment for sex tourists. As a result, women and girls are being trafficked from South-East Asia to meet the demand. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >The same is the case with Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where there are more Eastern European and North African girls than Dutch ones in the brothel district, which according to the city mayor, Job Cohen, has become a centre for illegal immigration and money laundering. </font>
</p>
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<font >&quot;Being developed nations, if Australia and Netherlands cannot curb illegal trafficking by legalizing prostitution, how will it serve the purpose in a country like India,&quot; asked Gupta. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Madhu Kishwar of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies is also opposed to that legalization of the trade. <br />
&quot;How many of us are willing to let our young children grow up amidst an atmosphere where renting a woman's body for sex is considered a perfectly legitimate activity?&quot; he asked. </font>
</p>
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<font >However, some other experts welcomed the court suggestion by saying de-criminalization of the trade is important as it would accord legal status to prostitutes. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;The move could also give a fillip to the fight against HIV/ AIDS by ensuring that sex workers have greater access to medical and preventive facilities,&quot; said Anjali Gopalan, the founder and executive director of Naz Foundation Trust. </font>
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<font >Arvind Narrain of Alternative Law said such a move would obviously help bring down cases of police harassment. </font>
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&lt;font &gt;&amp;quot;Despite having a well-formulated law against trafficking, we have been unable to check the menace. By what stretch of imagination can we believe that trafficking can be curbed when the trade itself is de-criminalized?&amp;quot; he said. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font &gt;&amp;quot;The move could also give a fillip to the fight against HIV/ AIDS by ensuring that sex workers have greater access to medical and preventive facilities,&amp;quot; said Anjali Gopalan, the founder and executive director of Naz Foundation Trust. &lt;/font&gt;
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<font >The number of sex workers in the country may touch a whopping five million in just a few years, if the world's oldest profession is legalized as suggested by the Supreme Court, warn activists. </font>
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<font >Hearing a PIL by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan about large scale child trafficking, the apex court had last week said that if the trade can't be curbed through punitive measures, legalizing it would be a better option to avoid trafficking of women and children. However, this suggestion has divided activists who work for the welfare of sex workers in the country. Though some welcomed it, many feared that such a move could aggravate the situation. </font>
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<font >&quot;By legalizing prostitution, you are going to give immunity to the pimps and brothels to buy or sell human beings. It will in turn increase trafficking of young women and children,&quot; said Ruchira Gupta, founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide, an anti-trafficking organization. </font>
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<font >&quot;If this trade is legalized, the number of prostitutes in the country might double in just a few years,&quot; she said. </font>
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<font >According to the Women and Child Welfare Ministry, there are over three million women working as sex workers in India as of 2003. Of them 1.3 million are children below the age of 14. But activists, who believe the real number is much more than the official figure, fear once the profession is legalized, the number of sex workers would surpass the population of some European countries like Finland, which has a population of about five million. </font>
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<font >&quot;Once it is legalized, buyers will seek more young girls. It would in turn increase trafficking and brothels will flourish in the country,&quot; says Gupta. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Echoing similar views, Praveen Patkar, the founder of Mumbai-based NGO Prerana, which works for rehabilitation of children of sex workers, said de-criminalization of the profession will open the floodgates for human trafficking. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;Despite having a well-formulated law against trafficking, we have been unable to check the menace. By what stretch of imagination can we believe that trafficking can be curbed when the trade itself is de-criminalized?&quot; he said. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >In India, prostitution is not illegal. Only commercialization of the profession is criminal, as per the Immoral Traffic (Suppression) Act, 1956. According to the Act, a woman can use her body for a commercial purpose in private, but she cannot solicit business or seduce clients in public. The law, which doesn't recognize male sex workers, also bars organized prostitution -- running brothels, pimping and prostitution rings. The clients can be punished for sexual activity at or close to a public place. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >According to Gupta, the countries which have legalized prostitution, have witnessed a sharp rise in trafficking and also in the number of sex workers. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;Besides, an increase in the number of sex workers, the rates of assault and rape against prostituted persons has also increased in Australia and the Netherlands - where prostitution is legalized,&quot; she said. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Following the legalization of prostitution in Victoria, Australia, not just legal brothels proliferated, it in fact gave rise to illegal brothels - by 300% in one year. It also created a conducive environment for sex tourists. As a result, women and girls are being trafficked from South-East Asia to meet the demand. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >The same is the case with Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where there are more Eastern European and North African girls than Dutch ones in the brothel district, which according to the city mayor, Job Cohen, has become a centre for illegal immigration and money laundering. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;Being developed nations, if Australia and Netherlands cannot curb illegal trafficking by legalizing prostitution, how will it serve the purpose in a country like India,&quot; asked Gupta. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Madhu Kishwar of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies is also opposed to that legalization of the trade. <br />
