Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Croatian gays demand legalisation of prostitution

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Topic Forums » GLBT Donate to DU
 
Quetzal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 05:09 PM
Original message
Croatian gays demand legalisation of prostitution
Croatian gays demand legalisation of prostitution

ZAGREB (AFP) - An association of Croatian gays demanded the legalisation of prostitution to prevent AIDS (news - web sites) and human trafficking.

"It is important to legalize prostitution in order to better fight against the possible spread of AIDS," the Iskorak association said in a statement.

According to official statistics there are some 430 Croatians with HIV (news - web sites), the virus that leads to AIDS, but the actual number is estimated at some 700 out of a population of 4.4 million.

The association also said human trafficking needed to tackled more forcefully by the authorities.

more...

Croatian gays demand legalisation of prostitution
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top

Home » Discuss » Topic Forums » GLBT Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC