Rami Chhabra Biography
- Title:
- Founding President of Streebal
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should Prostitution Be Legal?"
- Reasoning:
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“It is time the nation looked squarely at the sleaze-bomb ticking like a time-bomb in our midst…. The ITPA [Immoral Traffic and Prevention Act] Amendment 2006 Bill needs close examination and national debate to ensure proper framing – but to provide unambiguous legal underpinning and sufficient resource-backing to make the prostitution of persons near-impossible. It must serve as the normative in society to prevent trafficking/commercial sex; to protect and pull out prostituted women and children already caught in this vicious trap; prosecute and punitively penalise procurers, pimps, brothel runners and others living off prostitution, including the buyers whose demand for women’s bodies spurs their sale.”
The Tribune, June 7, 2006
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Founding President, Streebal (Organization devoted to women’s issues in India), 1975-present
- Commencement Honoree, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2005
- Public Service Broadcasting Initiative, 1986-1996
- Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India, 1986-1989
- Columnist, Indian Express, 1974-1980
- Columnist, The Statesman, 1969-1980
- Columnist, The Hindustan Times, 1960-1963
- Member, Advisory Council, Population Foundation of India
- Governing Board/Chairperson, Lady Irwin College
- Member, National Population Commission
- Member, Independent Commission on Health in India
- Education:
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- None found
- Other:
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- None found