Landmark UN Report Calls for Sex Work Decriminalization
2023-11-29
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The journey toward achieving sex worker rights has been marked by perseverance, with a rising chorus of voices advocating an end to stigma, abuse, and the criminalization of sex work. In a momentous move, the United Nations Working Group on discrimination against women and girls released a groundbreaking report in October, urging the global decriminalization of voluntary adult sex work.
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Legal challenges and the way forward for women in sex work
2023-11-12
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Swathi Mahila Sangha (SMS) is a group that has been working since 2003 to help women who work in the sex industry. In the first part of this series, we learned about how SMS provides essential services like healthcare, financial help, and social support to marginalized women.
Now, let's look at the legal issues these women face and what SMS plans to do in the future to make their lives b .....
What Country Has The Most Prostitution: A Comprehensive Analysis
2023-08-16
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Prostitution, often referred to as the “world’s oldest profession,” is a persistent phenomenon that has existed in various forms across different cultures, societies, and locations throughout history. However, the moral and legal status of prostitution varies widely among countries, and so does its prevalence. A relevant question that emerges is: which country has the highest ra .....
No Justice For These Sex Workers, Even With the Supreme Court on Their Side
2022-07-20
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There is still no justice for these sex workers in India, the supreme court deemed their work was legal. The court guaranteed protection to workers, specifically from police high-handedness and violence.
Many sex workers like Reena have spent years paying hefty bribes to police officers every month for protection. “I don't know if the police raids will stop, or if we wil .....
Kamathipura’s Women Demand ‘Work Without Stigma’: Is The Apex Court’s Judgment Enough?
2022-07-16
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The high court in India slapped down the regulations governing sex work, Sex work in India is legal is what they have said. Is this enough?
One sex worker feels that it is due to her work that, in her family, her voice is now heard. She is now seen as being independent and capable of earning and supporting her family. Nayana and Chaya are one of the many sex workers who came to Kamathi .....
Indian Supreme court decrees 'Sex work is not illegal'
2022-05-27
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On May 19th 2022 a panel consisting of Justices L. Nageswara Rao, B.R. Gavai and A.S. Bopanna said that voluntary sex workers who are adult and consenting towards it deserve to live with dignity and equal protection under the law as given to the rest of Indian citizens.
The Bench ordered the police while running a raid on a brothel should not “arrested or penalised or harassed or victi .....
Sex Workers Recognised As 'Women At Work': National Human Rights Commission https://thelogicalindia
2020-10-15
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued an advisory on Wednesday, October 7, recognising the sex workers as informal workers, making them eligible for beneficiary schemes and benefits.
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Indian LGBT+ group launches appeal for sex workers in coronavirus lockdown
2020-03-28
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MUMBAI, March 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An LGBT+ rights group launched a fundraising appeal on Thursday for Mumbai sex workers whose income has been hit by coronavirus, saying it wanted to help other Indians who faced prejudice.
The Jimme Foundation stepped in after a distress call from a charity helping sex workers in the western Indian city, many of them single mothers struggling t .....
Coronavirus in Mumbai: Sex workers stare at starvation
2020-03-24
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Commercial sex workers in the city are hard-hit, first by the outbreak of coronavirus and secondly, by the virtual lockdown in place.
Faced with the prospect of disease and starvation, the sex workers say, if they could choose, it would be the latter. Business has come to a virtual standstill. .....
Coronavirus: Sex workers in Alipurduar say they won't work for next two weeks
2020-03-23
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Over 100 sex workers in West Bengal's Alipurduar district will not be working for the next two weeks in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, they said on Monday. People from several places, including neighbouring districts, visit the red light area located in the central part of the district town. .....