&quot;How many of us are willing to let our young children grow up amidst an atmosphere where renting a woman's body for sex is considered a perfectly legitimate activity?&quot; he asked. </font>
</p>
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<font >However, some other experts welcomed the court suggestion by saying de-criminalization of the trade is important as it would accord legal status to prostitutes. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;The move could also give a fillip to the fight against HIV/ AIDS by ensuring that sex workers have greater access to medical and preventive facilities,&quot; said Anjali Gopalan, the founder and executive director of Naz Foundation Trust. </font>
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<font >Arvind Narrain of Alternative Law said such a move would obviously help bring down cases of police harassment. </font>
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Hearing a PIL by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan about large scale child trafficking, the apex court had last week said that if the trade can&#039;t be curbed through punitive measures, legalizing it would be a better option to avoid trafficking of women and children. However, this suggestion has divided activists who work for the welfare of sex workers in the country. Though some welcomed it, many feared that such a move could aggravate the situation. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;If this trade is legalized, the number of prostitutes in the country might double in just a few years,&amp;quot; she said. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;According to the Women and Child Welfare Ministry, there are over three million women working as sex workers in India as of 2003. Of them 1.3 million are children below the age of 14. But activists, who believe the real number is much more than the official figure, fear once the profession is legalized, the number of sex workers would surpass the population of some European countries like Finland, which has a population of about five million. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Once it is legalized, buyers will seek more young girls. It would in turn increase trafficking and brothels will flourish in the country,&amp;quot; says Gupta. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Echoing similar views, Praveen Patkar, the founder of Mumbai-based NGO Prerana, which works for rehabilitation of children of sex workers, said de-criminalization of the profession will open the floodgates for human trafficking. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;&amp;quot;Despite having a well-formulated law against trafficking, we have been unable to check the menace. By what stretch of imagination can we believe that trafficking can be curbed when the trade itself is de-criminalized?&amp;quot; he said. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;In India, prostitution is not illegal. Only commercialization of the profession is criminal, as per the Immoral Traffic (Suppression) Act, 1956. According to the Act, a woman can use her body for a commercial purpose in private, but she cannot solicit business or seduce clients in public. The law, which doesn&#039;t recognize male sex workers, also bars organized prostitution -- running brothels, pimping and prostitution rings. The clients can be punished for sexual activity at or close to a public place. &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Madhu Kishwar of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies is also opposed to that legalization of the trade. &lt;br /&gt;
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<font >The number of sex workers in the country may touch a whopping five million in just a few years, if the world's oldest profession is legalized as suggested by the Supreme Court, warn activists. </font>
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<font >Hearing a PIL by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan about large scale child trafficking, the apex court had last week said that if the trade can't be curbed through punitive measures, legalizing it would be a better option to avoid trafficking of women and children. However, this suggestion has divided activists who work for the welfare of sex workers in the country. Though some welcomed it, many feared that such a move could aggravate the situation. </font>
</p>
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<font >&quot;By legalizing prostitution, you are going to give immunity to the pimps and brothels to buy or sell human beings. It will in turn increase trafficking of young women and children,&quot; said Ruchira Gupta, founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide, an anti-trafficking organization. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;If this trade is legalized, the number of prostitutes in the country might double in just a few years,&quot; she said. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >According to the Women and Child Welfare Ministry, there are over three million women working as sex workers in India as of 2003. Of them 1.3 million are children below the age of 14. But activists, who believe the real number is much more than the official figure, fear once the profession is legalized, the number of sex workers would surpass the population of some European countries like Finland, which has a population of about five million. </font>
</p>
