Two judges' sympathy for elderly prostitutes leads to law revision
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Taiwan debates whether to decriminalise prostitution or establish ...Source: AFP
Taipei, Nov. 7 (CNA) For years, prostitutes caught in police raids in Taiwan were punished under the law, while their clients walked free. However, this law was challenged as "unfair" by two judges in a recent case involving two elderly prostitutes, and the justices' petition for a judicial review...
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- News Source: Taiwan News | 14 days agoTaipei, Nov. 7 (CNA) For years, prostitutes caught in police raids in Taiwan were punished under the law, while their clients walked free. However, this law was challenged as "unfair" by two judges in a recent case involving two elderly prostitutes,...
- News Source: The Courier-Mail | 14 days agoS constitutional court said it would scrap an "unfair" law that means prostitutes can be punished but allows clients to go free. ”The law violates the equality principle in the constitution and shall be invalidated within two years,” the court...
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