Shenzhen's public humiliation of sex workers provokes a backlash

For people who saw the event on television, the scene was a chilling flashback from 30 years ago: Social outcasts and supposed criminals, in this case prostitutes and a few pimps, were paraded in front of a jeering crowd, their names revealed, and then taken to jail without trial.

The act of public shaming was intended as the inaugural event in a two- month campaign by the authorities in the southern city of Shenzhen to crack down on prostitution. ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Rod Amis - Dec 9, 2006 - 1:37 PM PST
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Edited by: Rod Amis - Dec 9, 2006 - 1:39 PM PST

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by Rod Amis - Oct. 1, 2008

Well-written story on a recent incident in China that highlights a broadening of public views about human rights and public shaming. Well-sourced and provides a view of the big picture.

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