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<font >&quot;Once it is legalized, buyers will seek more young girls. It would in turn increase trafficking and brothels will flourish in the country,&quot; says Gupta. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Echoing similar views, Praveen Patkar, the founder of Mumbai-based NGO Prerana, which works for rehabilitation of children of sex workers, said de-criminalization of the profession will open the floodgates for human trafficking. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;Despite having a well-formulated law against trafficking, we have been unable to check the menace. By what stretch of imagination can we believe that trafficking can be curbed when the trade itself is de-criminalized?&quot; he said. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >In India, prostitution is not illegal. Only commercialization of the profession is criminal, as per the Immoral Traffic (Suppression) Act, 1956. According to the Act, a woman can use her body for a commercial purpose in private, but she cannot solicit business or seduce clients in public. The law, which doesn't recognize male sex workers, also bars organized prostitution -- running brothels, pimping and prostitution rings. The clients can be punished for sexual activity at or close to a public place. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >According to Gupta, the countries which have legalized prostitution, have witnessed a sharp rise in trafficking and also in the number of sex workers. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;Besides, an increase in the number of sex workers, the rates of assault and rape against prostituted persons has also increased in Australia and the Netherlands - where prostitution is legalized,&quot; she said. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Following the legalization of prostitution in Victoria, Australia, not just legal brothels proliferated, it in fact gave rise to illegal brothels - by 300% in one year. It also created a conducive environment for sex tourists. As a result, women and girls are being trafficked from South-East Asia to meet the demand. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >The same is the case with Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where there are more Eastern European and North African girls than Dutch ones in the brothel district, which according to the city mayor, Job Cohen, has become a centre for illegal immigration and money laundering. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;Being developed nations, if Australia and Netherlands cannot curb illegal trafficking by legalizing prostitution, how will it serve the purpose in a country like India,&quot; asked Gupta. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >Madhu Kishwar of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies is also opposed to that legalization of the trade. <br />
&quot;How many of us are willing to let our young children grow up amidst an atmosphere where renting a woman's body for sex is considered a perfectly legitimate activity?&quot; he asked. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >However, some other experts welcomed the court suggestion by saying de-criminalization of the trade is important as it would accord legal status to prostitutes. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font >&quot;The move could also give a fillip to the fight against HIV/ AIDS by ensuring that sex workers have greater access to medical and preventive facilities,&quot; said Anjali Gopalan, the founder and executive director of Naz Foundation Trust. </font>
</p>
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<font >Arvind Narrain of Alternative Law said such a move would obviously help bring down cases of police harassment. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">The number of sex workers in the country may touch a whopping five million in just a few years, if the world's oldest profession is legalized as suggested by the Supreme Court, warn activists. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Hearing a PIL by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan about large scale child trafficking, the apex court had last week said that if the trade can't be curbed through punitive measures, legalizing it would be a better option to avoid trafficking of women and children. However, this suggestion has divided activists who work for the welfare of sex workers in the country. Though some welcomed it, many feared that such a move could aggravate the situation. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Echoing similar views, Praveen Patkar, the founder of Mumbai-based NGO Prerana, which works for rehabilitation of children of sex workers, said de-criminalization of the profession will open the floodgates for human trafficking. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&quot;Despite having a well-formulated law against trafficking, we have been unable to check the menace. By what stretch of imagination can we believe that trafficking can be curbed when the trade itself is de-criminalized?&quot; he said. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&quot;Besides, an increase in the number of sex workers, the rates of assault and rape against prostituted persons has also increased in Australia and the Netherlands - where prostitution is legalized,&quot; she said. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&quot;The move could also give a fillip to the fight against HIV/ AIDS by ensuring that sex workers have greater access to medical and preventive facilities,&quot; said Anjali Gopalan, the founder and executive director of Naz Foundation Trust. </font>
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<font >Hearing a PIL by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan about large scale child trafficking, the apex court had last week said that if the trade can't be curbed through punitive measures, legalizing it would be a better option to avoid trafficking of women and children. However, this suggestion has divided activists who work for the welfare of sex workers in the country. Though some welcomed it, many feared that such a move could aggravate the situation. </font>
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<font >According to the Women and Child Welfare Ministry, there are over three million women working as sex workers in India as of 2003. Of them 1.3 million are children below the age of 14. But activists, who believe the real number is much more than the official figure, fear once the profession is legalized, the number of sex workers would surpass the population of some European countries like Finland, which has a population of about five million. </font>
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<font >Echoing similar views, Praveen Patkar, the founder of Mumbai-based NGO Prerana, which works for rehabilitation of children of sex workers, said de-criminalization of the profession will open the floodgates for human trafficking. </font>
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<font >&quot;Despite having a well-formulated law against trafficking, we have been unable to check the menace. By what stretch of imagination can we believe that trafficking can be curbed when the trade itself is de-criminalized?&quot; he said. </font>
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<font >According to Gupta, the countries which have legalized prostitution, have witnessed a sharp rise in trafficking and also in the number of sex workers. </font>
