【China AIDS:5632】 Fwd: [Nswp-list] china activist

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From: "NZPC" <info@nzpc.org.nz>

Date: August 6, 2010 8:20:27 AM GMT+07:00

To: "apnswbkk" <apnswbkk@gmail.com>

Cc: "NSWP" <nswp-list@nswp.org>

Subject: Re: [Nswp-list] china activist

Reply-To: "NZPC" <info@nzpc.org.nz>

Hi

Today, in near windless, bright wintery sunshine, a small group of New Zealand sex workers and supporters had a small protest opposite the Chinese Embassy in Wellington in support of Ye Haiyan.  I have attached some of the photos I took.  The signs read "Sex Workers Rights Are Good for Everyone", and "Support for Sparrow , Ye Haiyan".

The signs were read by most of the drivers going past and the two police officers who attended.  We showed the police the signs and the NSWP umbrella, which they thought looked really good.  They mostly sat in their car after that, but were ready just in case someone started causing us trouble.  We explained what it was about, and they wished us luck.  Some passers-by also read the signs.  One person asked what it was about and was told.  He supported us.  Some of the drivers sounded their horns in support.

Staff of the Embassy were visible at the window on the ground floor and first and second floors, but took a step back when they realised I was taking photos.  They reappeared as I went down the path I was on to take the latter shots.  One of the deputies arrived back just as we were about to leave, and read the signs before the car disappeared into the garage on the ground floor.

We all wish Ye Haiyan the best in this period, posting these to let her and other workers in china know that they are not forgotten about.

Regards

Calum Bennachie
NZPC



----- Original Message ----- From: "laura agustín"
To: "apnswbkk"
Cc: "NSWP"
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2010 12:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Nswp-list] china activist


do you know them personally, andrew?



El Lun, 2 de Agosto de 2010, 14:12, apnswbkk escribió:

There's more on it here- including great photos and video of their red

umbrella protest

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2010/08/01/china-sex-workers-demand-legalization-organizer-detained/

Andrew Hunter

apnsw.org

On Aug 2, 2010, at 8:03 PM, laura agustín wrote:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i2v4nkdlQYukNdGln9vA8s5OSObAD9HB7T901

Police detain China activist for sex worker rights

(AP) - 3 hours ago 2 august 2010

BEIJING - Plainclothes officers detained a Chinese activist for sex

workers' rights Monday, a few days after she publicly called for

prostitution to be legalized, her sister said.

Ye Haiyan was nabbed at the offices of her community group, the China

Women's Rights Workshops, and told she would be held for two or

three days

of "studies," her sister, Ye Sha, told The Associated Press.

Dissidents in China are often detained by authorities with the

explanation

that they are "going for studies" or "taking a vacation." Usually,

they

are kept at a guesthouse to prevent them from moving about freely

during

sensitive dates.

Last week, Yu Haiyan and a few supporters asked people in the central

Chinese city of Wuhan, where she is based, to sign a petition in

support

of legalizing prostitution, according to an account on her group's

website. She also called for Aug. 3 - Tuesday - to be marked as "Sex

Workers' Day."

Yu Haiyan argued that making prostitution legal would afford sex

workers

better protections.

When reached on her mobile phone Monday, Ye Haiyan declined to

comment,

saying it was not a convenient time for her to talk. Phones rang

unanswered in the administrative department of Wuhan's public security

bureau.

Prostitution is rampant in China despite frequent government

crackdowns,

and sexual services are openly offered in massage parlors, karaoke

bars

and nightclubs.

Until last month, when the Ministry of Public Security issued a ban,

police would sometimes organize "prostitute parades" to shame

suspected

sex workers. The ban came after an outcry over photos of women being

paraded barefoot in the streets of Dongguan in Guangdong province,

handcuffed and led by a rope around the waist.

Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

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