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International AIDS Conference 2012: International sex workers unite in Kolkata

July 31, 2012
The Alternate International AIDS Conference is being held from 21-27 July. An odd motley crowd - sex workers, drug dealers, transvestites along with doctors and social workers - has gathered in Kolkata. They are here to observe …
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International AIDS Conference 2012: What do the sex workers want?

July 27, 2012
A demand for basic human rights and safe sex practices marked the ongoing global Sex Workers Freedom Festival in Kolkata, where around 550 representatives from 41 nations are taking part. The July 22-27 festival is being jointly …
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International AIDS Conference 2012: Red umbrellas mark sex workers’ rallies in Kolkata and Washington

July 25, 2012
500 sex workers from across 42 countries participated in a ‘freedom rally’ which kicked off from Sonagachi, the country’s and perhaps Asia’s biggest red-light district. Each of them held up a red umbrella . The …
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International AIDS Conference 2012: Cure AIDS with love says Elton John

July 25, 2012
Singer Elton John believes AIDS can be cured with love as that is what drives research into the potentially fatal disease. "Maybe you think I am naive. Maybe you think I am off my rocker. Here I am telling an audience of 7,000 …
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