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<font >&quot;Besides, an increase in the number of sex workers, the rates of assault and rape against prostituted persons has also increased in Australia and the Netherlands - where prostitution is legalized,&quot; she said. </font>
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<font >Following the legalization of prostitution in Victoria, Australia, not just legal brothels proliferated, it in fact gave rise to illegal brothels - by 300% in one year. It also created a conducive environment for sex tourists. As a result, women and girls are being trafficked from South-East Asia to meet the demand. </font>
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<font >&quot;Being developed nations, if Australia and Netherlands cannot curb illegal trafficking by legalizing prostitution, how will it serve the purpose in a country like India,&quot; asked Gupta. </font>
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<font >Madhu Kishwar of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies is also opposed to that legalization of the trade. <br />
&quot;How many of us are willing to let our young children grow up amidst an atmosphere where renting a woman's body for sex is considered a perfectly legitimate activity?&quot; he asked. </font>
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</p>
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<font >&quot;The move could also give a fillip to the fight against HIV/ AIDS by ensuring that sex workers have greater access to medical and preventive facilities,&quot; said Anjali Gopalan, the founder and executive director of Naz Foundation Trust. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Hearing a PIL by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan about large scale child trafficking, the apex court had last week said that if the trade can't be curbed through punitive measures, legalizing it would be a better option to avoid trafficking of women and children. However, this suggestion has divided activists who work for the welfare of sex workers in the country. Though some welcomed it, many feared that such a move could aggravate the situation. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">According to the Women and Child Welfare Ministry, there are over three million women working as sex workers in India as of 2003. Of them 1.3 million are children below the age of 14. But activists, who believe the real number is much more than the official figure, fear once the profession is legalized, the number of sex workers would surpass the population of some European countries like Finland, which has a population of about five million. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&quot;Once it is legalized, buyers will seek more young girls. It would in turn increase trafficking and brothels will flourish in the country,&quot; says Gupta. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Echoing similar views, Praveen Patkar, the founder of Mumbai-based NGO Prerana, which works for rehabilitation of children of sex workers, said de-criminalization of the profession will open the floodgates for human trafficking. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&quot;Despite having a well-formulated law against trafficking, we have been unable to check the menace. By what stretch of imagination can we believe that trafficking can be curbed when the trade itself is de-criminalized?&quot; he said. </font>
</p>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">In India, prostitution is not illegal. Only commercialization of the profession is criminal, as per the Immoral Traffic (Suppression) Act, 1956. According to the Act, a woman can use her body for a commercial purpose in private, but she cannot solicit business or seduce clients in public. The law, which doesn't recognize male sex workers, also bars organized prostitution -- running brothels, pimping and prostitution rings. The clients can be punished for sexual activity at or close to a public place. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">According to Gupta, the countries which have legalized prostitution, have witnessed a sharp rise in trafficking and also in the number of sex workers. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&quot;Besides, an increase in the number of sex workers, the rates of assault and rape against prostituted persons has also increased in Australia and the Netherlands - where prostitution is legalized,&quot; she said. </font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Following the legalization of prostitution in Victoria, Australia, not just legal brothels proliferated, it in fact gave rise to illegal brothels - by 300% in one year. It also created a conducive environment for sex tourists. As a result, women and girls are being trafficked from South-East Asia to meet the demand. </font>
</p>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">The same is the case with Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where there are more Eastern European and North African girls than Dutch ones in the brothel district, which according to the city mayor, Job Cohen, has become a centre for illegal immigration and money laundering. </font>
</p>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&quot;Being developed nations, if Australia and Netherlands cannot curb illegal trafficking by legalizing prostitution, how will it serve the purpose in a country like India,&quot; asked Gupta. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Madhu Kishwar of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies is also opposed to that legalization of the trade. <br />
&quot;How many of us are willing to let our young children grow up amidst an atmosphere where renting a woman's body for sex is considered a perfectly legitimate activity?&quot; he asked. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">However, some other experts welcomed the court suggestion by saying de-criminalization of the trade is important as it would accord legal status to prostitutes. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">&quot;The move could also give a fillip to the fight against HIV/ AIDS by ensuring that sex workers have greater access to medical and preventive facilities,&quot; said Anjali Gopalan, the founder and executive director of Naz Foundation Trust. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Arvind Narrain of Alternative Law said such a move would obviously help bring down cases of police harassment. </font>
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The number of sex workers in the country may touch a whopping five million in just a few years, if the world's oldest profession is legalized as suggested by the Supreme Court, warn activists. 


