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The Joy of Books

Those of us with fast Internet access, a computer and time on our hands can become very reliant on the web to source information. But there is something gratifying about holding, reading and owning a good book. With that in mind we have compiled this list of books that we have found interesting over the years. We will add to this list and integrate them into the resources held on the site. Agustín, L. M. (2007) Sex at the Margins: Migration, Labour Markets and the Rescue Industry, Zed Books Bishop, R.(1997) Night Market: Sexual Cultures and the Thai Economic Miracle,

Hungarian Court Rejects Mandatory Health Certificates for Sex Workers

Hungary’s Constitutional Court has annulled a legal provision requiring sex workers to provide a doctor’s certificate on the ground that it conflicts with article 17 of the 1950 New York Convention. The ruling is to come into force on December 31 this year. The reason given for its Monday ruling is that the certificate demanded by Hungarian law counts as a type of document which should be held by the sex worker, and this conflicts with UN Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. The legal provision annulled set

Contraceptive Used in Africa May Double Risk of HIV

By Pam Belluck for the New York Times, 3 October 2011. The most popular contraceptive for women in eastern and southern Africa, a hormone shot given every three months, appears to double the risk the women will become infected with H.I.V., according to a large study published Monday. And when it is used by H.I.V.-positive women, their male partners are twice as likely to become infected than if the women had used no contraception. The findings potentially present an alarming quandary for women in Africa. Hundreds of thousands of them suffer injuries, bleeding, infections and even death in childbirth from

The Joy of Books

Hungarian Court Rejects Mandatory Health Certificates for Sex Workers

Contraceptive Used in Africa May Double Risk of HIV

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