After losing court battle to ex-lawmaker ‘Long Hair', Hong Kong's prisons mull shearing locks of female inmates in name of equality
Hong Kong's 1,400 female inmates could face compulsory haircuts in the wake of last week's top court ruling that forcing male prisoners to wear their hair short amounted to sex-based discrimination, the Post has learned.The idea, one of a number of options being studied by the Correctional Services Department (CSD), has sparked strong reactions from women prisoners, while authorities are understood to have prepared for “possible riots†behind bars and more legal challenges if new hair rules…
South China Morning Post
Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:21:23 +0800
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