Hearing a PIL by NGO Bachpan...'
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<font >The number of sex workers in the country may touch a whopping five million in just a few years, if the world's oldest profession is legalized as suggested by the Supreme Court, warn activists. </font>
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<font >Hearing a PIL by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan about large scale child trafficking, the apex court had last week said that if the trade can't be curbed through punitive measures, legalizing it would be a better option to avoid trafficking of women and children. However, this suggestion has divided activists who work for the welfare of sex workers in the country. Though some welcomed it, many feared that such a move could aggravate the situation. </font>
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<font >&quot;By legalizing prostitution, you are going to give immunity to the pimps and brothels to buy or sell human beings. It will in turn increase trafficking of young women and children,&quot; said Ruchira Gupta, founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide, an anti-trafficking organization. </font>
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<font >&quot;If this trade is legalized, the number of prostitutes in the country might double in just a few years,&quot; she said. </font>
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<font >According to the Women and Child Welfare Ministry, there are over three million women working as sex workers in India as of 2003. Of them 1.3 million are children below the age of 14. But activists, who believe the real number is much more than the official figure, fear once the profession is legalized, the number of sex workers would surpass the population of some European countries like Finland, which has a population of about five million. </font>
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<font >&quot;Once it is legalized, buyers will seek more young girls. It would in turn increase trafficking and brothels will flourish in the country,&quot; says Gupta. </font>
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<font >Echoing similar views, Praveen Patkar, the founder of Mumbai-based NGO Prerana, which works for rehabilitation of children of sex workers, said de-criminalization of the profession will open the floodgates for human trafficking. </font>
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<font >&quot;Despite having a well-formulated law against trafficking, we have been unable to check the menace. By what stretch of imagination can we believe that trafficking can be curbed when the trade itself is de-criminalized?&quot; he said. </font>
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<font >In India, prostitution is not illegal. Only commercialization of the profession is criminal, as per the Immoral Traffic (Suppression) Act, 1956. According to the Act, a woman can use her body for a commercial purpose in private, but she cannot solicit business or seduce clients in public. The law, which doesn't recognize male sex workers, also bars organized prostitution -- running brothels, pimping and prostitution rings. The clients can be punished for sexual activity at or close to a public place. </font>
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<font >According to Gupta, the countries which have legalized prostitution, have witnessed a sharp rise in trafficking and also in the number of sex workers. </font>
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<font >&quot;Besides, an increase in the number of sex workers, the rates of assault and rape against prostituted persons has also increased in Australia and the Netherlands - where prostitution is legalized,&quot; she said. </font>
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<font >Following the legalization of prostitution in Victoria, Australia, not just legal brothels proliferated, it in fact gave rise to illegal brothels - by 300% in one year. It also created a conducive environment for sex tourists. As a result, women and girls are being trafficked from South-East Asia to meet the demand. </font>
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<font >The same is the case with Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where there are more Eastern European and North African girls than Dutch ones in the brothel district, which according to the city mayor, Job Cohen, has become a centre for illegal immigration and money laundering. </font>
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<font >&quot;Being developed nations, if Australia and Netherlands cannot curb illegal trafficking by legalizing prostitution, how will it serve the purpose in a country like India,&quot; asked Gupta. </font>
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<font >Madhu Kishwar of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies is also opposed to that legalization of the trade. <br />
&quot;How many of us are willing to let our young children grow up amidst an atmosphere where renting a woman's body for sex is considered a perfectly legitimate activity?&quot; he asked. </font>
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<font >However, some other experts welcomed the court suggestion by saying de-criminalization of the trade is important as it would accord legal status to prostitutes. </font>
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<font >&quot;The move could also give a fillip to the fight against HIV/ AIDS by ensuring that sex workers have greater access to medical and preventive facilities,&quot; said Anjali Gopalan, the founder and executive director of Naz Foundation Trust. </font>
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<font >Arvind Narrain of Alternative Law said such a move would obviously help bring down cases of police harassment. </font>
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Activists divided over legalization of prostitution

The number of sex workers in the country may touch a whopping five million in just a few years, if the world's oldest profession is legalized as suggested by the Supreme Court, warn activists. Hearing a PIL by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan about large scale child trafficking, the apex court had last week said that if the trade can't be curbed through punitive measures, legalizing it would be a better option to avoid trafficking of women and children. However, this suggestion has divided activists who work for the welfare of sex workers in the country. Though some welcomed it, many feared that such a move could aggravate the situation. "By legalizing prostitution, you are going to give immunity to the pimps and brothels to buy or sell human beings. It will in turn increase trafficking of young women and children," said Ruchira Gupta, founder of Apne Aap Women Worldwide, an anti-trafficking organization. "If this trade is legalized, the number of prostitutes in the country might double in just a few years," she said. According to the Women and Child Welfare Ministry, there are over three million women working as sex workers in India as of 2003. Of them 1.3 million are children below the age of 14. But activists, who believe the real number is much more than the official figure, fear once the profession is legalized, the number of sex workers would surpass the population of some European countries like Finland, which has a population of about five million. "Once it is legalized, buyers will seek more young girls. It would in turn increase trafficking and brothels will flourish in the country," says Gupta. Echoing similar views, Praveen Patkar, the founder of Mumbai-based NGO Prerana, which works for rehabilitation of children of sex workers, said de-criminalization of the profession will open the floodgates for human trafficking. "Despite having a well-formulated law against trafficking, we have been unable to check the menace. By what stretch of imagination can we believe that trafficking can be curbed when the trade itself is de-criminalized?" he said. In India, prostitution is not illegal. Only commercialization of the profession is criminal, as per the Immoral Traffic (Suppression) Act, 1956. According to the Act, a woman can use her body for a commercial purpose in private, but she cannot solicit business or seduce clients in public. The law, which doesn't recognize male sex workers, also bars organized prostitution -- running brothels, pimping and prostitution rings. The clients can be punished for sexual activity at or close to a public place. According to Gupta, the countries which have legalized prostitution, have witnessed a sharp rise in trafficking and also in the number of sex workers. "Besides, an increase in the number of sex workers, the rates of assault and rape against prostituted persons has also increased in Australia and the Netherlands - where prostitution is legalized," she said. Following the legalization of prostitution in Victoria, Australia, not just legal brothels proliferated, it in fact gave rise to illegal brothels - by 300% in one year. It also created a conducive environment for sex tourists. As a result, women and girls are being trafficked from South-East Asia to meet the demand. The same is the case with Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where there are more Eastern European and North African girls than Dutch ones in the brothel district, which according to the city mayor, Job Cohen, has become a centre for illegal immigration and money laundering. "Being developed nations, if Australia and Netherlands cannot curb illegal trafficking by legalizing prostitution, how will it serve the purpose in a country like India," asked Gupta. Madhu Kishwar of Centre for the Study of Developing Societies is also opposed to that legalization of the trade. "How many of us are willing to let our young children grow up amidst an atmosphere where renting a woman's body for sex is considered a perfectly legitimate activity?" he asked. However, some other experts welcomed the court suggestion by saying de-criminalization of the trade is important as it would accord legal status to prostitutes. "The move could also give a fillip to the fight against HIV/ AIDS by ensuring that sex workers have greater access to medical and preventive facilities," said Anjali Gopalan, the founder and executive director of Naz Foundation Trust. Arvind Narrain of Alternative Law said such a move would obviously help bring down cases of police harassment.